Template:Rpl

This template is used on article lists like Natural Sciences Core Articles. It displays a pictorial representation of the article's status, the article's title (in blue if existent, otherwise in red), and a brief description that uses the rpl template.

The possible depictions are , , and , with the status of the article increasing from stubby (left) to approved (right). An external article that has been imported into citizendium with no changes is indicated by an empty status image ().

Example of use:

{{rpl|Biology}}

produces:

•  Biology: {{#ifexist Template:Def Biology

|Template:Def Biology [e] | The science of life — of complex, self-organizing, information-processing systems living in the past, present or future. [e]}} Notice that the template produces a space after the definition.

If used on an entry that is a redirect, or an article without a metadata template, the link will appear as a purple color. (e.g. Biological)

{{rpl|Biological}}

produces:

• Biological: {{#ifexist Template:Def Biological

|Template:Def Biological [e] | Related to life and its scientific study. [e]}} .

If used on an entry that does not exist (e.g. Foobar),

{{rpl|Foobar}}

produces:

• Foobar: {{#ifexist Template:Def Foobar

|Template:Def Foobar [e] |Foobar/Definition [e]}} .

Notice that there are three links in the above output:

• "Foobar" is a link to a blank article to be titled "Foobar".
• "Foobar/Definition" is a link to a (blank) definition subpage for "Foobar". You would click on that link and write a definition, and save it, and then it would appear here. To learn what to write there, please see CZ:Definitions. Once you have written a definition, this link will disappear and the definition will appear in its place, as you can see above with the definition of "Biology".
• "e" is another link to a (blank) definition subpage for "Foobar". But this link will not disappear. (Again, see the "Biology" line above; you can click the blue "e" on that line and from there, edit the definition of "Biology".