Template:OrphanFile
This file has been flagged as an orphan file on <no date provided> . As such, it does not comply with the guidelines for files and will be deleted if at least one topical page cannot be identified from which we can create a link to this file.
If you know the file to be unneeded on USApedia and appropriate to delete, edit the page and add {{Delete|Reason=This page should be deleted because...}}.
Template documentationUse the {{OrphanFile | Date=<date flagged as an orphan file>}} template to flag a file that has no pages linking to it, and so is "orphaned". Orphan files may be seen under Category:Orphan files.
This template is in the family of Help:Templates/Banner templates
Usage
The template has two use cases. The use case we ask everyone to use is to include a date the file was flagged as an orphan. It takes the form: {{OrphanFile|Date=<date flagged as an orphan file>}} or {{OrphanFile|<date flagged as an orphan file>}}.
The second use case eliminates the date and creates a generic banner. Using this second option is discouraged, as before more drastic actions are taken such as deletion, administrators will want to be able to see that adequate notice was given that there was a problem.
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{{OrphanFile|date=8/4/1993}}
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This file has been flagged as an orphan file on 8/4/1993 . As such, it does not comply with the guidelines for files and will be deleted if at least one topical page cannot be identified from which we can create a link to this file. If you know the file to be unneeded on USApedia and appropriate to delete, edit the page and add |
{{OrphanFile}}
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This file has been flagged as an orphan file on <no date provided> . As such, it does not comply with the guidelines for files and will be deleted if at least one topical page cannot be identified from which we can create a link to this file. If you know the file to be unneeded on USApedia and appropriate to delete, edit the page and add |