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This is the {{cent}} or centralized discussion template.

It maintains a compact index to active discussions of potential community-wide interest. For instructions on when and where to use this template, see Wikipedia:Centralized discussion.

This template is normally placed near the top of pages.

This template should always be transcluded, never substituted, or you will miss the updates to this template.

Adding items

To add a new item to the list of centralized discussions, edit the Template:Cent page. Look for the HTML comments that indicate where the list is. Add new items to the top of the list. Be aware that the list is actually a parameter to another template, so it cannot contain bare pipes "|".

The actual structure of the box surrounding the list is provided by the {{cent/core}} template.

Usage

Centralized discussion
Proposals	Discussions	Recurring proposals
Proposal: Put this template on many community pages. Discussion: Discuss when you need to seek consensus. Note: inactive discussions, closed or not, should be archived.
archive • talk • edit • history • watch

This template can be used as is, without any parameters. Then it floats to the right. Like this:

{{cent}}

Centralized discussion
Proposals	Discussions	Recurring proposals
Proposal: Put this template on many community pages. Discussion: Discuss when you need to seek consensus. Note: inactive discussions, closed or not, should be archived.
archive • talk • edit • history • watch

This template can be made to float to the left, or not float at all. Like this:

{{cent|float=left}}

{{cent|float=none}}

Centralized discussion
Proposals	Discussions	Recurring proposals
Proposal: Put this template on many community pages. Discussion: Discuss when you need to seek consensus. Note: inactive discussions, closed or not, should be archived.
archive • talk • edit • history • watch

The default width for this template is 45% of the page width. The width can be set to other values, like this:

{{cent|width=35%}}

{{cent|width=200px}}

This template can be made to show a more compact appearance. Like this:

{{cent|compact=yes}} = Hides the image and the second blue header row.

{{cent|compact=very}} = Even more compact, also hides the footer.

The parameters can of course be combined. For instance like this:

{{cent|float=left|width=200px|compact=very}}

See also

• Template:Announcements/Community bulletin board
• Wikipedia:Village pump