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Full-width banner indicating the consensus status of a project page.

Template parameters
Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Status	`status`	Stage of the consensus-building process Suggested values `position` `draft` `consensus` Default consensus	Unknown	required
Users	`users`	For position, wikilinked name(s) of contributor(s) Example [[User:Example]]	String	optional
Note	`note`	Optional note at the end.	String	optional
Active discussion	`active-discussion`	Wikilinked page & section name of the current talk page discussion Example [[VassarWiki talk:Village pump#Example discussion]]	Page name	optional
Previous discussions	`previous-discussions`	Wikilinks to past talk page discussions Example [[VassarWiki talk:Village pump#Example discussion]], [[VassarWiki talk:Village pump#Example discussion 2]]	String	optional

Examples

{{Consensus
|status = position
|users = [[User:Ewelchmorgan]]
|active-discussion = VassarWiki talk:Village pump#Example discussion
}}

✋

This page reflects the position of User:Ewelchmorgan.

It is not meant to reflect VassarWiki consensus. If you disagree, consider discussing on the talk page or writing another page.

{{Consensus
|status = draft
|users = [[User:Ewelchmorgan]]
|active-discussion = VassarWiki talk:Village pump#Example
|note = Still a work in progress!
}}

📝

This page is a proposal under consideration.

It does not yet reflect consensus and is open for discussion. Still a work in progress!

{{Consensus
|status = consensus
|previous-discussions = [[VassarWiki talk:Village pump#Example]]
}}

✅

This page reflects established consensus.

It should only be edited after reaching a new consensus on the talk page. Previous discussions: VassarWiki talk:Village pump#Example

@@ Line 5: / Line 5: @@
 		"status": {
 			"label": "Status",
-			"description": "One of: position, draft, or consensus.",
+			"description": "Stage of the consensus-building process",
-			"type": "string",
+			"required": true,
-			"required": true
+			"suggestedvalues": [
+				"position",
+				"draft",
+				"consensus"
+			],
+			"default": "consensus"
 		},
 		"users": {
 			"label": "Users",
-			"description": "(For position or draft) Name or wikilink(s) to contributor(s), e.g. [[User:Ewelchmorgan]]. For position, also replaces 'one or more contributors' in the banner text.",
+			"description": "For position, wikilinked name(s) of contributor(s)",
 			"type": "string",
-			"required": false
+			"required": false,
+			"example": "[[User:Example]]"
 		},
 		"note": {
@@ Line 23: / Line 29: @@
 		"active-discussion": {
 			"label": "Active discussion",
-			"description": "Un-wikilinked page name of the current talk page discussion (e.g. VassarWiki talk:Village pump#Example discussion)",
+			"description": "Wikilinked page & section name of the current talk page discussion",
 			"type": "wiki-page-name",
-			"required": false
+			"required": false,
+			"example": "[[VassarWiki talk:Village pump#Example discussion]]"
 		},
 		"previous-discussions": {
 			"label": "Previous discussions",
-			"description": "Wikilinks to past talk page discussions (e.g. [[VassarWiki talk:Village pump#Example discussion]])",
+			"description": "Wikilinks to past talk page discussions",
 			"type": "string",
-			"required": false
+			"required": false,
+			"example": "[[VassarWiki talk:Village pump#Example discussion]], [[VassarWiki talk:Village pump#Example discussion 2]]"
 		}
 	}