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This template is used to provide documentation that content has been copied to or from other Wikipedia pages and ensure that pages containing necessary attribution aren't deleted. Adding this template on the talk page is not a substitute for attribution in the page history using edit summaries. For more information for when and why this template should be used please see Wikipedia:Copying within Wikipedia.

Usage

Be sure to use the exact page names of the articles.
The page names are automatically linked, so this template will not behave as expected if the names are enclosed in link brackets ([[ – ]]).
Any number of items can be included in the same template by enumerating the parameters (|from1=, |from2=, |from3= and so on). The numbering has to be consecutive.

Basic

{{Copied|from=|from_oldid=|to=|to_diff=}}

Full

{{Copied
|small      = 
|collapse   =

|from1       =
|from_oldid1 =
|to1         =
|diff1       =
|to_diff1    =
|to_oldid1   =
|date1       =
|afd1        =
|merge1      =

|from2       =
|from_oldid2 =
|to2         =
|diff2       =
|to_diff2    =
|to_oldid2   =
|date2       =
|afd2        =
|merge2      =
}}

Full with notes

{{Copied
|small       = <!-- Makes the template more compact and float to the right if set to "yes" -->
|collapse    = <!-- Collapses the list of items if set to "yes". Only supported when two or more items are used -->

|from1       = <!-- Name of source page, where the text originally appeared -->
|from_oldid1 = <!-- ID of the page revision of the source page from which the content was copied -->
|to1         = <!-- Name of destination page, where the content was placed -->
|diff1       = <!-- Full URL of the diff page showing the edit when copied content was added -->
|to_diff1    = <!-- Not used if diff is provided. ID of the page revision of the destination page that includes the copied content -->
|to_oldid1   = <!-- Not used if diff is provided. ID of the page revision of the destination page before the content was copied. Omit if page creation. -->
|date1       = <!-- Date, time and date, or timestamp that the copying took place at. -->
|afd1        = <!-- Name of AfD page if copying was due to an AfD closed as merge. -->
|merge1      = <!-- If copying was done in the process of merging two pages set this to "yes" -->

|from2       = <!-- Name of source page, where the text originally appeared -->
|from_oldid2 = <!-- ID of the page revision of the source page from which the content was copied -->
|to2         = <!-- Name of destination page, where the content was placed -->
|diff2       = <!-- Full URL of the diff page showing the edit when copied content was added -->
|to_diff2    = <!-- Not used if diff is provided. ID of the page revision of the destination page that includes the copied content -->
|to_oldid2   = <!-- Not used if diff is provided. ID of the page revision of the destination page before the content was copied. Omit if page creation. -->
|date2       = <!-- Date, time and date, or timestamp that the copying took place at. -->
|afd2        = <!-- Name of AfD page if copying was due to an AfD closed as merge. -->
|merge2      = <!-- If copying was done in the process of merging two pages set this to "yes" -->
}}

Cut/paste model

For a single page, you may paste the following and substitute in the correct values:

{{Copied |from=SRC |from_oldid=SRC-REV |to=DEST |to_diff=DEST-COPYTO-REV |to_oldid=DEST-PREV-REV |date=DATE}}

Parameters

from is the name of the source page, where the text originally appeared.
from_oldid is the ID of the page revision of the source page from which the content was copied.
From the permanent link url: http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=PAGENAME&oldid=from_oldid
to is the destination page, where the content was placed.
diff is the diff or permanent link of the destination page edit when the text was placed (in the case of a newly created page: the permanent url of the first version of the destination page).
These parameters are alternatives to the above and may be omitted if diff is used (and vice versa):
- to_diff is the ID of the page revision of the destination page that includes the copied content.
- to_oldid is the ID of the page revision of the destination page before the content was copied. If the copy created the destination page, just omit to_oldid.
From the url: http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=PAGENAME&diff=to_diff&oldid=to_oldid
date is the date, time and date, or timestamp that the copying took place at.

small is passed on to the {{Tmbox}} that is used to generate the message box. If set to yes, makes it a smaller right floating message box.
collapse indicates whether the list of mergers generated when the template is used with multiple items should be collapsed or not.
merge changes the text to indicate that copying was done in the process of merging two pages if set to yes.

Example

{{Copied |from=Squirrel |from_oldid=345129608 |to=Tree squirrel |diff=http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tree_squirrel&diff=345159499&oldid=301353806 |date=01:00, 01 January 2011}} and
{{Copied |from=Squirrel |from_oldid=345129608 |to=Tree squirrel |to_diff=345159499 |to_oldid=301353806 |date=01:00, 01 January 2011}}

both display:

{{Copied
|from1        = Complementary angles
|from_oldid1  = 578599984
|to1          = Angle
|diff1        = https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Angle&diff=582478251&oldid=582477194
|date1        = 04:36, 20 November 2013
|from2        = Supplementary angles
|from_oldid2  = 577395663
|to2          = Angle
|diff2        = https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Angle&diff=582478879&oldid=582478251
|date2        = 04:43, 20 November 2013
|from3        = Adjacent angles
|from_oldid3  = 580661892
|to3          = Angle
|diff3        = https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Angle&diff=582479826&oldid=582478879
|date3        = 04:54, 20 November 2013
|from4        = Vertical angles
|from_oldid4  = 576327859
|to4          = Angle
|diff4        = https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Angle&diff=582480777&oldid=582479826
|date4        = 05:04, 20 November 2013
}}

displays as:

Maintenance categories

TemplateData

Intended for use on talk pages, this template identifies that text and/or other creative content has been copied or moved from one page to another, recording attribution dependencies as described by [[Wikipedia:Copying within Wikipedia]].

Template parameters
This template prefers block formatting of parameters.
Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Small	`small`	If set to yes, makes it a smaller right floating message box. Example yes	String	optional
Collapse	`collapse`	If set to yes, collapses the list. Example yes	String	optional
From_oldid	`from_oldid`	The ID of the page revision of the source page from which the content was copied.	Number	required
From	`from`	Name of the source page, where the text originally appeared.	String	required
To	`to`	The destination page, where the content was placed.	String	required
To_oldid	`to_oldid`	The ID of the page revision of the destination page before the content was copied. If the copy created the destination page, just omit to_oldid. (May be omitted if diff parameter is used.)	Number	optional
To_diff	`to_diff`	The ID of the page revision of the destination page that includes the copied content. (May be omitted if diff parameter is used.)	Number	optional
Diff	`diff`	The diff or permanent link of the destination page edit when the text was placed (in the case of a newly created page: the permanent url of the first version of the destination page).	URL	suggested
Date	`date`	The date, time and date, or timestamp that the copying took place at.	String	suggested
Merge	`merge`	Changes the text to indicate the copying was done in the process of merging two pages if set to yes	String	optional
Afd	`afd`	Name of the AfD page if copying was due to an AfD closed as merge.	String	optional

Templates for Proposed article mergers
Article page PAM notice	{{Afd-merge required}} (Post PAM merge needed; for source page but unclear destination consensus) {{Afd-merge to}} (Post PAM merge needed; for source page; use {{Afd-merge from}} on destination talk page) {{Merge}} (PAM; for source page) {{Move portions from}} (PAM merge request; for destination page; use {{Move portions}} on source page) {{Move portions}} ((PAM merge request; for source page; use {{Move portions from}} on destination page) {{R from merge}} (Redirect from a merge)
User talk page PAM discussion notifications	{{Mergenote}} (PAM notification to user talk page)
Discussion page PAM templates	{{Canvassed}} (participant clarification) {{Closing}} (closing in process) {{Duplicate vote}} (participation clarification) {{Not a ballot}} (discussion clarification) {{Page creator}} (participant clarification) {{Spa}} (participant clarification) {{Xfd-privacy}} (sensitive discussion close)
User talk page PAM process notifications	{{Uw-notvote}} (warning)
Article source talk page PAM notice	{{Merge done}} (Merge after discussion notice; for source talk page) {{Merge to}} (PAM merge request; for source page; use {{Merge from}} on destination talk page) {{Merged-to}} (Post PAM merge completed; for source talk page) {{Merging}} (Source page merging in action notice) {{Mfd-merge to}} (Post MfD merge needed; for source talk page; use {{Mfd-merge to}} on destination page) {{Old merge full}} (1st and subsequent nominations)
Article destination talk page PAM notice	{{Afd-merge from}} (Post AfD merge needed; for destination talk page; use {{Afd-merge to}} on source page) {{Copied}} (Post PAM merge completed; for destination talk page with attribution remaining on source page) {{Histmerge}} (Post PAM history merge still needed; for destination talk page) {{Merge from}} (PAM merge request; for destination page; use {{Merge to}} on source talk page) {{Merged-from}} (Post PAM merge completed; for destination talk page) {{Mfd-merge from}} (Post MfD merge needed; for destination talk page; use {{Mfd-merge to}} on source page) {{Old merge full}} (1st and subsequent nominations)
Miscellaneous PAM misc.	{{Articles to be merged progress}} (Merge progress counter for Category:Articles to be merged subpages) {{Merge progress}} (Merge progress counter for user pages)
Templates for proposed deletions Templates for speedy deletions

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