Template:ID/doc

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A template for adding pages to the Category:Identification needed list with associated year.

This also generates a sorted list: Category:Identification needed recent changes

Usage

Place at the top of an ID request article with the year as a parameter like this, with the current year:

{{ID|2008}}

When completed, add a third parameter of done. If information is missing and it can't proceed, add instead cold.

{{ID|2008|done}}

{{ID|2008|cold}}

The first version automatically adds to the Identification needed category, and an associated by-year subcategory.

The "done" version moves it to Category:Identified and removes it from the by-year subcategory.

The "cold" version moves it to the Category:Identification needed cold case category, and sorts it to the bottom of the by-year list.