Template:Obsolete

NOTICE: ''This template is obsolete! ''

Purpose
This template is used to mark templates as being obsolete. Sometimes templates are merged into other templates that have more functionality, or sometimes the function they serve is replaced by a wiki extension, javascript, or css code. But often templates are widely used and can take a very long time to convert all the uses over to the new system. This template can serve as an obvious notification to the template being obsolete.

Usage
To use this template, place this code somewhere on the target template within noinclude tags:

After all the uses of the template are updated to the new way, the template can either be left as-is for archival purposes, redirected to the superceding template, or if need-be deleted. Generally it's harmless to leave the obsolete template alone with this notice. It's good to keep a record of how it was developed, which is sometimes important when it was merged into something else. The record is also important to tell who originally contributed to the coding.

Pages marked with this template will be automatically be added to the Obsolete Templates category to help keep track of the templates. It's suggested that this be the only category that the template is left it, as it helps keep other template categories clean of obsolete templates.