WikiDeal:Disclaimer conventions

WikiDeal Disclaimer Conventions

French equivalent: Conventions des bandeaux d'avertissement

This page documents all official disclaimer types (bandeaux) used on WikiDeal pages. Each disclaimer type signals a specific editorial or validation state to the reader. Visual styling (colored frames) is applied automatically by the wiki.

Disclaimers appear at the top of content pages, above the article body.

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Revision Status Disclaimers

These are generated automatically by the FlaggedRevisions system based on the review state of each page.

A: Draft / No Approved Revision

📝 Draft: No approved revision This is the latest revision of this page; it has no approved revision. Concept and sources: see Licensing and credits. Created with AI assistance for the Ynternet.org Foundation.

• Color: Orange/amber
• Meaning: The page has never been reviewed and approved. Content is a work in progress.
• Action for reader: Treat as draft. Content may be incomplete or unverified.

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B: Approved & Up to Date

✅ Approved revision: up to date This is the approved revision of this page; it is also the most recent.

• Color: Green
• Meaning: The page has been reviewed and approved. No pending changes.
• Action for reader: Content is validated and current.

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C: Approved but Outdated

🔵 Approved revision: newer version pending review This is the approved revision of this page; it is not the most recent. View the most recent revision.

• Color: Blue
• Meaning: You are reading the approved (stable) version. A newer draft exists but has not yet been reviewed.
• Action for reader: For the latest (unreviewed) content, follow the link.

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Content Nature Disclaimers

These are applied manually by editors or automatically by tools to signal the nature or reliability of content.

D: AI-Generated Content

🤖 AI-generated content: not yet human-reviewed This content was generated with AI assistance and has not yet been reviewed by a human editor.

• Color: Purple
• Meaning: Content was produced or substantially written by an AI tool. Human review is pending.
• Action for reader: Verify key facts independently. Content may contain inaccuracies.

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G: Disputed Content

⚠️ Disputed content: under discussion The accuracy or neutrality of this page is disputed. See the discussion page for details.

• Color: Red (attenuated)
• Meaning: Editors have raised concerns about the accuracy, neutrality, or completeness of this content.
• Action for reader: Read with caution. Consult the Talk page for ongoing discussion.

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H: Potentially Outdated

🕐 Potentially outdated content This page may not reflect recent developments. Please help update it if you have current information.

• Color: Dark orange
• Meaning: The content has not been updated recently and may no longer reflect the current state of affairs.
• Action for reader: Cross-check with recent sources. Contributions to update are welcome.

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I: Unverified Machine Translation

🌐 Unverified machine translation This page was automatically translated and has not been reviewed by a human translator.

• Color: Yellow
• Meaning: The page was translated automatically (e.g. by AI or translation software). Translation quality has not been verified.
• Action for reader: For critical use, refer to the original language version.

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Summary Table

Code	Icon	Color	State	Source
A	📝	🟠 Orange	Draft, no approved revision	FlaggedRevisions (automatic)
B	✅	🟢 Green	Approved & up to date	FlaggedRevisions (automatic)
C	🔵	🔵 Blue	Approved, newer draft pending	FlaggedRevisions (automatic)
D	🤖	🟣 Purple	AI-generated, not human-reviewed	Manual / AI tools
G	⚠️	🔴 Red	Disputed content	Manual (editors)
H	🕐	🟤 Dark orange	Potentially outdated	Manual / Automated
I	🌐	🟡 Yellow	Unverified machine translation	Manual / Translation tools

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Implementation Note

Visual styling (colored frames) for types A, B, C is applied via MediaWiki:Common.css and MediaWiki:Common.js. Disclaimers D, G, H, I will be implemented as wiki templates: {{Disclaimer-AI}}, {{Disclaimer-Disputed}}, etc.