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=== Usage ===
Place {{Tlx|Off topic|date{{=}}{{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}}}} at the top of sections that seem unrelated or insufficiently related to the page's topic (if the date is omitted, bots will add it later).

If relevant, explain why on the article's talk page. 

* This template will categorize tagged articles into [[:Category:All articles that may have off-topic sections]] and the appropriate dated subcategory of [[:Category:Wikipedia articles that may have off-topic sections]].
* This [[Wikipedia:Template|template]] is a [[Wikipedia:Avoid self-references|self-reference]].
* This template should '''not''' be [[Wikipedia:Subst|substituted]].

=== Other article ===
{{Tlx|Off topic|date{{=}}{{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}}|Foobar|talksectionheading}} will result in: {{Off topic|Foobar|talksectionheading|category=no}}

== Template data ==
<templatedata>
{
	"params": {
		"1": {
			"aliases": [
				"article"
			],
			"description": "The name of an article which is about the topic discussed in the off-topic section. Do not include square brackets.",
			"type": "wiki-page-name"
		},
		"section": {
			"description": "If this parameter is present and not empty, the text 'the topic of the article' will be changed to 'its topic' (referring to the topic of the section, if it differs from the rest of the article intentionally).",
			"type": "boolean"
		},
		"2": {
			"aliases": [
				"talksection"
			],
			"description": "The name of a talk page section where discussion about this issue is taking place.",
			"type": "string",
			"autovalue": ""
		},
		"date": {
			"description": "The date this tag was added. E.g., \"January 2013\" NOT \"jan 13\"",
			"example": "January 2013",
			"type": "date",
			"autovalue": "{{subst:CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{subst:CURRENTYEAR}}",
			"required": true
		}
	},
	"format": "inline",
	"description": "Banner template to tag sections that may be off-topic.",
	"paramOrder": [
		"1",
		"section",
		"2",
		"date"
	]
}
</templatedata>
=== See also ===
* {{Tl|Category relevant?}} - banner template to question the inclusion of the article in a particular category or categories
* {{Tl|Importance section}} - banner template to flag an entire section as possibly off-topic or indiscriminate trivia
* {{Tl|Relevance inline}} – an inline template to flag potentially off-topic material in mid-paragraph
* [[Wikipedia:Coatrack articles]]
* [[Wikipedia:Template messages/Cleanup]] – index of cleanup-related templates
* {{section link|Wikipedia:Writing better articles#Stay on topic}} – guideline on encyclopedic content

For talk pages:
* {{tl|Off-topic thread}} – for use on talk pages to mark a thread as off-topic (usually with an indication what the more appropriate venue would be)
* {{tl|Moved discussion to}} – to point from off-topic or dead discussion to properly-placed and ongoing one
* {{Tl|Collapse top}}, {{tl|Collapse bottom}}, etc. – for hiding knots of off-topic and potentially disruptive talk-page venting
* {{section link|Wikipedia:Talk page guidelines#How to use article talk pages}} – guideline on talk-page content

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