Template:Deleted referenced page/doc

Usage
This template message is for pages that are referenced externally (for example, in a published book or linked from an external website) or has high traffic but has been deleted. Don't place it on every deleted page!

The purpose of the template is to provide succinct information as a courtesy to people following external references and to prevent damage to Wikisource's reputation that may result from such a broken link.

Parameters
All parameters are optional.


 * : The title of the deleted work. By default, the template will use the page title.
 * : The year of publication of the work.
 * : The author of the work. If an author page exists this will automatically create a link.
 * : The date of the deletion. This will not be linked; any text can be entered here in any date format.
 * : See Reason (below).
 * : The pagetitle of the deletion discussion for this work. If not included, the template will create a search based on the page title and, if used, the reason parameter.

Reason
Any string can be entered by the user to be displayed as a reason for the deletion. However, to simplify and standardise this process, the following default options are available:

Examples
NB: GnuFU is used as an example only. The guide was actually transferred to Wikibooks, where it has since been merged into a larger textbook.