Template talk:BRAC

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Contents 1 Instructions 1.1 If the base in question is to be closed: 1.2 If the base in question is to be realigned: 2 Necessary nuisance? 3 Change section title capitalization 4 Is this template obsolete?

[edit] Instructions

When inserting this templete into BRAC-effected base pages please follow these instructions:

[edit] If the base in question is to be closed:

1. Place this templete at the top of the article.
2. If the base in question has a history section, create a section directly under the history section titled "Base realignment and closure, (insert years here).
3. If the base in question has no history section, then at the bottom of the page create a section titled "Base realignment and closure, (insert year here).
4. Place the following text immediately under the heading: "On (Insert date here) the Pentagon recommended that this base be closed." If you know where the displaced units will be sent include that information in this section as well.

[edit] If the base in question is to be realigned:

1. If the base in question has a history section, create a section directly under the history section titled "Base realignment and closure, (insert years here).
2. If the base in question has no history section, then at the bottom of the page create a section titled "Base realignment and closure, (insert year here).
3. Place this templete at the top of this section.
4. Place the following text immediately under the BRAC Templete: "On (Insert date here) the Pentagon recommended that this base be realigned. Units effected by the realignment include:"
5. When applicable, list all effected unit(s) that are leaving, and the base(s) that they will be going to, then list all incoming unit(s), and the base(s) they are coming from.

Lightly affected bases should also include this templete; however the templete and its accompaning text should be placed on the talk page and not in the article itself. Do not add this template without making some note as to how BRAC effects the base in question, otherwise the templete will be moved to the discussion page. TomStar81 02:14, 25 August 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Necessary nuisance?

Is it really neccesary to add this template to the page of every single base concerned? It's rather large and intrusive, and most base pages are either (a) not detailed enough for BRAC changes to make a difference or (b) not going to change much under BRAC. Given this, is this neccesary. -Lommer | ^talk 06:05, 14 Jun 2005 (UTC)

The templete allows viewers to easily see which bases are afected, and more importantly, if we end up rewritting portions of the base pages, we can come here and use the "what links here" tab to make sure we get all of the effected bases. TomStar81 19:42, 15 July 2005 (UTC)

Maybe, but I find it ugly and intrusive, especially on a large page such as Edwards Air Force Base whose content will be very minimally affected by BRAC (I've removed the template from that article btw). Maybe it's more appropriate to put it on the talk page or something? -Lommer | ^talk 23:07, 15 July 2005 (UTC)

Whatever works. I created this templete simply to let people know that such and such a base would be affected by BRAC, whether for better or for worse. And its not like the templete will be up for much longer; Bush should sign off on BRAC in september. TomStar81 19:35, 17 July 2005 (UTC)

The new instructions/usage guidelines look good to me. -Lommer | ^talk 19:05, 26 August 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Change section title capitalization

According to the Manual of Style, only the first word in a section title is capitalized (unless it's a proper name), so it should be "Base realignment and closure", not "Base Realignment and Closure". --Blainster 17:21, 25 September 2006 (UTC)

This is the formal name of a process, I have always seen it spelled just as its written. I do not see any reason to change it because I belive that it conforms with the manual of style in its current form. TomStar81 (Talk) 17:35, 25 September 2006 (UTC)

Style and format within Wikipedia conforms to certain guidelines for purposes of internal consistancy, taking note of external uses that may vary. In this case "Base Realignment and Closure" may refer to a formal process that is capitalized, but in the section title it more properly refers to the specific instance described in the section, not the entire governmental process. --Blainster 17:43, 25 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Is this template obsolete?

It's been a year since the BRAC recommendations were finalized, IIRC. Shouldn't this template be replaced by a paragraph or section in the bases's historys, saying what has changed? Or is it going to take a lot longer for the changes to go into effect?
—wwoods 22:01, 25 September 2006 (UTC)

I have repeatedly been all over people for that, but no one seems to want to fill in the blanks. This template should have been removed from all pertinante articles a year ago when the comissions recommendations became law. Note that the template is not obsolete, as BRAC commissions can and likely will reconvene in the future, but at the moment there is no reason this should still be appearing in articles. TomStar81 (Talk) 04:33, 26 September 2006 (UTC)