Template:Possibly empty category

Administrators: Please do not delete this category as empty!

This category may be empty occasionally or even most of the time.

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The {{Possibly empty category}} template may be placed at the top of any category page for which it is normal that it sometimes is empty. This is typical for some maintenance, tracking and clean-up categories. It shows up only when the category is detected as empty.

Experience has shown that people sometimes delete those categories, thinking that they are no longer in use. However, if a legitimate WP:G8 criteria applies, such as "Categories populated by deleted or retargeted templates", then deletion may take place. Admins should check if a legitimate G8 applies before deleting.

This template is also intended to be used to prevent these categories from being listed at Wikipedia:Database reports/Empty categories.

Options

• Adding <syntaxhighlight lang="text" class="" style="" inline="1">|hide=true</syntaxhighlight> makes the template invisible.

See also

• {{Db-a3}} (Db-empty)
• {{Db-c1}} (Db-catempty)
• {{Void}}

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