{| class="messagebox" |- | This is the documentation for a template that is under development and is not yet in use.  Currently, the template you should use to nominate articles at Template talk:Did you know is: . |- |} This template is used to make nominations at the DYK suggestion page.  It is intended to supersede the previous nomination system,  and    Usage  This template must be substituted.  <code>{{subst:NewDYKnomination  | article      = Article title in plain text; no [[ ]]  | article2     =   | hook         = ... that ....?  | status       = new or expanded  | author       = Article creator or expander, in plain text; no ~~~~ or [[ ]]  | author2      =   | nominator    =   | image        =   | sound        =   | soundcaption =   | video        =   | videocaption =   | rollover     =   | comment      =   | ALT1         =  }}  The article=, hook=, and author= parameters are required.  All other parameters are optional.  There is no need to sign with ~~~~ at the end of the template; that is done automatically.   Examples:  New Article, self nom: {{subst:NewDYKnom | article= | hook=... that ? | status=new | author=}} Expansion, self nom: {{subst:NewDYKnom| article= | hook=... that ? | status=expanded | author= | nominator= }}  New Article by someone else: {{subst:NewDYKnom | article= | hook=... that ? | status=new | author= | nominator=}} Nom with comments or image: {{subst:NewDYKnom|article=|hook=... that ?|status=|author=|nominator=|image=|rollover=|comment=}} Nom with a sound file: {{subst:NewDYKnom|article=|hook=... that ?|status=|author=|nominator=|sound=Example.ogg|soundcaption=Very brief}} Nom with a video file: {{subst:NewDYKnom|article=|hook=... that ?|status=|author=|nominator=|video=Example.ogg|videocaption=Very brief}}  +Usage guidelines Parameter  How to use  When to use   Title of the article, not wikilinked.  Required   May be used if the hook has multiple articles; goes up to   If there are more than five articles, the nominator will have to leave a note (after the hook) indicating the other articles.  When nominating multiple articles   The text of the hook, formatted using wiki markup; it will display exactly as it is written in this field. The article should be wikilinked and should appear in bold. Required   Username of the article creator or article expander.  It should not be in wiki markup (no ~~~~ and User: should not be included.  As many as 4 authors may be listed, each under separate parameters (up to )  Required   Userame of the article nominator, only if it is different from the article author (if you are both the nominator and the author, only list yourself as the author). It should not be in wiki markup and User: should not be included.  If left blank, it defaults to "Self nom."   If you are not a major contributor to the article.   new or expanded  Anytime   Any extra comments, such as "Article expanded from redirect" or "Other fairly bizarre pictures are available in article."  May be used to specify credits and other details in complicated nominations.     Filename of the image being used, written as Example.png.  File: and the attributes such as "right" and "100px" should not be included; those are added automatically.  If you are including an image with your nomination.   The rollover text to go with the image.Currently, when left blank it defaults to <!--Insert rollover text here.-->  It would be possible, though, to have it default to the article title when left blank; this is a matter that will be discussed with the DYK community.  If you are including an image with your nomination.   Filename of the sound being used, written as Example.ogg, without File: or any other attributes.  If you are including a sound with your nomination.   The caption to be displayed with the sound. This should be very brief - a few words at most.  If you are including a sound with your nomination.   Filename of the video being used, written as Example.ogv, without File: or any other attributes.  If you are including a video with your nomination.   The caption to be displayed with the video. This should be very brief - a few words at most.  If you are including a video with your nomination.   An alternate hook, formatted like the regular hook.   does the same thing.  If you are suggesting an alternate hook at the same time as the first hook.   See also  Template:DYKsug Template:DYKsuggestion   Notes   NewDYKnomination