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== Basic article setup ==
=== Academic organization, company, or nonprofit ===
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{{Infobox organization
|orgtype= <!-- Nonprofit/Company/Academic institution -->
|name=
|logo= <!-- File:Example.png -->
|logocaption= <!-- Caption for logo -->
|type= <!-- Private/Public/Subsidiary/Etc. -->
|industry= <!-- Organization's primary industry -->
|essential= <!-- Yes -->
|country=
|international= <!-- Yes -->
|website= <!-- https://url -->
|twitter= <!-- ExampleAccount -->
|covidsite= <!-- https://url -->
|wikipedia=
}}
'''[[wikipedia:organization|Organization]]''' is a national retailer in the United States.

== COVID-19 response ==

=== Consumers ===
* {{Covid days since|DD Month Year|bold=yes}}: Information on the organization's response as it impacts consumers.

=== Employees ===
* {{Covid days since|DD Month Year|bold=yes}}: Information on the organization's response as it impacts employees.

=== News articles ===
* DD Month Year: [https://example.com/news1 News article], ''Publication''
* DD Month Year: [https://example.net/news2 Additional news article], ''Publication''

== References ==
{{reflist}}
</pre>
=== Police department ===
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{{Infobox police department
|name=
|logo= <!-- File:Example.png -->
|logocaption= <!-- Caption for logo -->
|jurisdiction=
|region=
|city=
|country=
|website= <!-- https://url -->
|twitter= <!-- ExampleAccount -->
|covid19site= <!-- https://url -->
|wikipedia=
}}
The '''Name''' is the police force for location.

==Policies==
{{Police department
|crb= <!-- Yes / No -->
|deescalationtraining= <!-- Yes / No -->
|multiculturaltraining= <!-- Yes / No -->
|bodycams= <!-- Yes / No -->
|references=
}}

===Specific policies===
* 

==References==
{{reflist}}
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=== [[Template:Infobox organization|Infobox]] ===
* Used to provide an overview of organization
* Content appearing between <code><nowiki><!-- --></nowiki></code> tags will not appear on page when published
** The <code><nowiki><!-- --></nowiki></code> tags must be deleted for the content within them to appear

==== Logo ====
* Logo of organization
* Format: <code><nowiki>File:Example.png</nowiki></code>
* Can use [[Help:Files|files]] uploaded to Accountability Wiki or already available on [[commons:|Wikimedia Commons]]

==== Essential ====
* Relates to if the organization provides [[essential services]]
* Should only be used if answer is <code><nowiki>Yes</nowiki></code>

==== International ====
* Indicates if organization is international
* Should only be used if answer is <code><nowiki>Yes</nowiki></code>

==== Twitter ====
* Format: TwitterHandle
* Do not need to use link or include @ symbol

==== Wikipedia ====
* Name of organization's English Wikipedia article
* Should only be used if organization has a Wikipedia article
** Organization can still be added even if it does not have an English Wikipedia article

=== COVID-19 ===
* Information about organization's response
* Use "Customers" or "Employees" header for information specific to those groups
* Place general information about organization's response under the main "COVID-19 response" header
* Include date of action, if known, using the {{tl|Covid days since}} template: 
* Format: <code><nowiki>* {{Covid days since|DD Month Year|bold=yes}}: Information on the organization's response<ref>Citation</ref></nowiki></code>

=== News articles ===
* News articles specifically about organization's response (or its involved in a group or industry response)
* Citations can be reused
* Should only include reliable news outlets

=== References ===
* Should automatically populate based on information used in [[Help:Citations|citations]] (created with <code><nowiki><ref> </ref></nowiki></code> tags

=== Categories ===
* Should include category identifying it by type:
** [[:Category:Academic institutions by name]], [[:Category:Companies by name]], or [[:Category:Nonprofits by name]]
* Should include category identify country of origin
** Example: [[:Category:Companies based in the United States]]
* If international, should include appropriate category based on organization type:
** [[:Category:International academic institutions]], [[:Category:International companies]], or [[:Category:International nonprofits]]


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== Create an article ==
<center><big>'''New academic institution, company, or nonprofit article'''</big></center>
<inputbox>
type=create
placeholder=Name of organization
preload=Help:Creating_an_article/preload-org
</inputbox>


<center><big>'''New police department'''</big></center>
<inputbox>
type=create
placeholder=Name of police department
preload=Help:Creating_an_article/preload-police
</inputbox>

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