Template:TissueDB proposed swap notice/doc

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{{TissueDB proposed swap notice}} places a banner on a TissueDB material page stating that the material has been proposed as a substitute for another material but has not yet been validated by a pilot. It is part of the TissueDB project.

The notice exists to keep a proposal visibly distinct from a confirmed swap. A material swap only becomes official once a pilot has been run and a TissueDB Developer confirms it; until then the substitution is provisional, and this banner says so on the page itself rather than only in a tracking document.

Place the template at the top of the material page, above the Layout call.

{{TissueDB proposed swap notice|swap_for=[[TissueDB/Materials/Gelatin Mix|Gelatin]]}}

• Renders via {{Notice}} with the standard warning icon.
• Adds the page to Category:TissueDB proposed material swaps on transclusion. The category is applied by the template — the page does not need to add it.

• A proposed swap is not a swap. Do not record the substitution in the material swap registry, or state it as settled anywhere on the page, until a pilot has been run and a TissueDB Developer has confirmed it.
• Always set swap_for with a wiki link. The unset default reads "another material", which tells the reader nothing.
• Remove the notice when the swap is confirmed or rejected, and update the swap registry in the same edit. A stale provisional banner is worse than none, because readers stop trusting the banner.

As of 19 July 2026 this notice is on 3 pages: TissueDB/Materials/Agar, TissueDB/Materials/Konjac and TissueDB/Materials/Carrageenan.