Template talk:Dablink

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[edit] Overview

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[edit] Generic

TEXT
For example, {{dablink|For other senses of this term, see [[etc...]]}}. This template is adaptable, but fails to standardize hatnotes.

[edit] Otheruses

For other uses, see Dablink (disambiguation).
This article is about USE. For other uses, see Dablink (disambiguation).
  • {{This|USE|PAGE}}:
This article is about USE. For other uses, see PAGE.
For other uses, see PAGE (disambiguation).
For other uses, see PAGE.
This article is about USE1. For other uses, see Dablink (disambiguation).
This article is about USE1. For USE2, see Dablink (disambiguation).
This article is about USE1. For USE2, see PAGE2.
This article is about USE1. For USE2, see PAGE2. For USE3, see PAGE3.
  • {{Two other uses||USE2|PAGE2||}} (all parameters except second and third are optional; however, omitting both the first and fourth values creates ambiguity, so please avoid):
For USE2, see PAGE2. For other uses, see Dablink (disambiguation).

[edit] Other people

For other persons named Dablink, see Dablink (disambiguation).
For other persons named USE, see USE (disambiguation).
For other persons named USE, see USE (disambiguation).
For other persons of the same name, see PAGE.
This article is about USE1. For USE2, see Dablink (disambiguation).

[edit] Otherhurricaneuses

For articles on storms.
For other storms of the same name, see Dablink (disambiguation).
For other storms of the same name, see DISAMBIG.
This article is about THIS. For other storms of the same name, see DISAMBIG.
This article is about the USE1. For the USE2, see the main article, MAIN. For other storms of the same name, see Dablink (disambiguation).

[edit] For (other topic)

  • {{For}} (disambiguous):
For {{{1}}}, see Dablink (disambiguation).
  • {{For|OTHER TOPIC}} (disambiguous):
For OTHER TOPIC, see Dablink (disambiguation).
  • {{For|OTHER TOPIC|PAGE}}:
For OTHER TOPIC, see PAGE.
  • {{For|OTHER TOPIC|PAGE1|PAGE2}}:
For OTHER TOPIC, see PAGE1 and PAGE2.
  • {{For1|OTHER TOPIC}}:
For OTHER TOPIC, see OTHER TOPIC.
  • {{For2|OTHER TOPIC|LINK TO [[PAGE1]] AND [[PAGE2]]}}:
For OTHER TOPIC, see LINK TO PAGE1 AND PAGE2.

[edit] Otherusesof (topic)

For other uses of "Dablink", see Dablink (disambiguation).
For other uses of "TOPIC", see TOPIC (disambiguation).
For other uses of "TOPIC", see PAGE.

[edit] Redirect

"REDIRECT" redirects here. For other uses, see REDIRECT (disambiguation).
"REDIRECT" redirects here. For DISAMBIG, see PAGE.
  • {{Redirect2|REDIRECT1|REDIRECT2}} (disambiguous):
"REDIRECT1" and "REDIRECT2" redirect here. For other uses, see REDIRECT1 (disambiguation).
"REDIRECT" redirects here. REDIRECT TEXT.
  • {{Redirect4|REDIRECT1|REDIRECT2}} (disambiguous):
"REDIRECT1" and "REDIRECT2" redirect here. For other uses, see REDIRECT1 (disambiguation) and REDIRECT2 (disambiguation).
"REDIRECT" redirects here. For USE, see PAGE.
  • {{Redirect6|REDIRECT|USE1|PAGE1|USE2|PAGE2}}:
"REDIRECT" redirects here. For USE1, see PAGE1. For USE2, see PAGE2.
  • {{Redirect6|REDIRECT|USE1|PAGE1||}} (See note for {{Two other uses}} above)
"REDIRECT" redirects here. For USE1, see PAGE1. For other uses, see REDIRECT (disambiguation).

[edit] "Not to be confused with"...

Not to be confused with PAGE.
Not to be confused with TEXT.

[edit] Notes

Do not use subst: with these templates, as that will prevent:

  1. propagating changes as the template is modified; and
  2. the What links here (WLH) listing.


[edit] Usage of the template

What is the point of {{dablink|...}} when it is replacing something far simpler (:''...''). Please don't add unnecessarily complicated formatting for no reason, particularly not at the very start of articles where it is going to confuse people. Angela. 03:07, Sep 7, 2004 (UTC)

I understand the reasoning behind this template, but only after figuring it out for myself (in case the accepted formatting of disambig links changes, the template can be changed). This is a good idea, but it should be mentioned on Wikipedia:Disambiguation before people start hopping in and changing articles. dablink is also not the best name for this template. Rhobite 03:40, Sep 7, 2004 (UTC)
View the source, there is more to the change than just italics. anthony (see warning) 14:22, 7 Sep 2004 (UTC)
It's a div with a class (presumably to be hidden in the print CSS), indent, and italics. I agree that it's a good idea but it should be explained and debated before it goes into general use. Rhobite 23:25, Sep 7, 2004 (UTC)
I don't see why anyone would need to remove it from a printed version since it is useful information directly relevant to the text. I see no reason to add additional confusing templates. This increases the barrier to editing for no benefit. Angela. 00:05, Sep 12, 2004 (UTC)
Look at the top of Wikipedia:Copyright problems (noting of course that this is in the Wikipedia namespace). Would you want that in a printed copy? Brianjd 10:18, 2004 Dec 24 (UTC)

I'm still cloudy on the advantage of this template over such things as {{otheruses}}, which has an essentially opposite directional orientation with respect to the linking concept explained. My interest comes as a member of Wikipedia:WikiProject Disambiguation. Courtland 15:32, July 23, 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Horizontal rule or no

I have a problem with the indenting and I don't think I'm the only one (although I think we are in the minority). I would rather just add a horizontal line underneath. Brianjd 10:19, 2004 Dec 24 (UTC)

The horizontal rule is evil and should be destroyed. It is one of the ugliest HTML elements and has defaced many a webpage. Please indent. JFW | T@lk 03:17, 9 Mar 2005 (UTC)
The wording of the response made me laugh :). I do agree with User:Jfdwolff on this. Courtland 15:29, July 23, 2005 (UTC) P.S. I annihilated the horzontal line above, just a minor piece of deconstruction
Disagree. As stated the horizontal ruler is very ugly in almost every case. In fact, if you could run a search for the usage of horizontal rulers in articles, you could probably use that criteria to track down badly formatted pages. I don't think I've ever seen a well-formatted article that contained horizontal rulers. --Michiel Sikma 12:12, 7 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Related Templates

I created Template:dablinktop as a header for disambiguation links on pages that are genuine articles — not disambiguation pages themselves, worthy of the Template:disambig.

—  <TALKJNDRLINETALK>     19:51, 22 August 2005 (UTC)

There are already a couple of disambig templates with a canned message, please have a look at Wikipedia:Disambiguation#Templates_for_disambiguation_links. --K. Sperling (talk) 00:41, 10 September 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Request

Can [[Category:Disambiguation and Redirection templates|Dablink]] be added? —Mark Adler (markles) 22:52, 26 January 2006 (UTC)

I second the request using <noinclude>[[Category:Disambiguation and Redirection templates|Dablink]]</noinclude>. – Doug Bell talk•contrib 00:51, 27 January 2006 (UTC)
Done. howcheng {chat} 19:00, 30 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Polish version

Hi. I would like to propose to using Polish version of Dablink. Here you can see them:

I think that they are more readeable, or put in another words: you see them in the couple of secounds after page is displayed. Present form of Dablink is hard to see for those who are first time on Wikipedia.org. I saw a situation then somone think that he can not find on Wikipedia information he wants, becouse he didn't notice Disambiguation.

So whats why I propose to change this Template to something more "hiting in the eye". Egon 18:11, 5 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Subst

Should these be subst'ed? --Liface 18:01, 10 June 2006 (UTC)

  • No, but I couldn't give you the detailed reasoning why not. My own reasoning is based on the desire to be able to track dablink usage via the what-links-here association with this template, which can be used by either human or robotic actors to harvest dab-msg bearing article identities for a number of different purposes. User:Ceyockey (talk to me) 19:52, 10 June 2006 (UTC)
Another argument against substing is that it defeats one of the purposes of this template, to globally change the formatting on all the disambig links if the accepted format is ever changed. Binabik80 20:52, 5 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Polish interwiki

Please, add Polish interwiki: pl:Szablon:DisambigL. Thanks. Hołek ҉ 13:31, 12 August 2006 (UTC)

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