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[edit] Generic

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 Otherusesof (disambiguation).
This article is about USE. For other uses, see Otherusesof (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 Otherusesof (disambiguation).
This article is about USE1. For USE2, see Otherusesof (disambiguation).
This article is about USE1. For USE2, see PAGE2.
  • {{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):

[edit] Other people

For other persons named Otherusesof, see Otherusesof (disambiguation).
For other persons named USE, see USE (disambiguation).
For other persons named USE, see USE (disambiguation).
This article is about USE1. For USE2, see Otherusesof (disambiguation).

[edit] Otherhurricaneuses

For articles on storms.
For other storms of the same name, see Otherusesof (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 Otherusesof (disambiguation).

[edit] For (other topic)

  • {{For}} (disambiguous):
For {{{1}}}, see Otherusesof (disambiguation).
  • {{For|OTHER TOPIC}} (disambiguous):
For OTHER TOPIC, see Otherusesof (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 "Otherusesof", see Otherusesof (disambiguation).
For other uses of "TOPIC", see TOPIC (disambiguation).
For other uses of "TOPIC", see PAGE.

[edit] Redirect

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

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

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

[edit] Notes

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  2. the What links here (WLH) listing.


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[edit] Discussion

[edit] Formatting

Per WP:DAB guidelines, article titles should not be placed in italics in top links. Please keep this template in-line with existing guidelines and otheruses templates, or explain why we should switch to a new style of formatting. --Muchness 07:22, 16 March 2006 (UTC)

The word "italic" or "italics" appears nowhere on that page. In fact, the examples there are italicised. Other templates of this kind are fairly inconsistent. -- Netoholic @ 07:32, 16 March 2006 (UTC)
In the top link examples given on WP:DAB, the header sentences are italicized, but the article titles are not individually formatted. It was the article title formatting that I had issue with, since there's no precedent for this style of formatting in other widely used dab templates or in WP formatting guidelines. --Muchness 07:48, 16 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] irresponsible

It seems really irresponsible to me to use this template and others like it. I just edited a page atop which a notice said

"For other uses of colour separation, see ..."

What it actually meant, as far as I could tell, was "For other uses of the TERM "colour separation", see...".

How about "For other uses of slave labor, see ..."?

Michael Hardy 01:12, 20 March 2006 (UTC)