Wikipedia:Template messages/General

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Note: This page contains details of templates relating to:

  • Article descriptions (such as disambiguation, spoiler, wikicode)

Templates related to issues and disputes with articles, including NPOV, are listed under Disputes templates.

Templates related to formatting are listed under Template messages/Format.

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[edit] Disambiguation and redirection

[edit] On article pages

Note: These templates should never be subst'd.
For others, see Wikipedia:Hatnotes#Templates.
What to type What it produces Where to put it
{{ dablink|message }}
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message
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of articles with alternative meanings where none of the following templates are appropriate.
{{ distinguish|topic }}
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Not to be confused with topic.
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of articles with deceptively similar titles.
{{ distinguish2|topic }}
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Not to be confused with topic.
 As above, but topic not treated as a link (although it may include one).
{{ For|description|location }}
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For description, see location.
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of articles with only one alternative meaning and no disambiguation page.
{{ For2|description|text }}
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For description, see text which can include links.
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of articles with only one alternative meaning and no disambiguation page.
{{ otheruses }}
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For other uses, see Template messages/General (disambiguation).
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of articles with a disambiguation page.
{{ otheruses1|topic }}
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This page is about topic. For other uses, see Template messages/General (disambiguation).
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of articles with a disambiguation page.
{{ otheruses2|location }}
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For other uses, see location (disambiguation).
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of articles with a disambiguation page.
{{ otheruses3|location }}
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For other uses, see location.
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of articles whose disambiguation page is not suffixed with "(disambiguation)"
{{ otheruses4|topic|other topic|location }}
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This page is about topic. For other topic, see location.
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of articles whose disambiguation page is not suffixed with "(disambiguation)"
{{ otherpersons|name }}
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For other persons named Name, see Name (disambiguation).
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of articles about people who share the same or a similar name.
{{ otherpersons2|name }}
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For other persons of the same name, see Name.
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of articles about people who share the same or a similar name.
{{ otheruses-number }}
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This article is about the year Template messages/General. For the number, see Template messages/General (number).
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of articles about a year for which there also exists an article about a number (e.g. the year 1000; the number 1000).
{{ redirect|location }}
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"location" redirects here. For other uses, see location (disambiguation).
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of articles requiring disambiguation that have pages redirecting to them.
{{ redirect2|location|other location }}
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"location" and "other location" redirect here. For other uses, see location (disambiguation).
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of articles requiring disambiguation that have two pages redirecting to them.
{{ redirect3|location|description including links }}
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"location" redirects here. description including links.
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of articles requiring disambiguation that have pages redirecting to them.
{{ redirect4|location|other location }}
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"location" and "other location" redirect here. For other uses, see location (disambiguation) and other location (disambiguation).
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of articles with two redirecting pages that each have disambiguation pages.
{{ redirect-acronym|(Acronym)|Other uses }}
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"(Acronym)" redirects here. (Acronym) may also refer to Other uses.
 Articles that have an acronym redirecting to them, which may have other uses.
{{dn}}, {{ Ambiguous link }}
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To be added to links to disambiguation pages and links to articles to which they clearly don't refer. While it is better to simply correct the link, use this template if you're not sure where the link should really be disambiguated to.


[edit] On disambiguation pages

For others, see MediaWiki:Disambiguationspage.
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{{ disambig }}
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of disambiguation pages.
{{ disambig-cleanup }}
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Disambiguation Notice This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same title. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article.
Note: This page may need to be cleaned up to meet Wikipedia's quality standards. See WikiProject Disambiguation for more information.
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of disambiguation pages that need cleanup.
{{ geodis }}
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This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct geographical locations with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article.
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of disambiguation pages consisting only of geographic locations.
{{ hndis }}
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Redirect: {{namedab}}
Disambiguation Notice This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same personal name. If an article link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article.
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of disambiguation pages whose title is a human name.
{{ numberdis }}
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Redirect: {{numdab}}
This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same number. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article.
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of number-oriented disambiguation pages.


[edit] Section

See also: Wikipedia:Template messages/section
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{{ Details|location }}
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For more details on this topic, see [[{{{1}}}]].
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{{ Further|location }}
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Further information: {{{1}}}
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{{ main|location }}
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Main article: [[{{{1}}}|{{{1}}}]]
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{{ Mainlist|location }}
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For a more comprehensive list, see [[{{{1}}}]]
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[edit] Footnotes and references

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{{ Ref|name }}
links talk view		 Makes reference links and footnotes[1] that are numbered automatically.[2] Articles
notes or references
{{subst:footnotes|100%}}
See Template:footnotes		 Makes reference links and footnotes[1] that are numbered automatically. Articles
notes or references
{{ Note|name }}
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  1. ^  The footnote also links back to the reference.
  • ^  A # can be used at the beginning of the line to create a numbered list. Similarly, * creates a bullet.
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notes or references
{{ Ref label|name|label|backlink }}
links talk view		 Makes reference links and footnotes[1] with specific labels.[2] Articles
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{{ Ref harvard|name|label|backlink }}
links talk view		 Makes reference links and footnotes (Smith 2005, p. 1) with specific labels.(Smith 2005, p. 25) Articles
notes or references
{{ Note label|name|label|backlink }}
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  1. a  The footnote also links back to the reference.
  • a  A # can be used at the beginning of the line to create a numbered list.
  • a  b  Similarly, * creates a bullet.
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[edit] Timing-related messages

See also: Wikipedia:Current and future event templates
What to type What it makes Where it goes
{{Anachronism}}
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This has statements which are anachronisms or clearly not contemporaneous.
Please help improve this article by updating facts accordingly. (help)
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{{update}}
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This needs to be updated.
Please update the article to reflect recent events / newly available information, and remove this template when finished.
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{{outofdate}}
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The factual accuracy of this may be compromised due to out-of-date information.
You can improve the article by updating it. There may be information on the talk page.
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{{Current}}
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This article documents a current event. Information may change rapidly as the event progresses.
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{{Current section}}
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This documents a current event.
Information may change rapidly as the event progresses.
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{{Current related}}
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This topic is related to a current event.
Information may change rapidly as the event progresses.
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{{Current sport}}
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Current sport event
 This article documents a current sports-related event.
Information may change as the event progresses.
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{{In-progress tvshow}}
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This article or section contains information about the future of a television show that is currently on a seasonal break or has not yet finished its broadcast run.
It may contain non-definitive information based on advertisements, a website or interviews. The information may change as the date of broadcast approaches.
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{{Recent death}}
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This article is about a person who has recently died.
Some information, such as that pertaining to the circumstances of the person's death and surrounding events, may change rapidly as more facts become known. In the event that this article is disruptively edited following the death of the subject, please request administrator intervention on this page.
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{{In space}}
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This article documents a person who is currently in space.
Information may change rapidly as the mission progresses.
Space
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{{Current spaceflight}}
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This article or section documents a current or recent spaceflight.
Details may change as the mission progresses.
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{{High-traffic}}
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News On {{{date}}}, Wikipedia:Template messages/General was [{{{url}}} linked] from {{{site}}}, a high-traffic website.
All prior and subsequent edits to the article are noted in its revision history.
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{{Now}}
links talk edit		 The current date and time is 9 June 2008 T 01:31 UTC. Various


[edit] Future timing-related messages

What to type What it makes Where it goes
{{Future}}
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This article or section contains information about scheduled or expected future events.
It may contain tentative information; the content may change as the event approaches and more information becomes available.
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{{future album}}
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Future
 This article contains information about a scheduled or expected future album.
The content may change as the album release approaches and more information becomes available.
Album
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{{future book}}
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This article or section contains information regarding scheduled, forthcoming or expected future book(s).
The content may change as the book release approaches and more information becomes available.
Books
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{{future film}}
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This article or section contains information about one or more scheduled or expected films.
The content will change as the film's release approaches and more information becomes available.
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{{future television}}
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Please use the type option of this template to properly categorize the article
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{{future game}}
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This article or section contains information about an unreleased video game.
The content may change substantially as more information becomes available. Please do not add speculation to this article, and remember to cite a published source for details.
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{{future software}}
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This article or section contains information about scheduled or expected future software.
The content may change as the software release approaches and more information becomes available.
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{{future chip}}
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This article contains information about scheduled or expected future computer chips.
It may contain preliminary or speculative information, and may not reflect the final specification of the product.
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{{future product}}
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This article contains information about a scheduled or expected future product.
It may contain preliminary information that does not reflect the final version of the product.
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{{future infrastructure}}
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This article or section contains information about planned or expected future infrastructure.
It may contain speculative information and may change upon or during construction.
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{{future building}}
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This article or section contains information about expected future buildings or structures.
Some or all of this information may be speculative, and the content may change as building construction begins.
[[Category:Building projects|]]		 Article top
{{future park}}
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This article or section contains information about a planned or proposed park.
It may contain information of a speculative nature and the content may change as the development and/or completion of the park approaches, and more information becomes available.
[[Category:Future parks|]]		 Article top
{{future airport}}
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This article or section contains information about a planned or expected new airport.
It may contain information of a speculative nature and the content may change as the construction and/or completion of the airport approaches, and as more information becomes available on it.
[[Category:Future airports|]]		 Article top
{{Future road}}
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This article contains information about a planned or expected future road.
It may contain information of a speculative nature and the content may change as the road's construction or completion approaches and more information becomes available.
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{{future bridge}}
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This article or section contains information about a planned or proposed future bridge.
It may contain speculative information; the content may change as the construction or completion of the bridge approaches.
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{{future tunnel}}
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This article or section contains information about a planned or expected future tunnel.
It may contain information of a speculative nature and the content may change as the construction or completion of the tunnel approaches, and more information becomes available.
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{{future pipeline}}
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This article or section contains information about a planned or proposed pipeline.
It may contain information of a speculative nature and the content may change as the construction and/or completion of the pipeline approaches, and more information becomes available.
[[Category:Future pipelines|]]		 Article top
{{future power plant}}
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This article or section contains information about a planned or proposed power plant, or power plant under construction.
It may contain information of a speculative nature and the content may change as the construction and/or completion of the power plant approaches, and more information becomes available.
[[Category:Future power stations|]]		 Article top
{{future energy infrastructure}}
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This article or section contains information about a planned or expected future energy production, transmission, distribution or other energy related infrastructure.
It may contain information of a speculative nature and the content may change as the construction and/or completion of the infrastructure approaches, and more information becomes available.
[[Category:Planned or proposed energy projects|]]		 Article top
{{future automobile}}
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This article contains information about a scheduled or anticipated future automobile.
It may contain preliminary or speculative information, and may not reflect the final version of the vehicle.
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{{future sport}}
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Current sport
 This article or section contains information about a future sporting event or team.
It is likely to contain information of a speculative nature and the content may change as the event approaches and more information becomes available.
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{{future spaceflight}}
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This article or section documents a scheduled or expected spaceflight.
Details may change as the launch date approaches or more information becomes available.
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[edit] Title-related messages

{{ Wrongtitle|title=article }}
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The correct title of this article is article. It appears incorrectly here because of technical restrictions.
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{{ lowercase|article }}
links talk view		 Decapitalises first letter of page title; for use in articles whose title is incorrectly capitalzed due to technical restrictions, such as iPod. Article top
{{ underscore|article }}
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{{ Lowercase and underscore|article }}
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{{ downsize|article }}
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The correct title of this article is article. It features superscript or subscript characters that are substituted or omitted because of technical limitations.
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{{ Longtitle }}
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The correct title of this article is too long. Article title lengths must be less than 256 characters because of technical restrictions.
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{{ Pound|article }}
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The correct title of this article is article. The substitution or omission of a # sign is because of technical restrictions.
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{{ Pipe in title|article }}
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The correct title of this article is article. The substitution or omission of a | is due to technical restrictions.
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{{ Bracketed|article }}
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The correct title of this article is article. The substitution or omission of any < > [ ] { } is due to technical restrictions.
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{{ Namespace|article }}
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The correct title of this article is article. The article title conflicts with an existing namespace or interwiki prefix.
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{{ No unicode character|article }}
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{{ Wrongtitlecat|title=category }}
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The title of this category given above is incorrect, due to technical limitations. The correct title is category.
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[edit] Character/symbol notes

{{ IPA notice }}
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Note: This page or section contains IPA phonetic symbols in Unicode. See Help:IPA for a pronunciation key.

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{{ SpecialChars }}
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This page contains special characters.
Because of technical limitations, some web browsers may not display these glyphs properly. More info…

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[edit] Expansion requests

See also: Expansion requests in the talk namespace

What to type What it makes Where it goes
{{expand}}
{{expand|text}}
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Please help improve this article or section by expanding it.
Further information might be found on the talk page or at requests for expansion.
Please help improve this text by expanding it.
Further information might be found on the talk page or at requests for expansion.
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{{Expand-section}}
{{Expand-section|text}}
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Please help improve this section by expanding it.
Further information might be found on the talk page or at requests for expansion.
Please help improve this section by expanding it
with: text.
Further information might be found on the talk page or at requests for expansion.
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{{Histinfo}}
{{Histinfo|text}}
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This article lacks historical information.
Please add it if you can. For help, see Wikipedia:WikiProject Historical information.
This article lacks historical information. Specifically: text
Please add it if you can. For help, see Wikipedia:WikiProject Historical information.
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[edit] Miscellaneous (mainly for editors)

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{{ Selfref }}
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{{{1}}}
 In articles, wherever reference is made to a Wikipedia project page.
{{ Lorem ipsum }}
links talk view		 Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum. Pages testing or demonstrating fonts
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{{ Doctl }}
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substitute and customize
{{TALKPAGE}}|Display Text]]

talk

 A link to the current page's talk page The current page's discussion page. Do not use this template on talk pages for it will be a self link.