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==Usage== | ==Usage== | ||
− | + | <nowiki>{{</nowiki>'''otheruses'''<nowiki>}}</nowiki> is to be used when there are two articles with similar titles, but one article is so overwhelmingly popular as to not warrant a disambiguation. A link is still needed to the less viewed article. | |
There are four parameters to this template, which should be used as <nowiki>{{Otheruses|1|2|3|4}}</nowiki> | There are four parameters to this template, which should be used as <nowiki>{{Otheruses|1|2|3|4}}</nowiki> | ||
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# ''Optional''. Additional titles related to the current article. This option can be ignored if unnecessary. | # ''Optional''. Additional titles related to the current article. This option can be ignored if unnecessary. | ||
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<pre> | <pre> | ||
<nowiki>{{otheruses|mercenary unit|sourcebook|Wolf's Dragoons|Wolf's Dragoons (sourcebook)}}</nowiki> | <nowiki>{{otheruses|mercenary unit|sourcebook|Wolf's Dragoons|Wolf's Dragoons (sourcebook)}}</nowiki> | ||
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<nowiki>{{otheruses|mercenary unit|scenario packs|Cranston Snord's Irregulars (scenario pack)|Rhonda's Irregulars (scenario pack)}}</nowiki> | <nowiki>{{otheruses|mercenary unit|scenario packs|Cranston Snord's Irregulars (scenario pack)|Rhonda's Irregulars (scenario pack)}}</nowiki> |
Revision as of 13:23, 18 July 2009
Usage
{{otheruses}} is to be used when there are two articles with similar titles, but one article is so overwhelmingly popular as to not warrant a disambiguation. A link is still needed to the less viewed article.
There are four parameters to this template, which should be used as {{Otheruses|1|2|3|4}}
- The subject of the article, specifically what makes it different from the other.
- The subject of the linked article.
- The title of the other article.
- Optional. Additional titles related to the current article. This option can be ignored if unnecessary.
Example
{{otheruses|mercenary unit|sourcebook|Wolf's Dragoons|Wolf's Dragoons (sourcebook)}}
This will display:
This article is about the mercenary unit. For the sourcebook, see Wolf's Dragoons (sourcebook).
Advanced example
{{otheruses|mercenary unit|scenario packs|Cranston Snord's Irregulars (scenario pack)|Rhonda's Irregulars (scenario pack)}}
This will display:
This article is about the mercenary unit. For the scenario packs, see Cranston Snord's Irregulars (scenario pack) and Rhonda's Irregulars (scenario pack).