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How to Use a Template Code in Conversation on Talk or Discussion Pages on wikiHow
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It’s important to know how to use a template code in conversation. Otherwise, someone’s Talk page or an article’s Discussion page will appear as part of an article list within a category. Here’s how to prevent this from happening:
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- 1Understand how to use a template in conversation:
- Place <nowiki> prior to the template code.
- Place </nowiki> after the template code.
- The actual code, such as {{Thanks}}, should appear in your conversation.
- Someone's Talk page or an article's Discussion page should not appear within a category.
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- Generally, User pages should not be categorized.
- By using this consideration, categorizers will be able to spend less time removing stray Talk or Discussion pages from the various categories.
- To provide a link to a template, use "temp" within the code, such as {{temp|Thanks}}. The words, within the curly brackets, should appear green in color, such as {{Thanks}}.
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Last edited:
February 20, 2010 by Garshepp
Categories:
Talk Pages | Discussion Pages | Making and Using Templates
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