Template:Dabdef: Difference between revisions

Revision as of 12:11, 25 February 2009

Template Description

Produces a standard warning message for the definition of all terms which are disambiguated.

Execution

Placed on the /Definition subpage of the base name of all terms which are disambiguated; the page at the base name will often contain a redirect to a disambiguation page. Takes an optional argument which is the basename to direct people to.

Sample

See Speech/Definition.

Caveats

Should not be placed on Definition subpages of disambiguation pages

Authors

J. Noel Chiappa, from an idea of Larry Sanger

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         |{{ {{#ifexist: {{{1|}}}/Definition
               |Rpl def1
-              |Rpl def3}}|1={{{1|}}}|2={{{2|}}} }}
+              |Rpl def3}}|{{{1|}}} }}
 |''<font color=#666666>Please do not use this term in your topic list, because there is no single article for it. Please substitute a more precise </font>{{#ifexist:{{{1|{{BASEPAGENAME}}}}} (disambiguation)
 |<font color=#666666>term. See</font> [[{{{1|{{BASEPAGENAME}}}}} (disambiguation)]] <font color=#666666>for a list of available, more precise, topics. Please add a new usage if needed.</font>''