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<tt>{{{1}}}<small> [[Wikipedia:{{{1}}}|(WP)]]</small></tt><noinclude>
<tt>{{{1}}} [[Wikipedia:{{{1}}}|(WP)]]</tt><noinclude>


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==Usage==
==Usage==
Use this template to link text to Wikipedia, in a more elegant way than , to   
Use this template to link text to Wikipedia, in a more elegant way than , to   
Unresolved question: should we use <tt> (teletype text?) to subtly mark the link text (making it clear whether it's the last word that's linked, or the last 2 or more words)?


E.g.:
E.g.:
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:{{WP|Jock Brandis}} developed the {{WP|Malian peanut sheller}}.
:{{WP|Jock Brandis}} developed the {{WP|Malian peanut sheller}}.


Unresolved questions:
*should we use <nowiki><tt></nowiki> (teletype text?) to subtly mark the link text (making it clear whether it's the last word that's linked, or the last 2 or more words)?
*should we use <nowiki><small></nowiki> for the "WP"? If so it seems a bit too small for some readers perhaps, and thus confusing; if left as normal size it's a little intrusive perhaps, but quite clear.
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Revision as of 10:59, 11 November 2006

{{{1}}} [[Wikipedia:{{{1}}}|(WP)]]


Usage

Use this template to link text to Wikipedia, in a more elegant way than , to

E.g.:

{{WP|Jock Brandis}} developed the {{WP|Malian peanut sheller}}.

creates:

Jock Brandis (WP) developed the Malian peanut sheller (WP).

Unresolved questions:

  • should we use <tt> (teletype text?) to subtly mark the link text (making it clear whether it's the last word that's linked, or the last 2 or more words)?
  • should we use <small> for the "WP"? If so it seems a bit too small for some readers perhaps, and thus confusing; if left as normal size it's a little intrusive perhaps, but quite clear.
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