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&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;New page&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div&gt;{{Redirect|WP:OTHERUSES|the guideline on hatnotes|Wikipedia:Hatnote}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Shortcut|WP:TM/GENERAL|WP:TM/G|WP:TMG}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{about|templates relating to &amp;#039;&amp;#039;article descriptions&amp;#039;&amp;#039;|templates related to &amp;#039;&amp;#039;issues and disputes with articles&amp;#039;&amp;#039;, including NPOV|Wikipedia:Template messages/Disputes|templates related to &amp;#039;&amp;#039;formatting&amp;#039;&amp;#039;|Wikipedia:Template messages/Format|templates related to &amp;#039;&amp;#039;cleanup&amp;#039;&amp;#039; issues|Wikipedia:Template messages/Cleanup}}&lt;br /&gt;
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== [[Help:Disambiguation|Disambiguation]] and [[Wikipedia:Redirect|redirection]] ==&lt;br /&gt;
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===On disambiguation pages===&lt;br /&gt;
:&amp;#039;&amp;#039;For others, see [[MediaWikiWiki:Disambiguationspage]].&amp;#039;&amp;#039;  &amp;#039;&amp;#039;For hatnote templates used to distinguish pages, see [[Wikipedia:Hatnote#Distinguish]] or [[Template:Hatnote templates documentation]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
{| border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=3 align=center&lt;br /&gt;
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!width=20%| What to type !!width=55%| What it produces !! Where to put it&lt;br /&gt;
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| {{tetl|disambiguation}}&lt;br /&gt;
| {{disambiguation|nocat=true}}&lt;br /&gt;
| &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Bottom&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;of disambiguation pages.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| {{tetl|disambiguation cleanup}}&lt;br /&gt;
| {{disambiguation cleanup|demo=DEMO|nocat=true}}&lt;br /&gt;
| &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Bottom&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;of disambiguation pages that need cleanup.&lt;br /&gt;
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| {{tetl|place name disambiguation}}&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;Redirect: {{tl|geodis}}&lt;br /&gt;
| {{geodis|nocat=true}}&lt;br /&gt;
| &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Bottom&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;of disambiguation pages consisting only of geographic locations.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| {{tetl|human name disambiguation}}&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;Redirect: {{tl|hndis}}&lt;br /&gt;
| {{hndis|*|nocat=true}}&lt;br /&gt;
| &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Bottom&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;of disambiguation pages whose title is a human name.&lt;br /&gt;
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| {{tetl|number disambiguation}}&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;Redirects: {{tl|numberdis}}, {{tl|numdab}}&lt;br /&gt;
| {{numberdis|nocat=true}}&lt;br /&gt;
| &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Bottom&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;of number-oriented &lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| {{tetl|set index article}}&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;Redirect: {{tl|SIA}}&lt;br /&gt;
| {{SIA|nocat=true}}&lt;br /&gt;
| &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Bottom&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;of list articles about a set of items of a specific type that share the same (or similar) name.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| {{tetl|surname}}&lt;br /&gt;
| {{surname|nocat=true}}&lt;br /&gt;
| &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Bottom&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;of surname (last name) disambiguation pages.&lt;br /&gt;
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|}{{-}}&lt;br /&gt;
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===In introductory lines===&lt;br /&gt;
{{shortcut|WP:TM/DABINT|WP:TMGDI}}&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;The following templates should be substituted&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; because they merely provide convenient ways to produce standard common phrases in running text (not, e.g., hatnotes or message boxes).&lt;br /&gt;
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{| border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=3&lt;br /&gt;
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! width=35% | What to type !! width=40% | What it produces !! Where to put it&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| {{tsetl|refer|Topic}}&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;Redirects: {{tl|disamb1}}, {{tl|may refer to}}, ... &lt;br /&gt;
| {{refer|Topic}}&lt;br /&gt;
| &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Top&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| {{tsetl|disamb2}}&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;Redirect: {{tl|itref}}&lt;br /&gt;
| {{disamb2}}&lt;br /&gt;
| &amp;#039;&amp;#039;In line&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| {{tsetl|disamb3}}&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;Redirect: {{tl|theyref}}&lt;br /&gt;
| {{disamb3}}&lt;br /&gt;
| &amp;#039;&amp;#039;In line&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| {{tsetl|disamb4|&amp;lt;nowiki&amp;gt;Topic&amp;lt;/nowiki&amp;gt;|description}}&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;Redirects: {{tl|refers2}}, {{tl|mayrefer2}}&lt;br /&gt;
| {{disamb4|Topic|description}}&lt;br /&gt;
| &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Top&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| {{tsetl|disambiguation name|&amp;lt;nowiki&amp;gt;Name&amp;lt;/nowiki&amp;gt;}}&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;Redirect: {{tl|nameref}}&lt;br /&gt;
| {{disambiguation name|Name}}&lt;br /&gt;
| &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Top&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| {{tsetl|disamb-name2|&amp;lt;nowiki&amp;gt;Topic&amp;lt;/nowiki&amp;gt;|description}}&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;Redirect: {{tl|nameof}}&lt;br /&gt;
| {{disamb-name2|Topic|description}}&lt;br /&gt;
| &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Top&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| {{tsetl|disamb-term|term}}&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;Redirect: {{tl|termref}}&lt;br /&gt;
| {{disamb-term|term}}&lt;br /&gt;
| &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Top&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| {{tsetl|disamb-terms|term1|term2}}&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;Redirect: {{tl|termsref}}&lt;br /&gt;
| {{disamb-terms|term1|term2}}&lt;br /&gt;
| &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Top&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|}{{-}}&lt;br /&gt;
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== [[Help:Section|Section]] ==&lt;br /&gt;
{{see also|Wikipedia:Template index/Section}}&lt;br /&gt;
{| border=&amp;quot;1&amp;quot; cellspacing=&amp;quot;0&amp;quot; cellpadding=&amp;quot;3&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
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! What to type !! width=&amp;quot;50%&amp;quot; | What it makes !! Where it goes&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| {{tetl|details|location}}&lt;br /&gt;
| {{Details|location}}&lt;br /&gt;
| Sections &amp;lt;br /&amp;gt; near top&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| {{tetl|further|location}}&lt;br /&gt;
| {{Further|location}}&lt;br /&gt;
| Sections &amp;lt;br /&amp;gt; near top&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| {{tetl|main|location}}&lt;br /&gt;
| {{main|location}}&lt;br /&gt;
| Sections &amp;lt;br /&amp;gt; near top&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| {{tetl|main list|location}}&lt;br /&gt;
| {{Main list|location}}&lt;br /&gt;
| Sections &amp;lt;br /&amp;gt; near top&lt;br /&gt;
|}{{-}}&lt;br /&gt;
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== [[Wikipedia:Footnotes|Footnotes]] and [[Wikipedia:Citing sources|references]] ==&lt;br /&gt;
{| border=&amp;quot;1&amp;quot; cellspacing=&amp;quot;0&amp;quot; cellpadding=&amp;quot;3&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
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! What to type !! width=&amp;quot;50%&amp;quot; | What it makes !! Where it goes&lt;br /&gt;
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| {{tetl|citation}}&lt;br /&gt;
| Makes a formatted citation for use with Harvard style reference links.&lt;br /&gt;
| Articles &amp;lt;br /&amp;gt; notes or references&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| {{tetl|Harvard citation|name|year}}&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;Redirect: {{tl|harv}}&lt;br /&gt;
| Makes a Harvard style reference link.&lt;br /&gt;
| Articles &amp;lt;br /&amp;gt; notes or references&lt;br /&gt;
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| {{tetl|note|name}}&lt;br /&gt;
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# {{Note|name}} The footnote also links back to the reference.&lt;br /&gt;
* {{Note|numbering}} A &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;#&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; can be used at the beginning of the line to create a numbered list. Similarly, &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;*&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; creates a bullet.&lt;br /&gt;
| Articles &amp;lt;br /&amp;gt; notes or references&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| {{tetl|note label|name&amp;amp;#124;label&amp;amp;#124;backlink}}&lt;br /&gt;
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# {{Note label|name|1|a}} The footnote also links back to the reference.&lt;br /&gt;
* {{Note label|numbering|1|a}} A &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;#&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; can be used at the beginning of the line to create a numbered list.&lt;br /&gt;
* {{Note label|Smith2005|Smith 2005, p. 1|a}} {{Note label|Smith2005|Smith 2005, p. 25|b}} Similarly, &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;*&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; creates a bullet.&lt;br /&gt;
| Articles &amp;lt;br /&amp;gt; notes or references&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| {{tetl|ref|name}}&lt;br /&gt;
| Makes reference links and footnotes{{Ref|footnote_name}} that are numbered automatically.{{Ref|numbering}}&lt;br /&gt;
| Articles &amp;lt;br /&amp;gt; notes or references&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| {{tetl|ref label|name&amp;amp;#124;label&amp;amp;#124;backlink}}&lt;br /&gt;
| Makes reference links and footnotes{{Ref label|name|1|a}} with specific labels.{{Ref label|numbering|2|a}}&lt;br /&gt;
| Articles &amp;lt;br /&amp;gt; notes or references&lt;br /&gt;
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|}{{-}}&lt;br /&gt;
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==Timing-related messages==&lt;br /&gt;
{{See also|Wikipedia:Current event templates|Category:Temporal templates}}&lt;br /&gt;
{| border=&amp;quot;1&amp;quot; cellspacing=&amp;quot;0&amp;quot; cellpadding=&amp;quot;3&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
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! width=&amp;quot;15%&amp;quot; | What to type || What it makes || width=&amp;quot;15%&amp;quot; | Where it goes&lt;br /&gt;
{{tlrow|anachronism}}&lt;br /&gt;
*Use {{tl|anachronism inline}} for use at exact examples.&lt;br /&gt;
| Top of articles or sections that have anachronisms&lt;br /&gt;
{{tlrow|current|notes=Use &amp;#039;section&amp;#039; in 2nd parameter, if tagging a section.}}&lt;br /&gt;
| Top of articles or sections about current events&lt;br /&gt;
{{tlrow|current disaster}}&lt;br /&gt;
| Top of articles about current disasters&lt;br /&gt;
{{tlrow|current person|article|person}}&lt;br /&gt;
| Article top&lt;br /&gt;
{{tlrow|current related|topic}}&lt;br /&gt;
| Article top&lt;br /&gt;
{{tlrow|current spaceflight}}&lt;br /&gt;
| Article top&lt;br /&gt;
{{tlrow|current sport}}&lt;br /&gt;
| Article top&lt;br /&gt;
{{tlrow|current sports transaction}}&lt;br /&gt;
| Article top&lt;br /&gt;
{{tlrow|high traffic|category=Articles linked from high traffic sites}}&lt;br /&gt;
| Talk page top&lt;br /&gt;
{{tlrow|now}}&lt;br /&gt;
| Talk page top&lt;br /&gt;
{{tlrow|recent death}}&lt;br /&gt;
| Article top&lt;br /&gt;
{{tlrow|recentism}}&lt;br /&gt;
| Article top&lt;br /&gt;
{{tlrow|update}}&lt;br /&gt;
| Article or section top&lt;br /&gt;
|}{{-}}&lt;br /&gt;
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==External issues==&lt;br /&gt;
{| border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=3 align=center&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!width=10%| What to type !!width=80%| What it produces !! Where to put it&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| {{tetl|False version}}&lt;br /&gt;
| {{False version}}&lt;br /&gt;
| Article top&lt;br /&gt;
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|}{{-}}&lt;br /&gt;
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==Title-related messages==&lt;br /&gt;
{| border=&amp;quot;1&amp;quot; cellspacing=&amp;quot;0&amp;quot; cellpadding=&amp;quot;3&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
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| {{tetl|correct title|2=title=article}}&lt;br /&gt;
| {{correct title|title=article}}&lt;br /&gt;
| Article top&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| {{tetl|lowercase title|article}}&lt;br /&gt;
| Decapitalises first letter of page title; for use in articles whose title is incorrectly capitalized due to technical restrictions, such as [[iPod]].&lt;br /&gt;
| Article top&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|}{{-}}&lt;br /&gt;
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==Character/symbol notes==&lt;br /&gt;
{| border=&amp;quot;1&amp;quot; cellspacing=&amp;quot;0&amp;quot; cellpadding=&amp;quot;3&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
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| {{tetl|special characters}}&lt;br /&gt;
| {{Special characters}}&lt;br /&gt;
| Article top&lt;br /&gt;
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==Expansion requests==&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;#039;&amp;#039;See also: [[Wikipedia:Template messages/Talk namespace#Requests|Expansion requests in the talk namespace]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
{| border=&amp;quot;1&amp;quot; cellspacing=&amp;quot;0&amp;quot; cellpadding=&amp;quot;3&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
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! width=&amp;quot;15%&amp;quot; | What to type !! width=&amp;quot;65%&amp;quot; | What it makes !! Where it goes&lt;br /&gt;
{{tlrow2|expand section|&amp;#039;&amp;#039;text&amp;#039;&amp;#039;}}&lt;br /&gt;
| Section top&lt;br /&gt;
{{tlrowp|Missing information|&amp;#039;&amp;#039;text&amp;#039;&amp;#039;}}&lt;br /&gt;
| Article top&lt;br /&gt;
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{{Wikipedia template messages}}&lt;br /&gt;
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[[Category:Wikipedia template administration]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
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