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== Description == | == Description == | ||
The "distinguish" template produces a [[WP:HAT|hatnote]] to point out to our readers the existence of one or more articles whose title(s) is | The "distinguish" template produces a [[WP:HAT|hatnote]] to point out to our readers the existence of one or more articles whose title(s) is, or are, similar to the page in question. It is used in cases where the distinction between the titles is generally obvious and does not need further explanation. | ||
For those cases where an explanation is required, please use the templates {{tl|For}} and {{tl|About}}. For use on category pages, the corresponding template is {{Tl|Category distinguish}}. | For those cases where an explanation is required, please use the templates {{tl|For}} and {{tl|About}}. For use on category pages, the corresponding template is {{Tl|Category distinguish}}. | ||
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This hatnote can be used to distinguish the topic from multiple other topics: | This hatnote can be used to distinguish the topic from multiple other topics: | ||
{{tlx|distinguish|Foo|Bar}} → {{Distinguish|Foo|Bar}} | {{tlx|distinguish|Foo|Bar}} → {{Distinguish|Foo|Bar}} | ||
{{tlx|distinguish|Foo|Bar| | {{tlx|distinguish|Foo|Bar|Baz}} → {{Distinguish|Foo|Bar|Baz}} | ||
It can also be used to customize the text that will appear. You may do this using the template's {{para|text}} parameter. For example, from the Wikipedia article on [[Phobos (mythology)]], an article about a Greek god that is also the name of one of the moons of Mars, and where the word "Phoebus", quite similar to "Phobos", has an altogether different meaning. Note that for ease of understanding, terms with parenthetical disambiguation should usually be [[WP:pipe|piped]]: | It can also be used to customize the text that will appear. You may do this using the template's {{para|text}} parameter. For example, from the Wikipedia article on [[Phobos (mythology)]], an article about a Greek god that is also the name of one of the moons of Mars, and where the word "Phoebus", quite similar to "Phobos", has an altogether different meaning. Note that for ease of understanding, terms with parenthetical disambiguation should usually be [[WP:pipe|piped]]: | ||
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It may also be appropriate to place a similar hatnote on the article for [[Phobos (moon)]] to distinguish it from the article on [[Phobos (mythology)]] and the article on Apollo, though it is probably unnecessary to place yet another hatnote on the article on [[Apollo]], since most readers searching for "Apollo Phoebus" will get there by simply typing "Apollo" in the Wikipedia search box. | It may also be appropriate to place a similar hatnote on the article for [[Phobos (moon)]] to distinguish it from the article on [[Phobos (mythology)]] and the article on Apollo, though it is probably unnecessary to place yet another hatnote on the article on [[Apollo]], since most readers searching for "Apollo Phoebus" will get there by simply typing "Apollo" in the Wikipedia search box. | ||
When the target is a disambiguation page, display of the parentheses may be avoided by escaping the vertical bar using the [[Help:Magic words|magic word]] {{Tl|!}}: | |||
{{Tick}}{{tlx|distinguish|Crossfire (disambiguation){{!}}Crossfire}} → {{Distinguish|Crossfire (disambiguation){{!}}Crossfire}} | |||
The escape is necessary, otherwise the template will read the next text as another topic: | |||
{{Cross}}{{tlx|distinguish|Crossfire (disambiguation)|Crossfire}} → {{Distinguish|Crossfire (disambiguation)|Crossfire}} | |||
== When to use == | == When to use == | ||