Template:Disambig3

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Description

Use this template at the top of an article when there are three or more uses for the term in question in order to link to the term's disambiguation page.

Note - If two uses are more closely associated or far more prominent than the others, consider using {{Disambig3.5{{#if:||{{{2}}}|}}}} instead.

Usage

Parameters

This template accepts three parameters, all anonymous.

Required

  1. The disambiguated term.

Optional

  1. The second term to be disambiguated. Takes precedence over term one when generating the link to the disambiguation page.
  2. Changes the format to the "about" version and should contain the description of what the article is about. Can also be specified as the named parameter "about"

Code

For basic use,

{{Disambig3|Cybertron}},

generates

This article is about . For other uses of "Cybertron", see Cybertron (disambiguation)|The name or term "Cybertron" refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, see Cybertron (disambiguation).}}

If the root word of the disambiguation page is different from the word in the title of the current article (e.g., a different form of the same name like Bill/William), add a second argument to match the location of the disambiguation page. I.e,

{{Disambig3|Bill|William}}

on William Lennox gives:

This article is about . For other uses of "William", see Bill (disambiguation)|The name or term "William" refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, see Bill (disambiguation).}}

To describe the current article as in {{disambig2{{#if:||{{{2}}}|}}}}, use the |about= variable like so:

{{Disambig3|Transformers|The Transformers|about=the first comic issue of the first comic series about Transformers}}

which gives:

This article is about the first comic issue of the first comic series about Transformers. For other uses of "The Transformers", see Transformers (disambiguation)|The name or term "The Transformers" refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, see Transformers (disambiguation).}}


Examples

Code

{{disambig3|Cybertron}}

Result

This article is about . For other uses of "Cybertron", see Cybertron (disambiguation)|The name or term "Cybertron" refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, see Cybertron (disambiguation).}}

Code

{{Disambig3|Transformers|The Transformers|the first comic issue of the first comic series about Transformers}}

Result

This article is about the first comic issue of the first comic series about Transformers. For other uses of "The Transformers", see Transformers (disambiguation)|The name or term "The Transformers" refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, see Transformers (disambiguation).}}

Code

{{disambig3|James|Jimmy}}

Result

This article is about . For other uses of "Jimmy", see James (disambiguation)|The name or term "Jimmy" refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, see James (disambiguation).}}

See also

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Description

Use this template at the top of an article when there are three or more uses for the term in question in order to link to the term's disambiguation page.

Note - If two uses are more closely associated or far more prominent than the others, consider using {{Disambig3.5{{#if:||{{{2}}}|}}}} instead.

Usage

Parameters

This template accepts three parameters, all anonymous.

Required

  1. The disambiguated term.

Optional

  1. The second term to be disambiguated. Takes precedence over term one when generating the link to the disambiguation page.
  2. Changes the format to the "about" version and should contain the description of what the article is about. Can also be specified as the named parameter "about"

Code

For basic use,

{{Disambig3|Cybertron}},

generates

This article is about . For other uses of "Cybertron", see Cybertron (disambiguation)|The name or term "Cybertron" refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, see Cybertron (disambiguation).}}

If the root word of the disambiguation page is different from the word in the title of the current article (e.g., a different form of the same name like Bill/William), add a second argument to match the location of the disambiguation page. I.e,

{{Disambig3|Bill|William}}

on William Lennox gives:

This article is about . For other uses of "William", see Bill (disambiguation)|The name or term "William" refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, see Bill (disambiguation).}}

To describe the current article as in {{disambig2{{#if:||{{{2}}}|}}}}, use the |about= variable like so:

{{Disambig3|Transformers|The Transformers|about=the first comic issue of the first comic series about Transformers}}

which gives:

This article is about the first comic issue of the first comic series about Transformers. For other uses of "The Transformers", see Transformers (disambiguation)|The name or term "The Transformers" refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, see Transformers (disambiguation).}}


Examples

Code

{{disambig3|Cybertron}}

Result

This article is about . For other uses of "Cybertron", see Cybertron (disambiguation)|The name or term "Cybertron" refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, see Cybertron (disambiguation).}}

Code

{{Disambig3|Transformers|The Transformers|the first comic issue of the first comic series about Transformers}}

Result

This article is about the first comic issue of the first comic series about Transformers. For other uses of "The Transformers", see Transformers (disambiguation)|The name or term "The Transformers" refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, see Transformers (disambiguation).}}

Code

{{disambig3|James|Jimmy}}

Result

This article is about . For other uses of "Jimmy", see James (disambiguation)|The name or term "Jimmy" refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, see James (disambiguation).}}

See also

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