Template:Disamb

{{Disamb
|Description (String)
|YEAR #### (if not set '????')
|y=YEAR #### (same as previous)
}}

Template:Disamb is a simple template designed to aid in the layout of disambiguation pages.

{{disamb}} creates a listing preceded by the year this character first appeared (making extremely long disambig pages such as Prowl (disambiguation)) easier to navigate.

Example:

{{disamb
|y=1984
|[[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] the [[Autobot]] police car (and later [[Maximal]] lion) from [[Generation 1]]
}}

• 1984 — Prowl the Autobot police car (and later Maximal lion) from Generation 1

The year can be set using either through the named term "y=", or by making the year the second term.

{{disamb |y=YEAR |Character Description }}
{{disamb |Character Description |YEAR }}
{{disamb |Character Description |y=YEAR }}

All 3 formats are functional equivalent. This allows for the quick conversion of un-templated disambig pages (without tracking down years) while also permitting the use of a 'logical' layout with the year in front. (Mimicking layout order.)

If no year is provided, the template displays ???? in place of a year. {{disamb |Character Description }}

• ???? — Character Description