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===Background=== |
===Background=== |
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This template is generated by {{tl|Expand language}}. It is used to |
This template is generated by {{tl|Expand language}}. It is used to mark articles that are better in {{{1}}} Wikipedia than in English Wikipedia, and thus should be translated from {{{2|{{{1}}}}}} into English. |
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=== Usage === |
=== Usage === |
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To mark an article, tag it with: |
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Place on the '''talkpage''' of the English language article: |
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<nowiki>{{Expand</nowiki> {{{1}}}|''{{{2|{{{1}}}}}}articletitle''<nowiki>}}</nowiki> |
<nowiki>{{Expand</nowiki> {{{1}}}|''{{{2|{{{1}}}}}}articletitle''<nowiki>}}</nowiki> |
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'''If the name of the article in {{{2|{{{1}}}}}} Wikipedia is not specified, the template defaults to the name of the article to which the template is applied.''' This is good when the article has the same name in both English and {{{2|{{{1}}}}}}. This is bad when the names are different, because the template link will point to a non-existent or unrelated article in {{{2|{{{1}}}}}} Wikipedia. |
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Per [[Wikipedia:EL#Links normally to be avoided]], this template should not be used in article namespace. |
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This template places articles in the category [[:Category:Articles needing translation from {{{1}}} Wikipedia]]. |
This template places articles in the category [[:Category:Articles needing translation from {{{1}}} Wikipedia]]. |
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Revision as of 16:04, 20 June 2011
Background
This template is generated by {{Expand language}}. It is used to mark articles that are better in {{{1}}} Wikipedia than in English Wikipedia, and thus should be translated from {{{1}}} into English.
Usage
To mark an article, tag it with:
{{Expand {{{1}}}|{{{1}}}articletitle}}
If the name of the article in {{{1}}} Wikipedia is not specified, the template defaults to the name of the article to which the template is applied. This is good when the article has the same name in both English and {{{1}}}. This is bad when the names are different, because the template link will point to a non-existent or unrelated article in {{{1}}} Wikipedia.
This template places articles in the category [[:Category:Articles needing translation from {{{1}}} Wikipedia]].
Optional parameters
Foreign language featured articles can be marked using fa=yes, as in {{Expand {{{1}}}|{{{1}}}articletitle|fa=yes}}