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| − | This hatnote is generally used | + | This hatnote is generally used when readers have misspelled their desired title, and the error would be apparent by simply displaying the alternative term without further explanation. For example, consider a reader looking for the punctuation mark who instead ends up at [[coma]]: |
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Revision as of 03:58, 30 April 2017
| This is a documentation subpage for Template:Distinguish. It contains usage information, categories and other content that is not part of the original template page. |
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Contents
Usage
{{distinguish|PAGE1}}
{{distinguish|PAGE1|PAGE2}}
{{distinguish|PAGE1|PAGE2|PAGE3}}
This hatnote is generally used when readers have misspelled their desired title, and the error would be apparent by simply displaying the alternative term without further explanation. For example, consider a reader looking for the punctuation mark who instead ends up at coma:
Coma →
Readers are presumed to recognize that they actually wanted comma by merely looking at the spelling, and this case generally requires no further explanation.
However, {{distinguish}} is not suitable when the difference is not readily apparent without additional details. Consider a reader looking for a game they believe is named Reversi:
In the above hatnote, it is not generally apparent how the suggested Reversis is different from Reversi, which is also a game.
Using {{about}} instead of {{distinguish}}, the differences in the suggested article is explained upfront without requiring the reader to click through and differentiate the terms on their own.
{{Distinguish}} should only be used when the ambiguity exists for a portion of the readership that is sufficient to warrant a hatnote. Care should be taken to avoid trivial uses.
Redirects
- {{Not to be confused with}}
- {{Confused}}
- {{Confuse}}
- {{Misspelling}}
See also
- {{Distinguish2}}, for multiple disambiguation targets or prepending "the".
- {{About}}, links the reader to other articles with similar titles or concepts that they may have been seeking instead.
TemplateData
TemplateData for Distinguish
A hatnote used when there is an ambiguity in an article's title.
| Parameter | Description | Type | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name of article | 1 | Name of article that you want to link to | Page | required |
| Optional additional article to link | 2 | Optional additional article to link | Page | optional |
| Optional additional article to link | 3 | Optional additional article to link | Page | optional |
| Optional additional article to link | 4 | Optional additional article to link | Page | optional |