Template:Distinguish
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Description
The "distinguish" template produces a 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 {{For}} and {{About}}. For use on category pages, the corresponding template is {{Category distinguish}}.
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Template Data
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 name | suggested |
| Optional additional article to link (2) | 2 | Optional additional article to link | Page name | optional |
| Optional additional article to link (3) | 3 | Optional additional article to link | Page name | optional |
| Optional additional article to link (4) | 4 | Optional additional article to link | Page name | optional |
| Custom text | text | Custom message in wikitext; e.g. "[[foo]] and [[Bar (computer science)|bar]]" produces "Not to be confused with [[foo]] and [[Bar (computer science)|bar]]." | String | optional |
| Self reference | selfref | If set, marks note as being a self reference, to not be shown when content is reused | Boolean | optional |