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Been a hot minute since I "created" this template, and coming back here I really should have made a note somewhere that I copied it from Warcraft Wiki's own [https://warcraft.wiki.gg/wiki/Template:Wplink Wplink template]. Oops. Not sure where the CCSA 4.0 license should be stuck. — [[User:Sojourna|Sojourna]] ([[User talk:Sojourna|talk]]) 02:01, 23 March 2026 (UTC) | Been a hot minute since I "created" this template, and coming back here I really should have made a note somewhere that I copied it from Warcraft Wiki's own [https://warcraft.wiki.gg/wiki/Template:Wplink Wplink template]. Oops. Not sure where the CCSA 4.0 license should be stuck. — [[User:Sojourna|Sojourna]] ([[User talk:Sojourna|talk]]) 02:01, 23 March 2026 (UTC) | ||
:It can be stuck on the talkpage I think. [[User:AnotherConsumerRightsPerson|'''''AnotherConsumerRightsPerson''''']] ([[User talk:AnotherConsumerRightsPerson|talk]]) 09:20, 24 March 2026 (UTC) | |||
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I want to know what's the diff between using <code><nowiki>[[wikipedia:]]</nowiki></code> and this. I still don't understand why this is necessary 😕 [[User:Rudxain|Rudxain]] ([[User talk:Rudxain|talk]]) 23:53, 11 May 2026 (UTC) | |||
:There is no difference in function. However, I found it to be easier from the standpoint of a casual editor to use a template (with directions included) instead of Wikipedia markup. It also generally gives a cleaner presentation in source editing as oftentimes a second pipe for display is unnecessary (and thus cutting down on the amount of text), whereas using the markup ''always'' requires piping for display. Ex: <code><nowiki>[[wikipedia:Seattle Avionics|Seattle Avionics]]</nowiki></code> vs <code><nowiki>{{Wplink|Seattle Avionics}}</nowiki></code> | |||
:It's not all that different from using <code><nowiki>{{Reflist}}</nowiki></code> instead of <code><nowiki><references /></nowiki></code> — [[User:Sojourna|Sojourna]] ([[User talk:Sojourna|talk]]) 04:34, 13 May 2026 (UTC) | |||
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[edit source]Been a hot minute since I "created" this template, and coming back here I really should have made a note somewhere that I copied it from Warcraft Wiki's own Wplink template. Oops. Not sure where the CCSA 4.0 license should be stuck. — Sojourna (talk) 02:01, 23 March 2026 (UTC)
- It can be stuck on the talkpage I think. AnotherConsumerRightsPerson (talk) 09:20, 24 March 2026 (UTC)
Pros and cons?
[edit source]I want to know what's the diff between using [[wikipedia:]] and this. I still don't understand why this is necessary 😕 Rudxain (talk) 23:53, 11 May 2026 (UTC)
- There is no difference in function. However, I found it to be easier from the standpoint of a casual editor to use a template (with directions included) instead of Wikipedia markup. It also generally gives a cleaner presentation in source editing as oftentimes a second pipe for display is unnecessary (and thus cutting down on the amount of text), whereas using the markup always requires piping for display. Ex:
[[wikipedia:Seattle Avionics|Seattle Avionics]]vs{{Wplink|Seattle Avionics}} - It's not all that different from using
{{Reflist}}instead of<references />— Sojourna (talk) 04:34, 13 May 2026 (UTC)