Template:LinkForumThread
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This is a template for including links to threads and individual posts on the ConwayLife.com forums in the "External Links" section of an article. It can take the following parameters:
- t, the id number of the thread being linked to (optional);
- f, the id number of the forum the thread is located in (optional);
- p, the id number of a specific post to be linked to (optional);
- title, the title of the thread as it will appear in the link text (mandatory);
- author, the author of the thread or post (optional)
- format, the way the resulting link should be formatted (optional):
- format=ref, format in a way suitable for <ref> ... </ref> tags.
- date, the date the forum post was posted (optional, if author is specified);
Here are three simple usage examples:
You type:
{{LinkForumThread|t=1452|title=Soup search results}}
You see:
- Soup search results (discussion thread) at the ConwayLife.com forums
You type:
{{LinkForumThread|p=46748|title=Re: Soup search results}}
You see:
- Re: Soup search results (discussion thread) at the ConwayLife.com forums
You type:
<ref name="post46748" /> ==References== <references> <ref name="post46748">{{LinkForumThread |f = 7 |t = 2036 |p = 46748 |title = Re: Thread for basic questions |format = ref }}</ref> </references>
You see: a footnote link1 at the ref tag location, and a reference section containing
1. Re: Thread for basic questions (discussion thread) at the ConwayLife.com forums
See also
- Pages that link to external sites (category)
External link templates
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- Template:LinkCallahan
- Template:LinkCatagolue
- Template:LinkCatagolueRule
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- Template:LinkForumThread
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