User:Cactus.man/Sandbox/Transcluson Demo
This is a demonstration of the value of the Template {{tl|Transclude random excerpt}} for the Article James VI and I . It shows the excerpt as it appears on Portal:Scotland. (Mockup to replicate display on Firefox 69.0.2 @ 1920 x 1200).
Note:
:The length of excerpt can be customised by the template parameters.
:The funtionality of internal wikilinks is preserved.
{{Transclude random excerpt | James VI and I |paragraphs=1-2 | files=1}}
{{clear}}
This is a demonstration of the built-in mouseover funtionality of the mediawiki software which some Portal "Deletionists" consider superior. (Mockup to replicate display on Firefox 69.0.2 @ 1920 x 1200).
Note:
:The limited extent of text excerpt (55 words, not even one complete paragraphs).
:The crude image crop.
:The missing functionality and lack of internal wikilinks (7 missing links in this brief "mouseover" excerpt).
"Superior"??, Hmmm, Yeah, right!
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James VI and I was King of Scotland as James VI from 24 July 1567 and King of England and Ireland as James I from the union of the Scottish and English crowns on 24 March 1603 until his death in 1625. The kingdoms of Scotland and England were individual sovereign states, with their own
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