Wikipedia:Help desk/RD tip

Do not use this template. Use {{tl|RD1}}, {{tl|RD2}} or {{tl|RD3}} instead.

Do not use this template.

This template has been split into sub-templates with shortcuts {{tl|RD1}}, {{tl|RD2}}, {{tl|RD3}}. This page is for centralized instructions and discussion.

Usage

  • The following examples are not substed, so the external link won't be displayed properly.
  • To refer a person to the reference desk, type {{subst:RD1}} to get:

{{RD1|demo=yes}}

  • If you know the topic this question belongs to, type for example {{subst:RD2|Humanities}} to get:

{{RD2|Humanities|demo=yes}}

  • If a specific article probably has the answer to a question, type for example {{subst:RD3|Leonardo da Vinci}} to get:

{{RD3|Leonardo da Vinci|demo=yes}}

  • Do not use if it is unlikely that the reference desk will have an answer either.
  • Do not forget to use subst. This will help the servers, and variants 2 and 3 won't work otherwise.
  • In examples 2 and 3 above, the template is transcluded and the links are therefore not displayed correctly here.

Sub-templates