Template:Technical reasons

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Usage

{{technical reasons|foo|bar}}

produces the following hatnote:

and...

{{technical reasons|foo|bat|bar}}

produces the following hatnote:

See an example in the hatnote of the Waltz article.

The |prefix= parameter, which uses {{yesno}} values, can be used to change '"foo" redirects here' to 'terms beginning with "foo" redirect here". For an example, see F.

TemplateData

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TemplateData for Technical reasons

This template displays a hatnote specifying that for technical reasons a name redirects here, and points to the correct article.

Template parameters

This template prefers inline formatting of parameters.

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Name that redirects here	1	The name that redirects here.	Line	required
Actual page name (subject if 3rd parameter is used)	2	The actual name of the target page if only using 2 parameters. The subject of actual page if a 3rd parameter is used.	Line	required
Actual page name	3	The actual page name when a subject is specified separately.	Page name	optional
Prefix (yes/no)	prefix	Set to yes, y, or 1 to indicate that the redirect name is rather a prefix that multiple inbound terms start with. All other values have no effect.	Boolean	optional

See also

• {{Correct title}}

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