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== Usage ==
==Usage==
=== Linking ===
===Format===
For the link parameters, always show the full name of the article, e.g. <code><nowiki>[[Mario Kart (series)]]</nowiki></code>. A piped-link is only appropriate when linking directly to an article section, e.g. <code><nowiki>[[Mario Kart (series)#Playable characters|Mario Kart (series) § Playable characters]]</nowiki></code>.
<pre>
{{about|description of current page|description of linked page|[[Title of linked page]]}}
</pre>
 
A <code>section=yes</code> parameter can be added to the template for use at the top of a section.
 
===Linking===
For the link parameter(s), always show the full name of the article, e.g. <code><nowiki>[[Mario Kart (series)]]</nowiki></code>.
 
A piped-link is only appropriate when linking directly to an article section, e.g. <code><nowiki>[[Mario Kart (series)#Playable characters|Mario Kart (series) § Playable characters]]</nowiki></code>.


Linking to at least four additional pages will tag the article in [[:Category:Articles with too many About links]], since at that point a disambiguation page should be used to keep the links to a maximum of three.
Linking to at least four additional pages will tag the article in [[:Category:Articles with too many About links]], since at that point a disambiguation page should be used to keep the links to a maximum of three.
=== Sections ===
A <code>section=yes</code> parameter can be added to the template for use at the top of a section.


[[Category:Notice templates]]</noinclude>
[[Category:Notice templates]]</noinclude>