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==Purpose of template==
When [[Wikipedia:What is an article|Wikipedia article]]s
become too large, subarticles are usually created.  This [[Wikipedia:Template messages|template]], used in the subarticle, uses the name of the main article as a [[m:Help:Template#Parameters|parameter]] to produce a link to the main article:
<nowiki>
{{main|Article}}
</nowiki>
will produce
{{main|Article}}
To reference multiple articles, the {{tl|main articles}} template can be used instead, as so:
<nowiki>
{{main articles}} [[a]], [[b]], [[c]]
</nowiki>
which produces:
{{main articles}} [[a]], [[b]], [[c]]
== Comparison with related templates ==
The following two are meant to be used in connection with each other:
* At the top of a brief section concerning a subject that has a more detailed article (this is the only form specified by the [[Wikipedia:Summary style|Wikipedia Manual of Style]]);
* ''or'' at the top of the specialized article, to refer to the more general article: {{tiwt|main}}
* at the top or bottom of a section of the more general article, to refer to the specialized article: {{tiwt|see details}}
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The following set of two is an alternative:
*{{tiwt|subarticleof}}
*{{tiwt|seesubarticle}}
==References==
* [[Wikipedia:Long article layout]]
* [[Wikipedia:Summary style]]
* [[m:Help:Template]]
==See also==
==See also==
* {{tl|Main}}, {{tl|Main2}}
* {{tl|Main}}, {{tl|Main2}}

Revision as of 05:50, 25 November 2005

Main article{{{3}}}: {{{3}}}

Please be mindful of the talk page discussions that have determined Template:Main's appearance.

Purpose of template

When Wikipedia articles become too large, subarticles are usually created. This template, used in the subarticle, uses the name of the main article as a parameter to produce a link to the main article:

{{main|Article}}

will produce

Main article{{{3}}}: {{ safesubst:p{{ safesubst:#ifArticle:Article{{{3}}}|1|2}}|{{{3}}}|}}

To reference multiple articles, the {{main articles}} template can be used instead, as so:

{{main articles}} [[a]], [[b]], [[c]]

which produces:

Main article{{{3}}}: {{{3}}} a, b, c

Comparison with related templates

The following two are meant to be used in connection with each other:

  • At the top of a brief section concerning a subject that has a more detailed article (this is the only form specified by the Wikipedia Manual of Style);
  • or at the top of the specialized article, to refer to the more general article: Template:Tiwt
  • at the top or bottom of a section of the more general article, to refer to the specialized article: Template:Tiwt

The following set of two is an alternative:

References

See also