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Use this template when you have a ''similar'' topic that should be prominently linked to another article, either for more information or to avoid confusion between similarly-named articles.
Use this template when you have a ''similar'' topic that should be prominently linked to another article, either for more information or to avoid confusion between similarly-named articles.


It generally takes one unnamed parameter, <code>{{{1}}}</code>, as input. By default, it returns "For more information, see <code>{{{1}}}</code>", where <code>{{{1}}}</code> is a link to the referenced article. A second unnamed parameter will replace "more information" and a third will replace the text which refers to the linked article. For example, <code><nowiki>{{for|St._Crispian's|oodles of information|this page about the cosmere}}</nowiki></code> produces:
It generally takes one unnamed parameter, <code>{{{1}}}</code>, as input. By default, it returns "For more information, see <code>{{{1}}}</code>", where <code>{{{1}}}</code> is a link to the referenced article. A second unnamed parameter will replace "more information" and a third will replace the text which refers to the linked article. For example, <code><nowiki>{{for|St. Crispian's|more on Whereabouts Lane|this St. Crispian's}}</nowiki></code> produces:
: {{for|St. Crispian's|oodles of information|this page about the cosmere}}
{{for|St. Crispian's|more on Whereabouts Lane|this St. Crispian's}}
 
The template is intended to be brief, but additional optional parameters <code>|pre=</code> and <code>|post=</code> allow you to add additional explanatory text at the beginning or end of the displayed text, if necessary. For example, <code><nowiki>{{for|Emma M. Lion#Family|Emma M. Lion the first|pre="Emma M. Lion" redirects here}}</nowiki></code> produces:
{{for|Emma M. Lion#Family|Emma M. Lion the first|pre="Emma M. Lion" redirects here}}
{{for|Summary:The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion: Volume 1#1 April 1883|Emma M. Lion the first|pre="Emma M. Lion" redirects here|3=Emma M. Lion}}


The template is intended to be brief, but additional optional parameters <code>|pre=</code> and <code>|post=</code> allow you to add additional explanatory text at the beginning or end of the displayed text, if necessary. For example, <code><nowiki>{{for|Wulfden the First|the first Wyrn named Wulfden|pre='Wulfden' redirects here}}</nowiki></code> produces:
: {{for|Wulfden the First|the first Wyrn named Wulfden|pre='Wulfden' redirects here}}


[[Category:Navigation Aids]]
[[Category:Navigation Aids]]

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Use this template when you have a similar topic that should be prominently linked to another article, either for more information or to avoid confusion between similarly-named articles.

It generally takes one unnamed parameter, {{{1}}}, as input. By default, it returns "For more information, see {{{1}}}", where {{{1}}} is a link to the referenced article. A second unnamed parameter will replace "more information" and a third will replace the text which refers to the linked article. For example, {{for|St. Crispian's|more on Whereabouts Lane|this St. Crispian's}} produces:

The template is intended to be brief, but additional optional parameters |pre= and |post= allow you to add additional explanatory text at the beginning or end of the displayed text, if necessary. For example, {{for|Emma M. Lion#Family|Emma M. Lion the first|pre="Emma M. Lion" redirects here}} produces:

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