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This template provides a box displaying a link to the Wiki forum. It is designed to go on the bottom of pages (or top of talk pages) with an expectation of a high number of user questions.

Usage

Place {{ForumLink}} on a page where this message box is desired. The template is designed to automatically decode as many of the parameters as possible, but a few require being named in the template. The default condition with no parameters will send the user to the general forum on Wiki updates.

Any of the following (simplified syntax):

{{ForumLink | search-linktext }}

{{ForumLink | topicid-wikiforum }}

{{ForumLink | link-text | topicid-wikiforum }}

{{ForumLink | forumid=nnn | search-linktext | topicid }}

{{ForumLink | lang=aa | forumid=nnn | linktext | topicid }}

{{ForumLink | forum=url }}

Parameters

forum

Optional parameter. The value is a URL to the Waze forum topic thread that covers a discussion of the wiki page that uses this template.

forumid

Optional parameter. If the target Waze forum is not the Wiki forum, the forumid value can be entered. This also requires a |topicid= value.

Examples

{{ForumLink|forum=http://www.waze.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=276&t=98195}}

will generate the following:

Bring up comments or questions on this page in this forum

.

{{ForumLink}}

will generate the following:

Comments or questions on any Wiki page can be brought up in the Wiki updates forum topic.

{{ForumLink|New Page - WME Chat|89344}}</wikilink>

generates:

You can bring up comments or questions about this in

New Page - WME Chat forum topic.

{{ForumLink|Go to the first topic in New Jersey's forum, guys!|forumid=249}}

generates:

You can bring up comments or questions about this in

Go to the first topic in New Jersey's forum, guys! forum topic.

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No category is added to pages with this template.

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 {{doc subpage}}
-This template provides a box displaying a link to a forum. It is designed to go on the bottom of pages (or top of talk pages) with an expectation of a high number of user questions.
+This template provides a box displaying a link to the Wiki forum. It is designed to go on the bottom of pages (or top of talk pages) with an expectation of a high number of user questions.
 == Usage ==
-Place {{tl|ForumLink}} on a page where this message box is desired. Generally an editor will include a specific forum link passed as a parameter, but it will also work without that parameter and send the user to the [http://www.waze.com/forum/viewforum.php?f=276 general forum on Wiki updates].
+Place {{tl|ForumLink}} on a page where this message box is desired. The template is designed to automatically decode as many of the parameters as possible, but a few require being named in the template. The default condition with no parameters will send the user to the [http://www.waze.com/forum/viewforum.php?f=276 general forum on Wiki updates].
 Any of the following (simplified syntax):
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 '''forum'''
-:Optional parameter, value is any URL, but is expected to be a link the specific forum main page or topic thread that covers discussion of the wiki page that uses this template.
+:Optional parameter. The value is a URL to the Waze forum topic thread that covers a discussion of the wiki page that uses this template.
+'''forumid'''
+:Optional parameter. If the target Waze forum is not the Wiki forum, the forumid value can be entered. This also requires a {{para|topicid}} value.
 == Examples ==