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Scope of Use

Purpose

  • This template creates a direct link to a specific thread in the RR forums area


Directly Invoked By

  • Any time a discussion can be linked to a topic for better clarity and to provide a place for discussion
  • The wiki talk pages should not be used for this purpose, as not everyone is aware that they exist


Parameters

There are 3 parameters, two of which are pulled directly from the URL of the discussion thread

  • The name of the forum
  • The message number and identifier
  • You can then supply a more meaningful English name for the thread. You should use the actual name of the thread here


Examples

  • The horizontal lines below separate examples for clarity and do not appear when template is invoked.

How to invoke this template

If you wish to point to a thread using this template, follow the steps outlined below


https://forums.radioreference.com/threads/sds200-hum-reports.383938/


Note: Each parameter for the template is separated by a pipe symbol (|). This can be found as the shift of the backslash character ( \ )

  • First, type 2 left curly brackets ( {{ }. This is the shift of the left square bracket ( [ ). Then insert the name of the template.
  • Next, the forum name is required. If you are using a thread in a sub-forum, use the highest level (the parent) for that forum. The thread above comes from the Tech Support sub forum of the Uniden Scanners forum, so we must use that forum's identifier. Thus the forum name is shown below, along with a numeric identifier


https://forums.radioreference.com/forums/uniden-forums.82/


  • The last token of the URL has the data required for the next portion.
    • Take the number found at the very end of the URL and place it in front, followed with a dash.
    • Take the rest of the token and place it after the dash you just entered
    • Put the identifier '.html' at the very end.
  • The last part of the template is a free forum area for a description.
  • Terminate it with 2 right curly brackets ( }} ). This is the shift of the right square bracket ( ] ). Note that the template will hard code 'Thread' at the very end. The result is shown below


{{Thread|uniden-scanners.82|383938-sds200-hum-reports.html|SDS200 Hum Reports}}

Result


Return to: Template:Thread