Template:Technical reasons

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Usage

{{technical reasons|foo|bar}}

produces the following hatnote:

and...

{{technical reasons|foo|bat|bar}}

produces the following hatnote:

For example, this is from the article Waltz:

The |prefix= parameter, which uses {{yesno}} values, can be used to change '"foo" redirects here' to 'terms beginning with "foo" redirect here". For example, this is from the article F:

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TemplateData for Technical reasons

This template displays a hatnote specifying that for technical reasons a name redirects here, and points to the correct article.

Template parameters[]
This template prefers inline formatting of parameters.
Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Name that redirects here	`1`	The name that redirects here.	Line	required
Actual page name (subject if 3rd parameter is used)	`2`	The actual name of the target page if only using 2 parameters. The subject of actual page if a 3rd parameter is used.	Line	required
Actual page name	`3`	The actual page name when a subject is specified separately.	Page name	optional
Prefix (yes/no)	`prefix`	Set to yes, y, or 1 to indicate that the redirect name is rather a prefix that multiple inbound terms start with. All other values have no effect.	Boolean	optional

Hatnote templates
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Generic	{{Hatnote}} {{Hatnote group}} {{Self-reference}}
For and about	{{For}} {{For-text}} (for custom text) {{For-multi}} (for multiple uses) {{About}} Variations: {{Other uses}} {{Other uses of}} {{Redirect-distinguish-for}} {{About-distinguish}} {{About-distinguish-text}}
Other topics	{{Other people}} {{About other people}} (adds "about" description) {{Similar names}} {{Other storms}} {{Other places}} {{Other ships}}
Redirect	{{Redirect}} {{Redirect2}} (for two redirects) {{Redirect-multi}} (for multiple redirects) {{Redirect-several}} (for several redirects, without listing each) {{Redirect-synonym}} {{Redirect-distinguish}} {{Redirect-distinguish-text}} {{Redirect-distinguish-for}} {{Technical reasons}}
Distinguish	{{Distinguish}} (supports custom text) {{About-distinguish}} {{About-distinguish-text}} (for custom text) {{Redirect-distinguish}} {{Redirect-distinguish-text}} (for custom text) {{Redirect-distinguish-for}}
For use in sections	{{Main}} {{Main if exists}} {{Main list}} {{Further}} {{Further-text}} (for custom text) {{Further interlanguage link}} {{See also}} {{See also-text}} (for custom text) {{For outline}} {{For timeline}}
Special	{{Broader}} {{For introduction}} {{See Wiktionary}} {{Transcluding article}} {{Transcluded section}}
Subject specific	{{About year}} {{Highway detail hatnote}} {{For LMST}} {{WikiIPA}}
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