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Comment by Smerdis of Tlön: Actually it's the other way round
Comment by Smerdis of Tlön: userboxes encourage labels
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*Just a technicality, ''transclusion'' calls the template code each time the page is edited/saved. ''Substitution'' places the template code itself on the page so that even if someone changes the template itself, the page the template is displayed on won't change. I think you had things somewhat arsey-versey above. :-) And yes, you could do everything a userbox can do with plain text or some other kind of template, userboxes are just a popular package for this.--[[User:Doug|Doug.]]<sup>([[User talk:Doug|talk]] <small>•</small> [[Special:Contributions/Doug|contribs]])</sup> 16:51, 26 January 2008 (UTC)
 
::Except that userboxes encourage labels rather than statements and explanations. I personally find it hard to explain what I believe in six words or less. -- '''<font color="navy">[[User talk:Dalbury|Donald Albury]]</font>''' 21:07, 26 January 2008 (UTC)
 
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