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"Template:Другие значения" listed at Redirects for discussion

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  A discussion is taking place to address the redirect Template:Другие значения. The discussion will occur at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2020 August 21#Template:Другие значения until a consensus is reached, and readers of this page are welcome to contribute to the discussion. 1234qwer1234qwer4 (talk) 19:49, 21 August 2020 (UTC)Reply

"Template:Ous" listed at Redirects for discussion

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  The redirect Template:Ous has been listed at redirects for discussion to determine whether its use and function meets the redirect guidelines. Readers of this page are welcome to comment on this redirect at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2023 April 20 § Template:Ous until a consensus is reached. Steel1943 (talk) 20:44, 20 April 2023 (UTC)Reply

Annoyance

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Just noticed that {{other uses}} creates red links to pages that exist.

Any reason for that?

Do we want to keep it like that??

Does anyone care???

WesT (talk) 22:45, 21 July 2023 (UTC)Reply

Template-protected edit request on 8 April 2025

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Remove the {{other uses}} hatnote from the top of the page, the linked page in the hatnote has been deleted. Cyber the tiger🐯 (talk) 20:19, 8 April 2025 (UTC)Reply

not done: on this template page that is just an illustration of the output of the template. It doesn't matter that it's a red link. P.I. Ellsworth , ed. ^{put'er there} 04:05, 9 April 2025 (UTC)Reply

To editor CyberTheTiger: I went ahead and removed the illustration from the top of the page, because there are better examples in the documentation. P.I. Ellsworth , ed. ^{put'er there} 11:41, 9 April 2025 (UTC)Reply