Template:Not a forum/sandbox

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This is the template sandbox page for Template:Not a forum (diff).
See also the companion subpage for test cases.

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Usage

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{{not a forum|(title)|(additional comments)|(topic to ask about at help desk)|(type=...)}}

All three parameters are optional, and are not named.

title: an alternative title for the subject. If omitted, the page name will be used.
additional comments: further pertinent material, such as links to policy pages or more appropriate forums.
topic to ask about at help desk: what should be discussed at the help desk, if different from title (sometimes, using the title may be grammatically awkward).
type: optionally override automatically-determined {{pagetype}}. Useful for using in e.g., editnotices, where type=article would yield the appropriate text ("article") instead of "template"