Purpose

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Used at thread level to indicate that the thread was renamed. Appropriate usage is described at Wikipedia:Talk page guidelines § Section headings and at Wikipedia:Refactoring talk pages.

Parameters

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Requires one unnamed parameter: the former title of the thread.

{{Thread retitled|former title}}

Usage

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  • {{Thread retitled|Old, long, overly complicated section title with mullatipel spæling errorz}}
Thread retitled from Old, long, overly complicated section title with mullatipel spæling errorz.

TemplateData

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TemplateData for Thread retitled

Use at thread level to indicate that the thread was renamed.

Template parameters

This template prefers inline formatting of parameters.

ParameterDescriptionTypeStatus
Former title1

no description

Stringrequired

Redirects

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See also

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Template  P?    Example shortcut  Output  Notes 
Thread level
{{Moved talk}} Green checkmarkY {{Moved talk|Dresden}} Moved: was at Talk:Dresden
Used at the thread's current ___location
{{Moved talk to}} Green checkmarkY {{Moved talk to|Berlin}} Moved to: Talk:Berlin
Used at the thread's former ___location
{{Thread retitled}} Green checkmarkY {{Thread retitled|Old title}}
Thread retitled from Old title.
Per Wikipedia:Talk page guidelines#Section headings
Opening
{{Summoned by bot}} Red X symbolN {{sbb}} (Summoned by bot) Can be used in requests for comment
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{{Edit conflict}} {{ec}} (edit conflict) To indicate that you encountered an edit conflict
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Relevant discussion atTalk:Berlin
Creates links to related discussions in a visually unique way
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{{Not talk quote inline
italic
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{{Talk quote block}} Green checkmarkY {{tqb|"Example"}}

"Example"

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Green checkmarkY {{tqbm|Example}}

Example

A longer excerpt of quoted material, with less highlighting
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