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This template simplifier alerting another user that you have posted something below a question they asked on an article's talk page.  Once you have answered the question and changed the <nowiki>{{Q}}</nowiki> (the [[Template:Q|Q template]]) on the talk page, save the talk page.  Then go to the user's talk page - the easiest way is to click their user page - which should be in their signature - then click the '''discussion''' tab at the top of the page.  Edit the page and scroll down to the bottom, then add the following:
 
This template simplifier alerting another user that you have posted something below a question they asked on an article's talk page.  Once you have answered the question and changed the <nowiki>{{Q}}</nowiki> (the [[Template:Q|Q template]]) on the talk page, save the talk page.  Then go to the user's talk page - the easiest way is to click their user page - which should be in their signature - then click the '''discussion''' tab at the top of the page.  Edit the page and scroll down to the bottom, then add the following:
 
<source lang="text">
 
<source lang="text">
{{SUBST:A|pagename}}  
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{{SUBST:A|pagename}} ~~~~
 
</source>
 
</source>
 
where <code>pagename</code> is the name of the article whose discussion page you just edited.  The <code>A</code> template will expand to write out:
 
where <code>pagename</code> is the name of the article whose discussion page you just edited.  The <code>A</code> template will expand to write out:
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As an example, the code:
 
As an example, the code:
 
<source lang="text">
 
<source lang="text">
{{SUBST:A|MATLAB}}  
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{{SUBST:A|MATLAB}} ~~~~
 
</source>
 
</source>
 
run from [[User:DukeEgr93|DukeEgr93]]'s account will produce:
 
run from [[User:DukeEgr93|DukeEgr93]]'s account will produce:
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</noinclude>
 
</noinclude>
 
<includeonly>== Information Posted At [[Talk:{{{1}}}]] ==
 
<includeonly>== Information Posted At [[Talk:{{{1}}}]] ==
Greetings! - I made a post to your question at [[Talk:{{{1}}}]] about [[{{{1}}}]]. [[User:DukeEgr93|DukeEgr93]] 20:45, 25 August 2008 (EDT)</includeonly>
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Greetings! - I made a post to your question at [[Talk:{{{1}}}]] about [[{{{1}}}]]. </includeonly>

Latest revision as of 00:49, 26 August 2008

This template simplifier alerting another user that you have posted something below a question they asked on an article's talk page. Once you have answered the question and changed the {{Q}} (the Q template) on the talk page, save the talk page. Then go to the user's talk page - the easiest way is to click their user page - which should be in their signature - then click the discussion tab at the top of the page. Edit the page and scroll down to the bottom, then add the following:

{{SUBST:A|pagename}} ~~~~

where pagename is the name of the article whose discussion page you just edited. The A template will expand to write out:

== Information Posted At [[Talk:pagename]] ==
Greetings! - I made a post to your question at [[Talk:pagename]] about [[pagename]]. ~~~~

As an example, the code:

{{SUBST:A|MATLAB}} ~~~~

run from DukeEgr93's account will produce:

Information Posted At Talk:MATLAB

Greetings! - I made a post to your question at Talk:MATLAB about MATLAB. DukeEgr93 18:25, 26 June 2008 (UTC)