Template:About other people/doc

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This template uses Lua:

Module:About-otherpeople

This template acts like {{other people}}, but includes an extra parameter that describes the subject of the article.

Usage

The first parameter is non-optional; omitting it produces an error message, and a maintenance category that can be suppressed by supplying a category parameter with a falsy value. For example:

{{about-otherpeople|category=false}} → Error: no page subject specified (help).

The second parameter defines the ambiguous name, changing the "other people" text to include it and improving the default disambiguation page:

{{about-otherpeople|an example person}} →
{{about-otherpeople|an example person|Jane Doe}} →

As with {{other people}}, the message produced when the second parameter is defined can be customized using the named parameter. For example, named=titled can be useful:

{{about-otherpeople|some "Lord Byron" or other|Lord Byron|Baron Byron|named=titled}} →

The third and any further parameters define custom targets for the hatnote:

{{about-otherpeople|ABOUT|NAME|PAGE1}} →
{{about-otherpeople|ABOUT||PAGE1|PAGE2|PAGE3} →

TemplateData

Produces a disambiguation message to aid readers distinguish between articles on people with the same or similar name, prefixed with a message clarifying the subject of the article.

Template parameters
This template prefers inline formatting of parameters.
Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Page subject	`1`	A descriptor for the page subject	String	required
Name	`2`	Sets the name to be disambiguated	String	suggested
Target page 1	`3`	The name of a page to which the disambiguation message should point	Page name	suggested
Target page 2	`4`	The name of an additional target page	Page name	optional
Target page 3	`5`	The name of an additional target page	Page name	optional

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Generic	{{Hatnote}} {{Hatnote group}} {{Self-reference}}
For and about	{{For}} {{For-text}} (for custom text) {{For-multi}} (for multiple uses) {{About}} Variations: {{Other uses}} {{Other uses of}} {{Redirect-distinguish-for}} {{About-distinguish}} {{About-distinguish-text}}
Other topics	{{Other people}} {{About other people}} (adds "about" description) {{Similar names}} {{Other storms}} {{Other places}} {{Other ships}}
Redirect	{{Redirect}} {{Redirect2}} (for two redirects) {{Redirect-multi}} (for multiple redirects) {{Redirect-several}} (for several redirects, without listing each) {{Redirect-synonym}} {{Redirect-distinguish}} {{Redirect-distinguish-text}} {{Redirect-distinguish-for}} {{Technical reasons}}
Distinguish	{{Distinguish}} (supports custom text) {{About-distinguish}} {{About-distinguish-text}} (for custom text) {{Redirect-distinguish}} {{Redirect-distinguish-text}} (for custom text) {{Redirect-distinguish-for}}
For use in sections	{{Main}} {{Main if exists}} {{Main list}} {{Further}} {{Further-text}} (for custom text) {{Further interlanguage link}} {{See also}} {{See also if exists}} {{See also-text}} (for custom text) {{For outline}} {{For timeline}}
Special	{{Broader}} {{For introduction}} {{See Wiktionary}} {{Transcluding article}} {{Transcluded section}}
Subject specific	{{About year}} {{Highway detail hatnote}} {{For LMST}} {{WikiIPA}}
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