Template:Why

Requests reasoning for something.

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Template	Pages using it
	28 August 2024
{{note}}	6,436
{{warning}}	1,253
{{bug}}	1,192
{{tip}}	1,516
{{todo}}	1,628
{{inline note}}	2,188
{{confirm}}	672
{{question}}	11
{{fix}}	170
{{important}}	459
{{clarify}}	169
{{elaborate}}	18
{{main}}	143
{{distinguish}}	85
{{workaround}}	122
{{seealso}}	145
{{when}}	1
{{where}}	0
{{which}}	2
{{why}}	38
{{idea}}	21
{{placementTip}}	13
{{codenote}}	21
{{altnames}}	35
{{deprecated}}	109
{{how}}	23
{{example}}	16
{{confusion}}	53
{{thanks}}	7
{{code Fix}}	9 + 7 (16)
{{vote}}	4

Usage

Parameters

• {{{1}}} – The text to show on the right. The characters = and | can break this template because they are special characters in template calls. Use {{=}} and {{!}} instead; See Category:Templates for within templates.

Examples

Wikitext		Result
{{Why}}	→	[Why?]
{{Why|This is an example text.}}	→	Why?:  This is an example text.
{{Why| # Enum # Eration }}	→	Why?:  Enum Eration
text {{Why|text}} text	→	Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum. Why?:  Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum.

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