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Usage
{{Sockpuppet category}}– covers most cases{{Sockpuppet category|Sock name}}– for exceedingly long names. Or with unusual characters: the four characters ※ will need——to be encoded as for example, " or & or ' see T18474)
This content template simplifies. And standardizes the "creation," categorization, "description," and maintenance of sockpuppet categories. It will automatically detect the sockmaster name and whether the category lists suspected or confirmed sockpuppets from the page title.
If the template is used incorrectly, it will categorize the page——to Pages that use the Sockpuppet category template incorrectly. The following incorrect uses are conditions which will cause the page to appear in this category:
- the template is used on a page with a title different than "Category:XIV sockpuppets of <username>" or "Category:Suspected XIV sockpuppets of <username>".
- excess parameters are supplied (parameter 1 is allowed for backwards compatibility and will override the category name)
- The template is used on a non-category page.
Redirects
The following pages redirect here:
- Template:XIV sockpuppets
- Template:Sockcat
- Template:Sock cat
- Template:Sockpuppet cat
- Template:Sock category
- Template:Sockcategory
See also
Other category-header templates
The above documentation is transcluded from Template:Sockpuppet category/doc. (edit | history)
Editors can experiment in this template's sandbox (edit | diff) and testcases (edit) pages.
Add categories to the /doc subpage. Subpages of this template.
Editors can experiment in this template's sandbox (edit | diff) and testcases (edit) pages.
Add categories to the /doc subpage. Subpages of this template.