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Helping out. Apologies if it's wrong. [[]] is for 'internal/wikiverse' linking (pipe-delimit with subsequent text), [] is for URLs (space then 'text'), which need to be recognisable so I also had to add the "https://". Didn't check it, might need "www."!! | Helping out. Apologies if it's wrong. [[]] is for 'internal/wikiverse' linking (pipe-delimit with subsequent text), [] is for URLs (space then 'text'), which need to be recognisable so I also had to add the "https://". Didn't check it, might need "www."!! | ||
...Anyway, you changed it pretty much as you needed to, even adding that "www." that I was also worried about. Anyway, hello there. And might look at it later. ;) [[Special:Contributions/172.71.242.67|172.71.242.67]] 18:46, 10 November 2023 (UTC) | ...Anyway, you changed it pretty much as you needed to, even adding that "www." that I was also worried about. Anyway, hello there. And might look at it later. ;) [[Special:Contributions/172.71.242.67|172.71.242.67]] 18:46, 10 November 2023 (UTC) | ||
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| + | [https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=2852:_Parameterball&diff=prev&oldid=328604 The reason it cuts off] is the pipe-symbol in "|X|²"... it's the 'parameter delimiter' invoked in the {{template|incomplete}}. I'm not sure right now how to 'escape' a literal pipe symbol (I'd have to look it up), but I suppose using an alternate 'vertical bar' specifically for the modulus notation (if there is one) could have made it come out without thinking that (stage of) display text was officially over. [[Special:Contributions/172.70.85.251|172.70.85.251]] 20:12, 10 November 2023 (UTC) | ||
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Hello! This is my talk page! B for brain (talk) 18:25, 10 November 2023 (UTC)
Ah, good, you corrected your main page. I edited-conflicted, as you discovered the correct format by the time I fit the very long comment I wanted into the comment-space available, namely:
Helping out. Apologies if it's wrong. [[]] is for 'internal/wikiverse' linking (pipe-delimit with subsequent text), [] is for URLs (space then 'text'), which need to be recognisable so I also had to add the "https://". Didn't check it, might need "www."!!
...Anyway, you changed it pretty much as you needed to, even adding that "www." that I was also worried about. Anyway, hello there. And might look at it later. ;) 172.71.242.67 18:46, 10 November 2023 (UTC)
The reason it cuts off is the pipe-symbol in "|X|²"... it's the 'parameter delimiter' invoked in the {{incomplete}}. I'm not sure right now how to 'escape' a literal pipe symbol (I'd have to look it up), but I suppose using an alternate 'vertical bar' specifically for the modulus notation (if there is one) could have made it come out without thinking that (stage of) display text was officially over. 172.70.85.251 20:12, 10 November 2023 (UTC)
