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===== Add a template to show page status  =====
===== Add a template to show page status  =====


Include either the template [[Template:Geodis|<nowiki>{{</nowiki>Geodis<nowiki>}}</nowiki>]], or the template [[Template:Disambig|<nowiki>{{</nowiki>Disambig<nowiki>}}</nowiki>]] on the page as an indicator of the page's status.  
Include either the template {{tl|Geodis}}, or the template {{tl|Disambig}} on the page as an indicator of the page's status.  


'''Geodis vs. Disambig'''  
'''Geodis vs. Disambig'''  


*Select the template <nowiki>{{</nowiki>Geodis<nowiki>}}</nowiki> when the only titles to disambiguate are '''place-names'''.  
*Select the template {{tl|Geodis}} when the only titles to disambiguate are '''place-names'''.  
*Select the template <nowiki>{{</nowiki>Disambig<nowiki>}}</nowiki> when the only titles to disambiguate are '''non-place-names''', such as tribes, languages, or other non-geographical topics.  
*Select the template {{tl|Disambig}} when the only titles to disambiguate are '''non-place-names''', such as tribes, languages, or other non-geographical topics.  
*Use both templates when the similar titles are mixed place-names and non-place-names.
*Use both templates when the similar titles are mixed place-names and non-place-names.


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*If the list takes more than 3/4th of a screen, position the template at the top.
*If the list takes more than 3/4th of a screen, position the template at the top.


'''''If adding''''' '''both''' '''''templates:''''' position the <nowiki>{{</nowiki>Geodis<nowiki>}}</nowiki> template at the top, and position the <nowiki>{{</nowiki>Disambig<nowiki>}}</nowiki> template at the bottom of the screen.  
'''''If adding''''' '''both''' '''''templates:''''' position the {{tl|Geodis}} template at the top, and position the {{tl|Disambig}} template at the bottom of the screen.  


:Instead of adding both templates to the page, what if we create a new template that incorporates both the "Geodis" and "Disambig" templates into one single template? [[User:Franjensen|Franjensen]] 15:35, 27 May 2009 (UTC)
:Instead of adding both templates to the page, what if we create a new template that incorporates both the "Geodis" and "Disambig" templates into one single template? [[User:Franjensen|Franjensen]] 15:35, 27 May 2009 (UTC)
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