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Module:About other people

This template acts like ((Other people)), but includes an extra parameter that describes the subject of the article.

Usage

The first parameter is mandatory; 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 other people|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 other people|an example person)) →
This template is about an example person. For other people with the same name, see About other people (disambiguation).
((About other people|an example person|Jane Doe)) →
This template is about an example person. For other people named Jane Doe, see Jane Doe (disambiguation).

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 other people|some "Lord Byron" or other|Lord Byron|Baron Byron|named=titled)) →
This template is about some "Lord Byron" or other. For other people titled Lord Byron, see Baron Byron.

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

((About other people|ABOUT|NAME|PAGE1)) →
This template is about ABOUT. For other people named NAME, see PAGE1.
((About other people|ABOUT||PAGE1|PAGE2|PAGE3} →
This template is about ABOUT. For other people with the same name, see PAGE1, PAGE2, and 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[Edit template data]
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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Wikipedia:Hatnote Wikipedia:Disambiguation Wikipedia:Redirect
Generic	((Hatnote)) ((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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The above documentation is transcluded from Template:About other people/doc.
Editors can experiment in this template's sandbox and testcases pages.
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