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| − | This will make the article display the | + | If you create a stub, please add the following tag at the very beginning of the article: '''<nowiki>{{stub}}</nowiki>''' |
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Revision as of 13:44, 17 January 2006
A stub is a very short article, generally of one paragraph or less. Most stubs fail to cover all but the most trivial subjects completely. However, this does not mean the stub is not a legitimate article - it just needs to be expanded.
Stub alert!
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You can help ThinkWiki by expanding it. |
If you create a stub, please add the following tag at the very beginning of the article: {{stub}} This will make the article display the box on the right text from Template:stub:
It encourages other users to expand the article.
When you've added to the article, and it no longer looks like a stub, remove this message.
Expanding stubs
To expand a stub, you can incorporate and cite references about the topic in books, magazines, or newspapers; visit external links, if any, within the article; or you can search Google or Yahoo! for information about the topic. [This paragraph is a stub and should be expanded.]
Lists of stubs
To find a stub, use the following list (to see what links to this and similar pages):
