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Usage
All three parameters are optional, and are not named.


 * title: an alternative title for the subject. If omitted, the page name will be used.
 * additional comments: further pertinent material, such as links to policy pages or more appropriate forums.
 * topic to ask about at help desk: what should be discussed at the help desk, if different from title (sometimes, using the title may be grammatically awkward).
 * type: optionally override automatically-determined . Useful for using in e.g., editnotices, where type=article would yield the appropriate text ("article") instead of "template"