Template:Needtrans
[[{{{pg}}}]]
The initial language of this article was {{{language}}}.
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Usage
This template {{Needtrans}} provides standardized text for those posting translation requests at Wikipedia:Pages needing translation into English. In use, this template is substituted {{subst:}} rather than transcluded.
{{subst:Needtrans |pg=ArticleName |language=language |orig=xx:Foreign article |comments= }} ~~~~
Parameters
- pg - name of article on English Wikipedia
- language – name of language, fully spelled out. If omitted, will result in
Unknown. - orig (optional) – A 2 or 3-letter language code, followed by a colon and the name of the article on the non-English Wikipedia.
- comments (optional) – Free text. Anything placed here will be appended to the rendered text.
Examples
A simple example:
{{subst:Needtrans|pg=Nuclear submarine|language=French}}~~~~
generates:
Nuclear submarine
The initial language of this article was French.
====[[Nuclear submarine]]====The initial language of this article was {{{language}}}.
Another example, using the optional orig param:
{{subst:Needtrans|pg=Nuclear submarine|language=French|orig=fr:Sous-marin nucléaire|comments=Free text.}}~~~~
generates the following, including a foreign inline link to the original article:
====[[Nuclear submarine]]====The original French article is [[fr:Sous-marin nucléaire]]. Free text. /your signature/