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Template for usage on subpages of Signpost/Archives.

First positional argument: Previous issue date.
Second positional argument: This issue date. Using {{SUBPAGENAME}} works for most cases.
Third positional argument: Next issue date.

Example

For the archive of the issue 2009-10-26:

{{Signpost archive|2009-10-19|{{SUBPAGENAME}}|2009-11-02}}

This template is transcluded onto, say,

and it transcludes the header, which is

and then after that is the line

which transcludes the appropriate Signpost issue page, which in this case would be

and if you go to this page you'll see that it consists of nothing but a bunch of lines like this:

{{Signpost/item|{{{1}}}|5|2023-08-01|Tips and tricks|Citation tools for dummies!|0.5 MB}}

Perhaps more of the answers you seek, dear traveler, can be found at

This uses inline styling for no goddamn apparent reason. Needs to be fixed. jp×g 01:54, 24 August 2023 (UTC)

Yeah, how's that project to fix all the styles going, buddy? jp×g 🗯️ 01:08, 28 April 2024 (UTC)

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