Template:Ute

user talk:

Usage
This utility is a typing saver for use on talk pages to link another users's talk page on another. This template takes two or three parameters.

What to enter

 * Parameter 1 (project)
 * The first parameter designates the project to which the link is directed. It must be either of the following.
 * a link prefix— e.g. W:, V:, M:, Wikt:, B:, etc.
 * nil—a space or a skipped parameter (two pipes next to one another)


 * Parameter 2 (username)
 * The second must be a username as exists in the project's User talk namespace (not a signature nor a nickname).


 * Parameter 3 (nickname)
 * The third parameter is optional. Any string is acceptable.

The result

 * The direction of the link
 * The link will be directed to a page in the User talk namespace of the given project.
 * The project will be as specified by parameter 1.
 * If this is nil (as above) the template operates with the local identically with.
 * The talk page will be as specified in parameter 2.


 * What is displayed
 * If a third parameter has been specified, then this will be what is displayed.
 * Where no third parameter is specified the username as specified in parameter 2 is displayed.

Examples

 * This produces  i.e.
 * a link to User talk:Fudgebucket on the same project
 * displaying ''Fudgebucket.
 * displaying ''Fudgebucket.


 * This produces  i.e.
 * a link to User talk:Fudgebucket on Metawiki
 * displaying Fudgebucket.
 * displaying Fudgebucket.


 * This produces  i.e.
 * a link to User talk:Fudgebucket on the same project
 * displaying Mr Fudge.
 * displaying Mr Fudge.


 * This produces  i.e.
 * a link to User talk:Fudgebucket on Wiktionary
 * displaying Mr Fudge.
 * displaying Mr Fudge.