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Below are some common issues and resolutions when working with the STUFF process. If your problem is not covered below, please post it on the [[HRWiki talk:STUFF/Help|talk page]].<br /><br />

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| When using {{stuffnew}}, {{stuffmore}}, {{stufffact}}, or {{stuffrevise}}, the template does not generate the correct code. In place of the fact or the title, the generated code displays {{{1}}} or {{{2}}}.
| There is an equal sign (=) somewhere in the fact or title (usually in an external link).
| Remove the equal sign.
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| When using the {{stuffnew}} or {{stuffmore}} templates, the fact shows up where the title should be, and vice versa.
| The order of the fact and the title are incorrect in the template.
| Switch the order of the fact and the title. The fact should come before the title in the template.
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| When you edit an individual item (instead of the whole page) and hit preview, the background disappears. There will be a couple of extra characters at the end of the item, and the code for the beginning of the next item may be visible.
| ''These things are all normal.''
| Once you save the page, the background will return and the extra characters will be hidden.
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| When you vote on and save an item, it returns you to the toon's STUFF page (e.g. STUFF:mile) instead of the original STUFF page with all the facts on it.
| ''This, too, is normal.'' The only edits to the actual STUFF page are adding more subpages.
| Click on the "Back to STUFF index" link to return to the main STUFF page.
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| When using the {{stuffnew}}, {{stuffmore}} or {{stuffrevisecode}} templates, links that were on the original page disappear.
| The software is interpreting the wiki markup instead of displaying it as is.
| Put <nowiki> tags inside the template around the fact itself, like this: {{stuffnew&#124;<nowiki>A fact and a [[link]] within it.</nowiki>&#124;Title}}.
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== See also ==

* '''[[HRWiki:STUFF/About|What is STUFF and when should we use it?]]'''
* '''[[HRWiki:STUFF/Quickref|Quick reference guide]]'''
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