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<span style="font-size:8px">[ [[HRWiki:STUFF|Back to STUFF index]] ]</span>
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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 />
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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! Problem
! Problem
! Possible Cause
! Possible Cause
! Solution
! Solution
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| When using <code>{{stuffnew}}</code>, <code>{{stuffmore}}</code>, <code>{{stufffact}}</code>, or <code>{{stuffrevise}}</code>, the template does not generate the correct code. In place of the fact or the title, the generated code displays {{{1}}} or {{{2}}}.
| 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}}}.
| bgcolor="#eeeeee"| There is an equal sign (=) somewhere in the fact or title (usually in an external link).
| There is an equal sign (=) somewhere in the fact or title (usually in an external link).
| Remove the equal sign.
| Remove the equal sign.
|- valign="top"
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| When using the <code>{{stuffnew}}</code> or <code>{{stuffmore}}</code> templates, the fact shows up where the title should be, and vice versa.
| When using the {{stuffnew}} or {{stuffmore}} templates, the fact shows up where the title should be, and vice versa.
| bgcolor="#eeeeee"| The order of the fact and the title are incorrect in the template.
| 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.
| Switch the order of the fact and the title. The fact should come before the title in the template.
|- valign="top"
|-
| 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.
| 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.
| bgcolor="#eeeeee"| ''These things are all normal.''
| ''These things are all normal.''
| Once you save the page, the background will return and the extra characters will be hidden.
| Once you save the page, the background will return and the extra characters will be hidden.
|- valign="top"
|-
| 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.
| 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.
| bgcolor="#eeeeee"| ''This, too, is normal.'' The only edits to the actual STUFF page are adding more subpages.
| ''This, too, is normal.'' The only edits to the actual STUFF page are adding more subpages.
| Click on the &quot;Back to STUFF index&quot; link to return to the main STUFF page.
| Click on the "Back to STUFF index" link to return to the main STUFF page.
|- valign="top"
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| When using the <code>{{stuffnew}}</code>, <code>{{stuffmore}}</code> or <code>{{stuffrevisecode}}</code> templates, links that were on the original page disappear.
| When using the {{stuffnew}}, {{stuffmore}} or {{stuffrevisecode}} templates, links that were on the original page disappear.
| bgcolor="#eeeeee"| The software is interpreting the wiki markup instead of displaying it as is.
| The software is interpreting the wiki markup instead of displaying it as is.
| Put <code>&lt;nowiki&gt;</code> tags inside the template around the fact itself, like this: <code>{{stuffnew|&lt;nowiki&gt;A fact and a [[link]] within it.&lt;/nowiki&gt;|Title}}</code>.
| 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 ==
 
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* '''[[HRWiki:STUFF/About|What is STUFF and when should we use it?]]'''
* '''[[HRWiki:STUFF/About|What is STUFF and when should we use it?]]'''
* '''[[HRWiki:STUFF/Quickref|Quick reference guide]]'''
* '''[[HRWiki:STUFF/Quickref|Quick reference guide]]'''
 
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Latest revision as of 14:24, 14 July 2026

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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 talk page.

Problem Possible Cause Solution
When using
stuffnew



Instructions · Help



=== Catchy title ===
The suspect fact.
From: stuffnew
Posted on: ~~~~~

Arguments for:


Arguments against:


Additional comments:



Votes to accept: Votes to decline:









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  • Copy all the text in the box above.
  • Clear the edit window below (remove Template loop detected: Template:stuffnew) and paste the copied text.
  • Make an argument for or against the fact. Start a numbered list (#) in the appropriate place.
  • Vote to accept or decline the fact. Start a numbered list and sign it with three tildes (#~~~).
  • Preview and save the page.
  • Add a link on the main STUFF page.

,


Instructions · Help



=== Catchy title ===
The suspect fact.
From: stuffmore
Posted on: ~~~~~

Arguments for:


Arguments against:


Additional comments:



Votes to accept: Votes to decline:




||


|}

[ Back to STUFF index ] |}



  • Copy all the text in the box above.
  • Remove Template loop detected: Template:stuffmore below and paste the copied text in its place.
  • The colors alternate from blue to gray and back. If the item below this item is already gray, change this one back to blue.
  • Make an argument for or against the fact. Start a numbered list (#) in the appropriate place.
  • Vote to accept or decline the fact. Start a numbered list and sign it with three tildes (#~~~).
  • Preview and save the page.

, {{{1}}} , or

Proposed revision:

{{{1}}} , 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. |- | When using the

stuffnew



Instructions · Help



=== Catchy title ===
The suspect fact.
From: stuffnew
Posted on: ~~~~~

Arguments for:


Arguments against:


Additional comments:



Votes to accept: Votes to decline:




||


|}

[ Back to STUFF index ] |}



  • Copy all the text in the box above.
  • Clear the edit window below (remove Template loop detected: Template:stuffnew) and paste the copied text.
  • Make an argument for or against the fact. Start a numbered list (#) in the appropriate place.
  • Vote to accept or decline the fact. Start a numbered list and sign it with three tildes (#~~~).
  • Preview and save the page.
  • Add a link on the main STUFF page.
or


Instructions · Help



=== Catchy title ===
The suspect fact.
From: stuffmore
Posted on: ~~~~~

Arguments for:


Arguments against:


Additional comments:



Votes to accept: Votes to decline:




||


|}

[ Back to STUFF index ] |}



  • Copy all the text in the box above.
  • Remove Template loop detected: Template:stuffmore below and paste the copied text in its place.
  • The colors alternate from blue to gray and back. If the item below this item is already gray, change this one back to blue.
  • Make an argument for or against the fact. Start a numbered list (#) in the appropriate place.
  • Vote to accept or decline the fact. Start a numbered list and sign it with three tildes (#~~~).
  • Preview and save the page.
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. |- | 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. |- | 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. |- | When using the

stuffnew



Instructions · Help



=== Catchy title ===
The suspect fact.
From: stuffnew
Posted on: ~~~~~

Arguments for:


Arguments against:


Additional comments:



Votes to accept: Votes to decline:




||


|}

[ Back to STUFF index ] |}



  • Copy all the text in the box above.
  • Clear the edit window below (remove Template loop detected: Template:stuffnew) and paste the copied text.
  • Make an argument for or against the fact. Start a numbered list (#) in the appropriate place.
  • Vote to accept or decline the fact. Start a numbered list and sign it with three tildes (#~~~).
  • Preview and save the page.
  • Add a link on the main STUFF page.

,


Instructions · Help



=== Catchy title ===
The suspect fact.
From: stuffmore
Posted on: ~~~~~

Arguments for:


Arguments against:


Additional comments:



Votes to accept: Votes to decline:




||


|}

[ Back to STUFF index ] |}



  • Copy all the text in the box above.
  • Remove Template loop detected: Template:stuffmore below and paste the copied text in its place.
  • The colors alternate from blue to gray and back. If the item below this item is already gray, change this one back to blue.
  • Make an argument for or against the fact. Start a numbered list (#) in the appropriate place.
  • Vote to accept or decline the fact. Start a numbered list and sign it with three tildes (#~~~).
  • Preview and save the page.
or


Proposed revision:

{{{1}}}

Arguments for:


Arguments against:


Additional comments:



Votes to accept: Votes to decline:




||


|}


  • Copy all the text in the box above.
  • Remove Template loop detected: Template:stuffrevisecode and paste the copied text in its place.
  • Make an argument for the revision. Start a numbered list (#) in the appropriate place.
  • Vote to decline the original fact and vote to accept the revision. Sign each vote with a number sign and three tildes (#~~~).
  • Preview and save the page.
templates, links that were on the original page disappear.

| The software is interpreting the wiki markup instead of displaying it as is. | Put tags inside the template around the fact itself, like this: {{stuffnew|<nowiki>A fact and a [[link]] within it.|Title}}. |}

See also

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