Template talk:Clarify span

Problem with "explain=" parameter
The "explain=" parameter in this template doesn't seem to be working. I added a "clarify span" template with an "explain=" parameter, but the text of the explanation was ignored and the default value ("clarify") was used instead. — Rich wales (no relation to Jimbo) 19:21, 31 October 2022 (UTC)
 * On which page? You should always give examples. -- Red rose64 &#x1f339; (talk) 00:03, 1 November 2022 (UTC)
 * See here. —  Rich wales (no relation to Jimbo) 02:03, 1 November 2022 (UTC)
 * The generated HTML (for the whole tag as used in that article) is  and that   attribute causes my browser (Firefox) to display it as a tooltip when I hover the mouse pointer over the link. Not all browsers will do this: it is a misuse of [//www.w3.org/TR/2021/SPSD-html52-20210128/dom.html#the-title-attribute the   attribute]. -- Red rose64 &#x1f339; (talk) 08:18, 1 November 2022 (UTC)
 * OK, if I hover over the link, I see "translation?" in a tooltop. (I'm using Google Chrome, FWIW.)  But I had hoped / expected to see the "explain=" parameter text in the link itself, independent of any tooltop.  Was I misinformed?  Is there a reason why the "explain=" parameter text is shown only in a tooltip?  —  Rich wales (no relation to Jimbo) 23:18, 1 November 2022 (UTC)
 * I can't find anything in the template documentation that suggests that the link text will be altered - indeed, it states This text is shown as a tooltip.. See also WP:EGG - if the link were to be translation?, people might expect that it would lead them to a page about translation. -- Red rose64 &#x1f339; (talk) 00:06, 2 November 2022 (UTC)