User:N8wilson/Show FAQ/doc

Add a sidebox to a discussion referencing a specific question in the FAQ for the corresponding talk page.

When replying to talk page discussions, this template can be used to indicate that the topic in question has already been addressed by the FAQ. If the  subpage has been tagged with WP:LST section markers, the text of the question will be transcluded as well.

Usage
This template should typically be placed immediately under a section heading on a line by itself. For example: == Topic heading ==

First post within the topic made by the original editor who started the topic --timestamped signature
 * Another editor's response. This editor likely added the "Show FAQ" template as well. --timestamed signautre

If a FAQ needs to be included as part of a much longer discussion however, it may make sense to use the template closer to where it is actually referenced in that discussion.

Parameter
This template requires one parameter. The parameter indicates which question to reference in the FAQ. This is technically the "index" of the question as used by FAQ row but natural numbers are used by convention. To transclude the text of the question and corresponding answer instead of just showing a link, the section tags used on the  page should be labeled with a value of   as well.

The wikitext of a target question as written on the FAQ page might look like this: &lt;section begin=Q12&gt;&lt;section end=Q12&gt;

Example: When a FAQ question has section tags
Somebody asked a question here that's already addressed in Q3. --timestamped signature
 * Another editor makes ref to FAQ. --timestamped signature
 * Perhaps discussion continues in a different direction. --timestamped signature

Example: When a FAQ question does not have section tags
Somebody asked a question here that's already addressed in Q2. --timestamped signature
 * Something here to reference FAQ question 2. --timestamped signature