Wikipedia:Department of Fun/Word Count/doc

Usage
This wiki template is to ease the use of text counting within Word Association Game.

produces the following text:

The parameters must be set, otherwise it produces a dull text.

How To Use
It is recommended that the template is written split into new lines to provide better visualization and management for other editors.

Instead of using this way

It's recommended to use the following syntax


 * The template has three parameters

Count
Counter parameter is used to determine the current word count. So produces:

Current
Current parameter sets the current article into the text. As such produces:

Max
Max parameter sets the maximum words of the game or the branch. As such produces:

Using Piped Links
A piped link is a link where the hyperlinked (underlined, clickable) text displayed on a Wikipedia page is different from the title of the page to which the text links.

Is recommended to avoid using pipe links because it goes against repeated words rule, for instance, John III leads to a disambiguation page, whereas each John has a respective and different context which could lead to a different game path. For example, starting with John III gives potential new directions such as:

John III$$\rightarrow$$Pope John III$$\rightarrow$$Roman Pope John III$$\rightarrow$$John III, Duke of Brittany$$\rightarrow$$Duchy of Brittany $$\cdot$$ $$\cdot$$ $$\cdot$$ John III$$\rightarrow$$John 3$$\rightarrow$$Holy Bible

Whereas using [[ John III, Duke of Brittany | John III   ]] gives: John III$$\rightarrow$$Duchy of Brittany

Piping is advised when disambiguation is minimal. Piping links within this template must rely on meta-template. The following code produces a transcript with piped link: