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Joe, what is the plan for the 2 parameter, I note you have not used it on the priority list. Could it not be shortened to the following?

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Chris Day (talk) 05:35, 17 September 2007 (CDT)

Parameter 2 is used a couple of times. It replicates normal links that are piped. So [[Maya peoples|Maya]] becomes {{pl|Maya peoples|Maya}} --Joe Quick (Talk) 14:32, 17 September 2007 (CDT)

Now I get it. I misread the code. But do we need to pipe links in a priority list? Or is that you thinking ahead to article space? Chris Day (talk) 16:08, 17 September 2007 (CDT)

We probably don't really need to pipe links in a priority list. It just looks kind of silly to have the word "language" so many times in such a short list:

• Language
  • Modern spoken languages
    •  English language
    • Mandarin
    •  Spanish language
    • Zulu

There are a few other similar situations, and it allows me to write things like " This is an example of an approved article" but it wouldn't be a big deal to drop the piping. --Joe Quick (Talk) 17:07, 17 September 2007 (CDT)

Don't get me wrong, i think it could be useful, i just was not sure where you were taking it. Chris Day (talk) 21:41, 17 September 2007 (CDT)

Red link icon?

What about having an icon for nonexisting pages?