User talk:Marshallsumter
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–Tommy Kronkvist (talk), 12:03, 23 July 2017 (UTC).
A hint about the gbr template[edit]
Hi. When creating Taxonavigation templates for the genus rank, it's is convenient (however not at all mandatory) to use the {{Gbr}} template instead of common wiki code. The template adds italics to the genus name, wiki links it, and adds a forced line break at the end. So there is no need to add any link brackets, apostrophes for italics, or any <br /> codes. It's all done automatically and therefore minimizes the risk of forgetting to add any of those elements. Please note that since it always automatically adds italics it is only intended for use on genus level templates, not for family- or higher taxa templates. (In theory I guess it could also be used for species, but by praxis we only create Taxonavigation templates for the species rank if that specific taxon also have daughter taxa, i.e. subspecies.)
For an example of how it is used you can check this diff. where I've added it to the Helicodonta taxonavigation template you created (and forgot the italics while doing so :-) Happy editing! Tommy Kronkvist (talk), 10:31, 24 July 2017 (UTC).