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This utility is a typing saver for use on talk pages to link another users's talk page. This template takes one or two parameters.

Usage

Parameter 1 (username)

The second must be a username as exists in the project's User talk namespace (not a signature nor a nickname).

Parameter 2 (nickname)

The second parameter is optional. Any string is acceptable.

Result:

The direction of the link

The link will be directed to a page in the User talk namespace as specified in parameter 1.

What is displayed

• If a second parameter has been specified, then this will be what is displayed.
• Where no second parameter is specified the username as specified in parameter 1 is displayed.

Examples

{{Ut|Example}}

This produces [[User talk:Example|Example]] i.e.

• a link to User talk:Example
• displaying Example.

{{Ut|Example|Instance}}

This produces [[User talk:Example|Instance]] i.e.

• a link to User talk:Example
• displaying Instance.