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|name            = <!--use if displayed Wikia wiki name is different from this article name, or it includes a sub-title or tagline; otherwise, leave blank or delete this field-->
|name            = <!--use if displayed Wikia wiki name is different from this article name, or it includes a sub-title or tagline; otherwise, leave blank or delete this field-->
|URL              = http://WIKINAME.wikia.com/wiki/Main_Page<!--use FULL main page URL-->
|URL              = http://WIKINAME.wikia.com/wiki/Main_Page<!--use FULL main page URL-->
|logo            = https://images.Wikia.com/WIKINAME/images/b/bc/Wiki.png<!--this used to work; use 'Inspect element' from context menu of supported web browsers-->
|logo            = https://images.Wikia.com/WIKINAME/images/b/bc/Wiki.png<!--this sometimes works; use 'Inspect element' from context menu of supported web browsers-->
|wide logo        = <!--insert 'y' when the logo is too wide AND/OR the title is too long-->
|wide logo        = <!--insert 'y' when the logo is too wide AND/OR the title is too long-->
|recentchanges URL= http://WIKINAME.wikia.com/wiki/Special:RecentChanges?limit=500&days=900
|recentchanges URL= http://WIKINAME.wikia.com/wiki/Special:RecentChanges?limit=500&days=900
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|language        = YourWikiLanguage<!--eg: English, Multilingual, Japanese etc; only ONE entry in this field; create a SEPARATE article for each language version of the same wiki-->
|language        = YourWikiLanguage<!--eg: English, Multilingual, Japanese etc; only ONE entry in this field; create a SEPARATE article for each language version of the same wiki-->
|editmode        = OpenEdit<!--OpenEdit for Wikia with 'Require contributors to log in' feature disabled; otherwise it's now LoginToEdit-->
|editmode        = OpenEdit<!--OpenEdit for Wikia with 'Require contributors to log in' feature disabled; otherwise it's now LoginToEdit-->
|engine          = Wikia<!--a heavily modified, unique and customised MediaWiki version (not available outside Wikia), so use Wikia here-->
|engine          = Wikia<!--heavily customised unique MediaWiki version (not available outside Wikia); so use Wikia here-->
|maintopic        = YourWikiTopic<!--focus on the main, primary topic; other topics / sub-topics can be added as tags within the prose description below-->
|maintopic        = YourWikiTopic<!--focus on the main, primary topic; other topics / sub-topics can be added as tags within the prose description below-->
|license          = Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike<!--NO version number, MOST Wikia wikis use CC-BY-SA; amend this for those which differ-->
|license          = Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike<!--NO version number, MOST Wikia wikis use CC-BY-SA; amend this for those which differ-->
|backupurl        = <!--backup file URL; found at '/Special:Statistics', lower 'Current pages and history' (very large); copy (right-click, Copy Link Address) & paste-->
|backupurl        = <!--backup file URL; found at '/Special:Statistics', lower 'Current pages and history' (very large); copy (right-click, Copy Link Address) & paste-->
|backupdate      = 2018-MM-DD<!--ISO 8601 date of database dump backup URL; as in YYYY-MM-DD-->
|backupdate      = 2018-MM-DD<!--ISO 8601 date of database dump backup URL; as in YYYY-MM-DD; no timestamp-->
}}{{Wikia-stub}}<!--use stub template if lacking adequate description, or needing update; remove stub if detailed prose included and up to date-->
}}{{Wikia-stub}}<!--use stub template if lacking adequate description, or needing update; remove stub if detailed prose included and up to date-->
{{Size <!--see 'Template:Size' for full detail-->
{{Size <!--see 'Template:Size' for full detail-->
|pages= <!--type the plain number of pages; NO thousands separators-->
|pages= <!--type the plain number of pages; NO thousands separators-->
|statistics URL= http://WIKINAME.wikia.com/wiki/Special:Statistics<!--page count source-->
|statistics URL= http://WIKINAME.wikia.com/wiki/Special:Statistics<!--page count source-->
|wikiFactor= <!--preferred; if unknown leave void; see: Category:wikiFactor for help-->
|wikiFactor= <!--preferred; see: Category:wikiFactor; if wF unknown leave void; archived wF value may be used-->
|wikiFactor URL= http://WIKINAME.wikia.com/wiki/Special:PopularPages<!--preferred; originally 'PopularPages', latterly 'MostVisitedPages'; use archive URL if available-->
|wikiFactor URL= http://WIKINAME.wikia.com/wiki/Special:PopularPages<!--preferred; originally 'PopularPages', latterly 'MostVisitedPages'; use archive URL if available-->
}}(Page count as of: 20YY-MM-DD<br>wikiFactor as of: 2012-MM-DD)<!--manually add/amend ISO date; as in YYYY-MM-DD when stats are verified and/or updated-->
}}(Page count as of: 20YY-MM-DD<br>wikiFactor as of: 2012-MM-DD)<!--manually add/amend ISO date; as in YYYY-MM-DD when stats are verified and/or updated-->
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follows {{tag|notable subject}}  (This tag construction is used when you want a word (or words) in the text to  
follows {{tag|notable subject}}  (This tag construction is used when you want a word (or words) in the text to  
wikilink to, AND auto-include the category of that same name.)
wikilink to, AND auto-include the category of that same name.)
;''References<!--optional, if available-->
<References/>
;''External links<!--optional, if available-->
*[https://WikiParentURL.org WikiParentURL.org] — official 'parent' website of wiki
*{{Wp|English Wikipedia article on actual wiki site}} — on the [[English Wikipedia]]
Official web forums, and social media sites which DIRECTLY support the actual wiki site may also be included.
Off-topic links are not allowed; they will be treated a spam, and will be removed.
{{Multi-language ArticleProject}} - for 'navigational' templates used to link different language versions of the same wiki,
such as Wikipedia, or if a single subject has many differing wikis, such as StarWars or Final Fantasy.


If a tag-able category name does not appear in the prose text, use and amend the '[[Category:FirstAdditional]]'  
If a tag-able category name does not appear in the prose text, use and amend the '[[Category:FirstAdditional]]'  

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