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We frequently need to copy or move comments from one talk page to another. Courtesy and clarity demand that we show this copying and link to the original page. {{copy}} and {{copyend}} do this in a consistent way. They are "bookends" to a section of copied comments.

[edit] Usage

{{copy|page|text}}

The first parameter is the original page from which the copied comment is being taken. This parameter is required.

The second parameter, if supplied, is the entire copied content. This parameter is optional.

Due to Restrictions on parameter values and for other reasons, you may not want to supply the copied text as a parameter. In this case, simply close the call to {{copy}} and follow it with the copied text. After the copied text, add {{copyend}}. (This is done automatically if you do instead supply the copied text as a parameter.) {{copyend}} takes no parameter itself.

[edit] Example

Code	Result
`{{copy\|Talk:Main Page\|And what I think is that Main Page should display pink bunnies. -- John Reid}}`	♦ copied from Talk:Main Page: And what I think is that Main Page should display pink bunnies. -- John Reid ♦
`{{copy\|Talk:Main Page}}And what I think is that Main Page should display pink bunnies. -- John Reid{{copyend}}`	♦ copied from Talk:Main Page: And what I think is that Main Page should display pink bunnies. -- John Reid ♦