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=== Formatting template calls using extra parameters === <!--T:372-->

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Since templates ignore parameters they are passed but do not handle specifically, they can be used as a way of a adding extra whitespace or unused content to the template call.

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For example:
</translate>

<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext">

</syntaxhighlight>

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<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext">

</syntaxhighlight>

<translate>
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It is also possible to use the same name for each spacer (often the empty string), but this will populate <tvar name=1>[[:Category:Pages using duplicate arguments in template calls]]</tvar>, which many wikis prefer to keep empty to catch instances of user error.

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This can be used to make the template render in a way similar to its output, like showing each row of [[w:Template:Chess position]] on its own like to make the wikitext also look like a chessboard.