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== Bugs with parsing quotes in reason ==

Using quotation marks (<code>U+0022 quotation mark</code>) pronounces a HTML title attribute of <samp>"What</samp> (first word of the reason with suspiciously added quotation mark at beginning of the line): <code><kbd><nowiki>{{Elucidate|reason=What is the difference between "default" and "custom" Web sites?|date=October 2016}}</nowiki></kbd></code>.

Using HTML quote element (<code>&lt;q&gt;quote&lt;/q&gt;</code>) results in the span element with title attribute being spilled and without quotes: <samp>[&lt;span title="What is the difference between default and custom Web sites? (October 2016)"&gt;further explanation needed]</samp> <code><kbd><nowiki>{{Elucidate|reason=What is the difference between <q>default</q> and <q>custom<q> Web sites?|date=October 2016}}</nowiki></kbd></code>.

[[Special:Diff/746091758]] is related. [[Special:Contributions/80.221.159.67|80.221.159.67]] ([[User talk:80.221.159.67|talk]]) 06:13, 25 October 2016 (UTC)
== Requested move 11 February 2017 ==
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:''The following is a closed discussion of a [[WP:requested moves|requested move]]. <span style="color:red">'''Please do not modify it.'''</span> Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. Editors desiring to contest the closing decision should consider a [[Wikipedia:move review|move review]]. No further edits should be made to this section. ''

The result of the move request was: '''moved'''. <small>([[Wikipedia:Requested moves/Closing instructions#Non-admin closure|non-admin closure]])</small> [[User:SkyWarrior|<span style="font-family:Comic Sans MS;color:forestgreen">''Sky''</span>]][[User talk:SkyWarrior|<span style="font-family:Comic Sans MS;color:forestgreen">''Warrior''</span>]] 03:29, 19 February 2017 (UTC)
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[[:Template:Elucidate]] → {{no redirect|Template:Explain}} – Simpler language in title. [[User:Pppery|<span style="position:relative;top:10px">P</span>p<span style="position:relative;bottom:5px">p</span>]][[User talk:Pppery|e<big style="position:relative;top:10px">r</big>y]] 22:27, 11 February 2017 (UTC)

*'''Support'''. Yes, please. Note that {{tl|further explanation needed}} already redirects here. [[Special:Contributions/64.105.98.115|64.105.98.115]] ([[User talk:64.105.98.115|talk]]) 03:06, 12 February 2017 (UTC)
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:''The above discussion is preserved as an archive of a [[Wikipedia:Requested moves|requested move]].  <span style="color:red">'''Please do not modify it.'''</span> Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on this talk page or in a [[Wikipedia:Move review|move review]]. No further edits should be made to this section.''</div><!-- Template:RM bottom -->

==Added a variant of this template with text wrap==
<table class="wikitable floatright">
<tr>
<th width="100px">h1</th>
<th width="100px">h2</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>test1{{Explain}}</td>
<td>test2{{Explain-wrap}}</td>
</tr>
</table>
Because "[further explanation needed]" without text wrap makes table columns a bit unwieldy.
*[[Template:Explain-wrap]]
*[[Template:Fix-wrap]]
--[[User:Pizzahut2|Pizzahut2]] ([[User talk:Pizzahut2|talk]]) 20:56, 2 October 2017 (UTC)

== Category Wikipedia articles needing clarification, ==

The man states that pages with this {{tl|Explain}} are added to [[:Category:Wikipedia articles needing clarification]]. 

But looking at [[:Category:Wikipedia articles needing clarification]] page, there is a list of template there. And Explain is not among them. --[[User:Mezze stagioni|Mezze stagioni]] ([[User talk:Mezze stagioni|talk]]) 17:52, 30 March 2020 (UTC)

== Make inline display more concise ==

Currently, the inline template displays "Further explanation needed", which seems very lengthy. Can somebody change what it displays so that it is shorter? [[User:JsfasdF252|JsfasdF252]] ([[User talk:JsfasdF252|talk]]) 23:32, 9 August 2020 (UTC)

== What if too terse? ==

What template is appropriate for text that is at the correct level but is too terse and omits relevant information. {{tl|clarify}}? {{tl|elucidate}}? {{tl|explain}}? Other? --[[User:Chatul|Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz Username:Chatul]] ([[User talk:Chatul|talk]]) 12:37, 13 March 2022 (UTC)