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Used to quote text on talk pages, particularly in reply to specific statements by other users.

Examples

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General use

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{{tq2|I'm fairly convinced that 2 + 2 equals 5!}}
Well, I'm not. ~~~~

 I'm fairly convinced that 2 + 2 equals 5! 
Well, I'm not. ~~~~

Quote author (also automatically ping)

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{{tq2|I'm fairly convinced that 2 + 2 equals 5!|Example}}
Well, I'm not. ~~~~

 I'm fairly convinced that 2 + 2 equals 5!  by Example
Well, I'm not. ~~~~

Quote author with custom name shown

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{{tq2|I'm fairly convinced that 2 + 2 equals 5!|Example|An Example User}}
Well, I'm not. ~~~~

 I'm fairly convinced that 2 + 2 equals 5!  by An Example User
Well, I'm not. ~~~~

Quotes that include equals sign

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{{tq2|1=I'm fairly convinced that 2 + 2 = 5!}}
Well, I'm not. ~~~~

 I'm fairly convinced that 2 + 2 = 5! 
Well, I'm not. ~~~~

{{tq2|1=I'm fairly convinced that 2 + 2 = 5!|2=Example}}
Well, I'm not. ~~~~

 I'm fairly convinced that 2 + 2 = 5!  by Example
Well, I'm not. ~~~~

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{{tq2|I don't work at the Wikimedia Foundation as a staff member (...)|Jimbo Wales|Jimbo|diff=prev&oldid=15296772}}
Didn't know that. ~~~~

 I don't work at the Wikimedia Foundation as a staff member (...)  by Jimbo (diff)
Didn't know that. ~~~~

NB: Just paste the last part of the URL of the diff link from the browser address bar as the last parameter in the template. Note also that the diff link intentionally won't be shown without the author username specified as well.

See also

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