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The old wiki has a large [https://wiki.debian.org/InterWikiMap inter-wiki map], for links like <kbd><nowiki>[[DebianIRC:channel]]</nowiki></kbd>.  MediaWiki also supports [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:Interwiki interwiki links], but would we rather just use templates?
This page shows an example of how templates can provide a better user experience - editors can see documentation that tells them not to include the <kbd>#</kbd> in the channel name, and viewers get both an IRC and webchat link.
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Revision as of 08:00, 13 August 2025

#{{{1}}} (webchat)

Link to an IRC channel on the OFTC network.

Template parameters[Edit template data]

ParameterDescriptionTypeStatus
Channel namename 1

Name of IRC channel without # prefix.

Example
debian-devel
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The old wiki has a large inter-wiki map, for links like [[DebianIRC:channel]]. MediaWiki also supports interwiki links, but would we rather just use templates?

This page shows an example of how templates can provide a better user experience - editors can see documentation that tells them not to include the # in the channel name, and viewers get both an IRC and webchat link.