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{{Wrapper|Sfnlink|exclude=''rev'' and ''lang''}}
Simpler version of {{tl|Sfnlink}} intended for use on a Talk page to refer to refs in the main page, without having to specify the page name. 

== Usage ==
{{tlc|sfnlinka|''lastname''|''year''|pp{{=}}12–15}} – typical usage; links a citation in an article from a discussion on the Talk page

=== When to use ===
This template may be used from the Talk page (of any namespace) in order to link a citation on the main page (formally, {{tl|SUBJECTPAGENAME}}{{hairspace}}); typically, from the Talk page of an article linking to a citation in the mainspace article. 

'''Contrast with Sfnlink'''

The following two uses of {{tl|sfnlink}} and {{tl|sfnlinka}} from an article Talk page produce identical links:
* &ensp;{{tlc|sfnlink|''last1''|''last2''|...|''year''|p{{=}}91|article{{=}}*}}
* {{tlc|sfnlink<b>a</b>|''last1''|''last2''|...|''year''|p{{=}}91}}

== Parameters ==

=== Basic ===
{{Excerpt|Template:Sfnlink/doc|Basic|hat=no}}

=== Supplementary ===
Parameters for configuring the link, how it is displayed, and extending its range:
* {{para|nb|yes}} – removes parentheses ('nb'  = 'no brackets') from around the year. Default: year is displayed in parens.
* {{para|text}} – display text for the link. (default: &lt;{{var|last1}}>{{snd}}&lt;{{var|last4}}> in comma series, plus the <noinclude>parenthesized</noinclude> year)<noinclude>(interacts with 'nb'; see {{slink||Details}})</noinclude>

=== Details ===
{{Excerpt|Template:Sfnlink/doc|Details|paragraphs=1|hat=no}}

You can specify any value for {{para|nb}} to remove parentheses from around the year, such as {{para|nb|yes}},  {{para|nb|1}} etc. (Even {{para|nb|no}} does it.)  Param {{para|text}} overrides any value for {{para|nb}}; if you want parens while using 'text', just supply them in the param value.

This template excludes {{tl|sfnlink}} params {{para|rev}} and {{para|lang}}, which make no sense when referring to a main space article. For complete usage and parameter details, please see [[Template:Sfnlink]].

== Examples ==
Live examples cannot be shown on this page because they only work from Talk namespaces. However, here is a citation that can be targeted from the talk page of this template, using the [[Template talk:Sfnlinka/doc#Examples|example there]]:
* {{cite book |last=Gethin |first=Rupert |author-link=Rupert Gethin |title=The foundations of Buddhism |location=New York |publisher=Oxford University Press |year=1998 |oclc=38392391 |isbn=0192892231 |url=https://archive.org/details/foundationsofbud00rupe}}
To see a working example of this template, see the pinned [[Template talk:Sfnlinka/doc#Examples|example discussion]], which links to this citation from the Talk page using {{tl|sfnlinka}}.

== Notes ==
{{#invoke:String|replace |{{Excerpt|Template:Sfnlink/doc|Template notes|paragraphs=1|hat=no}}|[sS]fnlink|Sfnlinka|plain=false}}

In general, this template should be used from discussions on article Talk pages that refer to citations in the article itself that use [[Help:CS1|CS1 templates]] like {{tl|cite book}}, {{tl|cite journal}}, and {{tl|cite web}}.

See {{tl|Sfnlink}} for use cases, and more details on {{slink|Template:Sfnlink|When to use|nopage=yes}} and {{slink|Template:Sfnlink|When not to use|nopage=yes}} this template.

== See also ==
{{#invoke:String|replace|{{Excerpt|Template:Sfnlink/doc|See also|hat=no}}|sfnlinka|sfnlink}}

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