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This template simplifies links to Bogleheads forum posts in an article. These will typically use the reference tags. The template is preferable normal external links because:
 * It gives a consistent format for links to the Bogleheads forum
 * If the forum URL changes, the template can change to match

Usage


Parameters are:
 * t: The topic ID. Each topic has a unique identifier. This is the numeric value in the URL after the . Generally, you should link to the topic unless you want to specify a specific reply further down into the topic, in which case you can provide the post ID (p) parameter value.
 * p: The post ID. Each post within a topic has a unique identifier which is obtained by clicking on the post's title. This is the link in the top-left corner of every post. It is the numeric value in the URL after the.
 * title: The link text to display. Typically this will be the discussion topic title.
 * date: (optional) The date of the topic or post. Please add the date, as many financial topics are date sensitive and the reader may wish to know if the post is many years old. Suggested format is (D)D Month YYYY (for example 7 July 2012) but any format will be output as entered.
 * author: (optional). The author of the topic or post.
 * quote: (optional). Any relevant quote from the topic or post. Do not include quotation marks as these are included automatically.

Use only the topic ID or post ID, but not both. Link to the topic when you want to emphasize the overall topics. Link to the post when you want to focus on a particular reply within the overall topic.

Examples
Forum topic  has the topic ID 88005. To link to it with this template, use:



Results in:



Forum post  has the post ID 1263932. To link to it with this template, use:



Results in:



Ideally, include the date of the original topic if you use the t parameter, or of the specific post if you use the p parameter. For example:



Results in:



In many cases, you will link to a Bogleheads forum post using the reference  tags. For example:



Results in the following, with a footnote reference after the sentence (the footnote appears at the bottom of the page, in the References section):


 * The 3-Fund portfolio is an excellent investment strategy.

To use the author and quote parameters:



Results in:


 * The 3-Fund portfolio is an excellent investment strategy.