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For 1 hash channels add no hashes. For 2 hash channels add 1 hash. And so on. Otherwise the template will take you to the wrong channel.
Example[edit]
Note that the third example sends the user to WP:IRCHELP due to the consensus reached at this discussion.
User: I want to go to #wikipedia-en.
You: {{Freenode|wikipedia-en}}
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User 2: I want to go to ##random_channel.
You: {{Freenode|#random_channel}}
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User 3: I need help at #wikipedia-en-help
You: {{Freenode|wikipedia-en-help}}
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See also[edit]
For a template linking to the U.S. Internal Revenue Code, see Template:USIRC.
TemplateData[edit]
TemplateData for Freenode
<templatedata> { "description": "", "params": { "1": { "label": "Channel", "description": "Channel name (without preceding hash)", "type": "string", "required": true } } } </templatedata>
