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== subst:vfd versus vfd ==

When nominating a page for deletion, some of the documentation says to put "vfd" (in double braces {{}}) at the top of the nominated page, and some says to put "subst:vfd" at the top of the page.  So which is it, or does it not matter?

(Also it seems hard to find the documentation of "subst" -- where is the easiest place to look?  I eventually found it by crawling around wikimedia.org.)
-[[User:R. S. Shaw|R. S. Shaw]] 22:05, 2004 Oct 16 (UTC)

:If you put 'subst' in front, then the text from the template is copied into the article.  Without the subst, the text is reconstituted from the template each time it is rendered.  I prefer the latter, because if the template changes, then each view of the article will reflect the change.  [[User:Noisy|[[User:Noisy|Noisy]] | [[User talk:Noisy|Talk]]]] 23:01, 16 Oct 2004 (UTC)
:* Right.  But the question is, which for "vfd"?  There is much mention of using "subst:" for vfd.  I've just found this discussion on it: [[Template_talk:VfDFooter#Subst_must_be_used_for_calling_VfD_warning|Template_talk:VfDFooter]].  That doesn't really clear it up.  Is it just an ongoing debate?