Used to quote text on talk pages, particularly in reply to specific statements by other users.

Examples

General use

{{tq|I'm fairly convinced that 2 + 2 equals 5!}}
Well, I'm not. ~~~~

 I'm fairly convinced that 2 + 2 equals 5! 
Well, I'm not. ~~~~

Quote author (also automatically ping)

{{tq|I'm fairly convinced that 2 + 2 equals 5!|THeUltimateTroLL}}
Well, I'm not. ~~~~

 I'm fairly convinced that 2 + 2 equals 5!  by THeUltimateTroLL
Well, I'm not. ~~~~

Quote author with custom name shown

{{tq|I'm fairly convinced that 2 + 2 equals 5!|Jimbo Wales|Jimbo}}
Well, I'm not. ~~~~

 I'm fairly convinced that 2 + 2 equals 5!  by Jimbo
Well, I'm not. ~~~~

Quotes that include equals sign

{{tq|1=I'm fairly convinced that 2 + 2 = 5!}}
Well, I'm not. ~~~~

 I'm fairly convinced that 2 + 2 = 5! 
Well, I'm not. ~~~~

{{tq|1=I'm fairly convinced that 2 + 2 = 5!|2=THeUltimateTroLL}}
Well, I'm not. ~~~~

 I'm fairly convinced that 2 + 2 = 5!  by THeUltimateTroLL
Well, I'm not. ~~~~

{{tq|You will '''not be able to edit''' the wikis (...)|MediaWiki message delivery|diff=21681&oldid=21668}}
Are you serious? ~~~~

 You will not be able to edit the wikis (...)  by MediaWiki message delivery (diff)
Are you serious? ~~~~

NB: Just paste the last part of the URL of the diff link from the browser address bar as the last parameter in the template. Note also that the diff link intentionally won't be shown without the author username specified as well.