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In this section of the encyclopedic page, provide relevant examples by filling in the TRIAS example templates below. Always provide proper referencing - examples without sources can be considered 'invented', and their veracity and illustrative value is doubtful. Make sure quoted text can be recognized as such, eg. by using italics and/or 'quotation marks'.

What kind of examples should I present? This of course depends very much on the topic at hand. In general, either presenting figures, e.g. comparing countries, or providing a short (and real!) 'human interest' story to illustrate (part of) the explanations you provide above could be a good approach. Remember that the illustrative value of an example does not only depend on the content of the example itself, but also on the concept/relation/etc. it illustrates! So do not add examples to the obvious. An example: In a wiki article about football ('soccer' for Americans), illustrating the nature of the game by giving an elaborate description of how the motion of a famous player's foot results in the ball moving forward, has hardly any added informational value (however poetic the description). Presenting sales figures of season tickets for the top 5 clubs to show how popular the game is, does add value, as it provides real life 'proof' of a statement about popularity made in a previous section - adding practical credibility to the wiki page content.

How to fill in the template? The empty template (providing the example box layout) contains '...replace this..' text after equation marks. Substituting your own title and text here will put it into the box layout. On a new page, the unused template looks like this:

{{IPM example|
|Example title=...replace this with your own title...
|Example text=...replace this with your own example description...
}}

Filling in some text:

{{IPM example|
|Example title= Free WiFi connectivity at airports
|Example text= As of yet, no major Dutch airport has realized wireless access to the internet free of charge. 
Although a serious disappointment to many travellers, competition has still not reduced WiFi prices.
}}

gives:

Example: Free WiFi connectivity at airports As of yet, no major Dutch airport has realized wireless access to the internet free of charge. Although a serious disappointment to many travellers, competition has still not reduced WiFi prices.

See also the description on Help:Examples. Technically there is no limit to the length of the text you can insert, but it is recommended to limit the title to one line, and the body text to 350 words - inserting images is possible and recommended, but please resize!