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{{sortname}} is a shortcut that equates the following markup:

<span data-sort-value="variable2, variable1">[[variable1 variable2]]</span>

It's useful for sortable tables and based on a Wikipedia template.

{{sortname}} is useful for softable tables, so that authors can be sorted alphabetically by last name rather than first. Hence,

{{sortname|Steven|Moffat}} results in Steven Moffat.

If the author's page title includes a dab term, as in Dave Stone (writer), you can add it manually using dab. For instance,

{{sortname|Andrew|Smith|dab=writer}} renders Andrew Smith.

Alternately, you can override the link entirely:

{{sortname|Terence Joseph|Nation|Terry Nation}} yields Terence Joseph Nation.

Or you can their name to be sorted properly but without linking to their article:

{{sortname|Steven|Moffat|nolink=1}} results in Steven Moffat.

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 :<code><nowiki>{{sortname|Steven|Moffat}}</nowiki></code> results in <span data-sort-value="Moffat, Steven">[[Steven Moffat]]</span>.
 If the author's page title includes a dab term, as in [[Dave Stone (writer)]], you can add it manually using <nowiki>dab</nowiki>. For instance,
-:<code><nowiki>{{sortname|Dave|Stone|dab=writer}}</nowiki></code> renders <span data-sort-value="Stone, Dave">[[Dave Stone (writer)|Dave Stone]]</span>.
+:<code><nowiki>{{sortname|Andrew|Smith|dab=writer}}</nowiki></code> renders <span data-sort-value="Smith, Andrew">[[Andrew Smith (writer)|Andrew Smith]]</span>.
 Alternately, you can override the link entirely:
 :<code><nowiki>{{sortname|Terence Joseph|Nation|Terry Nation}}</nowiki></code> yields <span data-sort-value="Nation, Terence Joseph">[[Terry Nation|Terence Joseph Nation]]</span>.