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This template takes a single non-named parameter and determine which user it is referring to. To this end, the template assumes that the provided parameter is
: a) a display name, such as users are supposed to set on their user page using property <nowiki>[[</nowiki>[[:Property:Displayname|Displayname::]]<nowiki>]]</nowiki>, or
: b) a [[Special:ActiveUsers|user login name]].
This template produces ''NO output'', but after it has been called, there will exist two variables that you can use as you please:
: <nowiki>{{#var|displayname}}</nowiki> will contain the user's display name (or the given parameter surrounded by question marks)
: <nowiki>{{#var|userpage}}</nowiki> will contain the user's userpage without the ''User:'' prefix (or the string "Unknown").
This makes it possible to construct nice links such as <nowiki>[[User:{{#var:userpage}}|{{#var:displayname}}]]</nowiki>

Suppose there's a user "'''John Doe'''" with userpage '''User:John Doe''', on which is defined '''<nowiki>[[displayname::John F. Doe]]</nowiki>''', and suppose that user Yohn Doe does not exist (it's a typo). Then
:<nowiki>{{GetUser|John Doe}}</nowiki> results in <nowiki>{{#var|displayname}}</nowiki> = John F. Doe and <nowiki>{{#var|userpage}}</nowiki> = John Doe
:<nowiki>{{GetUser|John F. Doe}}</nowiki> results in <nowiki>{{#var|displayname}}</nowiki> = John F. Doe and <nowiki>{{#var|userpage}}</nowiki> = John Doe
:<nowiki>{{GetUser|Yohn Doe}}</nowiki> results in <nowiki>{{#var|displayname}}</nowiki> = ?Yohn Doe? and <nowiki>{{#var|userpage}}</nowiki> = Unknown

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