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it's not just the equals sign that can break this template

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-{{Pullquote|P.S.: In order to use an equals sign, you have to specify the text body explicitly as parameter 1: <nowiki>{{Pullquote|1=E = mc<sup>2</sup>, but templates are confusing.|2=Albert Einstein}}</nowiki> yields<br /><br />{{Pullquote|1=E = mc<sup>2</sup>, but templates are confusing.|2=Albert Einstein}}This is simply because the template thinks the first equals sign it encounters is referring to a parameter being set, and it gets confused. Note that you also have to assign parameter 2, the source, manually in this case.}}
+{{Pullquote|P.S.: If the template is being confused by a certain symbol in the text you're passing it, you have to set the parameter explicitly using its number: <nowiki>{{Pullquote|1=E = mc<sup>2</sup>, but templates are confusing.|2=Albert Einstein}}</nowiki> yields<br /><br />{{Pullquote|1=E = mc<sup>2</sup>, but templates are confusing.|2=Albert Einstein}}Equals signs and square brackets are known to require this workaround. Note that when you number a parameter you also have to assign numbers to the following parameters.}}
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