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The RandomSelection MediaWiki extension can be used to generate a random option from a given set.

[edit] Syntax

 <choose>
 <option>Option 1</option>
 <option>Option 2</option>
 </choose>

This example will display either the Romulan or United Earth logo:

 <choose>
 <option>[[Image:Romulan_Star_Empire_2379_logo.png|200px]]</option>
 <option>[[Image:United_Earth_logo.png|200px]]</option>
 </choose>

Note that you can weight the options. This example will give a 3x weighting to option 1:

 <choose>
 <option weight="3">Option 1</option>
 <option>Option 2</option>
 </choose>

Links, images, and templates can all be included as options.

See Random Pic of the Day at Memory Alpha for an example of this extension in use.