User:Marchije/Templates

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Welcome messages[edit]

1 = link to article

2 = link to (diff) page of the edit in question

Wikipedia:Why create an account?
{{talkback|Marchije}} (for notifying others of replies on talk page)
Help:Referencing for beginners can be offered to people adding unsourced content

Misc templates[edit]

Apostrophe for italicized titles[edit]

{{'}} - allows entry of an apostrophe and an es after italicized titles, ex:
- The ''Iliad''{{'}}s vocabulary is archaic.
generates:
- The Iliad's vocabulary is archaic.

Wiktionary link[edit]

{{wiktionarypar|TEXT}} which creates a floating box
[[wikt:TEXT1|TEXT2]] creates an in-line link to the Wiktionary definition of a word (TEXT1 being the name of the Wiktionary page, and TEXT2 being the term being linked in the Wikipedia article.) For more info, see: Help:Interwiki linking

Table of Contents placement[edit]

_TOC_
{{_TOCright_}}

Citation needed tags[edit]

{{Fact|date=October 2008}} (enter month in which tag is added)
{{Citation needed|reason=Your explanation here|date=December 2019}}
{{Better source|reason=Your explanation here|date=April 2020}}
{{Additional citation needed|date=April 2020|reason=Your explanation here}}

All pages beginning with[edit]

{{lookfrom}}
- Ex: on Little Sister it translates to “All pages beginning with Little Sister”

Outdent template for long talk page discussions[edit]

{{od}} which allows you to "outdent" a discussion thread that gets too long and squished, like so :

Em dash and en dash[edit]

{{em dash}}, used like parentheses in a sentence
{{en dash}}, used between dates, for ex: 1645–1762

Emoticons, check marks etc.[edit]

Colours available for use in band timelines[edit]

As per Help:EasyTimeline syntax: Ploticus colors

Page deletion[edit]

If a biography article does not indicate why its subject is important or significant, use the {{db-bio}} tag to request speedy deletion.
For speedy deletion use {{dated prod|concern = REASON|month = April|day = 20|year = 2008|time = 15:45|timestamp = 20080420154526}} - the article will be deleted about 5 days later if nobody objects.
Although not required, it is considered courteous to notify the article's creator and other significant contributors that you have proposed an article for deletion. You can use {{subst:PRODWarning|Article title}}

Examples of reasons for deletion:

Content that does not belong in an encyclopedia.
Content does not meet notability guidelines.
Content not verifiable in a reliable source.
Patent nonsense or gibberish.
Wikipedia:The answer to life, the universe, and everything: Articles require significant coverage, in reliable sources that are independent of the subject.

References and Footnotes[edit]

Multiple uses of same reference[edit]

<ref name=NAME>DETAILS OF REF</ref>

Citations[edit]

Template:Cite web[edit]

For references with author credit

<ref name=NAME>{{cite web |url= |title= |last= |first= |date= |website= |publisher= |access-date= |quote=}}</ref>

For references without author credit

<ref name=NAME>{{cite web |url= |title= |author=<!--Not stated--> |date= |website= |publisher= |access-date= |quote=}}</ref>

Template:Cite news[edit]

To cite a news article with a credited author

<ref name=NAME>{{cite news |last= |first= |date= |title= |url= |work= |location= |access-date= }}</ref>

To cite a news article with no credited author

<ref name=NAME>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title= |url= |work= |location= |date= |access-date= }}</ref>

To cite an online news article that has been archived

<ref name=NAME>{{cite news |last= |first= |date= |title= |url= |url-status=dead |work= |location= |archive-url= |archive-date= |access-date= }}</ref>

***Note: Enter both the old URL and the archived URL in the appropriate fields.

To cite an archived newpaper article accessible via subscription

<ref name=NAME>{{cite news |last= |first= |date= |title= |url= |work= |location= |agency= |page= |access-date= |via= |url-access=subscription}}</ref>

To cite a news article written in a foreign language

<ref name=NAME>{{cite news |last= |first= |date= |title= |trans-title= |url= |language= |work= |location= |access-date= }}</ref>

To cite and quote an archived, two-author, foreign language news article re-published as a PDF on an information aggregation service requiring a subscription

<ref name=NAME>{{cite news |last1= |first1= |last2= |first2= |date= |title= |trans-title= |url= |url-status=dead |format= |language= |work= |location= |archive-url= |archive-date= |access-date= |via= |url-access=subscription |quote= }}</ref>

Template:Cite book[edit]

<ref name=NAME>{{cite book |last= |first= |date= |title= |url= |location= |publisher= |page= |isbn= |author-link= |quote= }}</ref>

Template:Cite magazine[edit]

To cite a magazine article with a credited author

<ref name=NAME>{{cite magazine |last= |first= |date= |title= |url= |magazine= |location= |publisher= |volume= |issue= |page= |access-date= }}</ref>

To cite a magazine article with no credited author

<ref name=NAME>{{cite magazine |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date= |title= |url= |magazine= |location= |publisher= |volume= |issue= |page= |access-date= }}</ref>

To cite an online magazine article that has been archived

<ref name=NAME>{{cite magazine |last= |first= |date= |title= |url= |url-status=dead |magazine= |location= |publisher= |volume= |issue= |page= |archive-url= |archive-date= |access-date= }}</ref>

To cite a magazine article written in a foreign language

<ref name=NAME>{{cite magazine |last= |first= |date= |title= |trans-title= |url= |language= |magazine= |location= |publisher= |volume= |issue= |page= |access-date= }}</ref>

To cite and quote an archived, two-author, foreign language magazine article re-published as a PDF on an information aggregation service requiring a subscription

<ref name=NAME>{{cite magazine |last1= |first1= |last2= |first2= |date= |title= |trans-title= |url= |url-status=dead |format= |language= |magazine= |location= |publisher= |volume= |issue= |page= |archive-url= |archive-date= |access-date= |via= |url-access=subscription |quote= }}</ref>

Template:Cite press release[edit]

<ref name=NAME>{{cite press release |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date= |title= |url= |location= |publisher= |agency= |access-date= }}</ref>

Template:Cite AV media (video)[edit]

<ref name=NAME>{{cite AV media |people= |date= |title= |trans-title= |medium= |language= |url= |access-date= |archive-url= |archive-date= |format= |time= |location= |publisher= |id= |isbn= |oclc= |quote= |ref= }}</ref>

For media in episodic or serial format, use {{cite episode}} or {{cite serial}}.
To cite liner notes and other print media associated with audio or visual media, use {{cite AV media notes}}.

Flagging unsourced statements[edit]

Template:Citation needed

{{Citation needed|reason=Your explanation here|date=May 2024}}

Footnotes[edit]

Taken from William Gibson which has both references and footnotes:

Preface statement you want footnoted w/ {{Ref_label|A|I|none}}, {{Note_label|B|II|none}}, {{Note_label|C|III|none}}, etc...

Then under "Footnotes" heading:

'''I.''' {{Note_label|A|I|none}}
'''II.''' {{Note_label|B|II|none}}
'''III.''' {{Note_label|C|III|none}}

...each followed by their footnoted text, which in turn are followed by their own reference tags so that they appear under the "References" section...