Template:Cite

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Usage and Parameters

This is a template used to create pre-formatted citations. Citations are based on the MLA format.

Template parameters

This template prefers block formatting of parameters.

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
lastname	lastname	The last name of the author of the work (may not be the creator of the term/flag itself) Example Smith	String	optional
firstname	firstname	The first name of the author of the work (may not be the creator of the term/flag itself) Example Greg	String	optional
username	username	The username of the author of the work (may not be the creator of the term/flag itself) Example Darkxwolf17	String	optional
titleofwork	titleofwork	The title of the work, page, article, or entry. Example A discussion about bisexuality	String	optional
titleofsite	titleofsite	The title of the site or container. Example Tumblr	String	optional
othercontributors	othercontributors	The names of other contributors. Example Translated by Mark Hutchins	String	optional
version	version	The version. Example King James Version	String	optional
number	number	The number. Example Volume 4	String	optional
publisher	publisher	The registered publisher of the work (may not be the creator of the term/flag itself) Example Museum of LGBTQIA	String	optional
datepublished	datepublished	The date of publication in DD MMM. YYYY format. Example 26 Dec. 2023	Date	optional
location	location	The digital location of the referenced information. Example pp. 24-23	String	optional
url	url	The URL of the website. Example https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page	URL	optional
dateaccessed	dateaccessed	The date the source was accessed (only if a date of publication is not provided) in DD MMM. YYYY format.. Example 26 Dec. 2023	Date	optional
datearchived	datearchived	The date the source was archived in DD MMM. YYYY format. Example 26 Dec. 2023	Date	optional

Frequent Questions, Limitations, Problems:

• If a source has multiple authors, use the username field and add each set of names with the format "Lastname, Firstname."
• If the source is a re-blogged or re-shared post, the username should be of the individual who re-blogged or re-shared it.
• If the page content is overly large, you can use highlight linking for the URL, to help reader navigation.

Examples

Example of the cite template in the source editor.

{{Cite|lastname=Prager|firstname=Sarah|titleofwork=In Han Dynasty China, Bisexuality Was the Norm|titleofsite=Daily JSTOR|datepublished=Jun 10. 2020|url=https://daily.jstor.org/in-han-dynasty-china-bisexuality-was-the-norm/}}

Example of how it may appear.

Prager, Sarah. "In Han Dynasty China, Bisexuality Was the Norm". Daily JSTOR, Jun 10. 2020, https://daily.jstor.org/in-han-dynasty-china-bisexuality-was-the-norm/.

Example of the cite template in the source editor.

{{Cite|url=https://archive.md/K0u82#selection-399.86-399.203|titleofwork=ive recently found out that in the 80s|username=queerasfact|titleofsite=Tumblr|datepublished=23 Oct, 2018|datearchived=4 Dec, 2021}}

Example of how it may appear.

queerasfact. "ive recently found out that in the 80s". Tumblr, 23 Oct, 2018, https://archive.md/K0u82#selection-399.86-399.203. Archived on 4 Dec, 2021.

Template Documentation

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