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Template:Cite BDA1906/doc

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This template is wrapper around {{cite encyclopedia}} it can use all the parameters that {{cite encyclopedia}} can use, but as documented below some of them are filled in automatically and there are also some additional parameters. As can be seen below in the example section using this template saves the editor time (as many of the parameters are filled in automatically) and as those parameters are not displayed in edit mode it reduces clutter editors see when editing which is particularly useful if the full citation appears in an inline citation within a ref...tag pair.

Usage

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Parameters that are filled in by this template:

editor-first = Rossiter
editor-last = Johnson
editor-link = Rossiter Johnson
date = 1906
encyclopedia = The Biographical Dictionary of America
location = Boston
publisher = American Biographical Society

There are some none standard parameters:

wstitle = DBA article name as it appears on Wikisource — the template adds in the rest of the link automatically
display = name — overrides the display to the screen of wstitle or title. This is sometimes desirable for example for hiding disambiguation extensions which do not appear in the original print version of he encyclopedia
short = x (or any other value) — it hides the display of editor-first, editor-last , editor-link, location, publisher this is typically used when this template appears in the External links section to remove clutter

Other considerations:

If wstitle is not set then the standard parameter title must be set if neither are then a red warning printed
Unless noicon is set an icon is displayed before first character displayed by the template. The icon displayed varies depending on whether wstitle is set.

Examples

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Usually only three variable are required to access the article on Wikisource:

{{cite BDA1906 |wstitle=Allen, Ebenezer |volume=1 |page=81}}
Wikisource Johnson, Rossiter, ed. (1906). "Allen, Ebenezer". The Biographical Dictionary of America. Vol. 1. Boston: American Biographical Society. p. 81.

To change the title displayed:

{{cite BDA1906 |wstitle=Allen, Ebenezer |volume=1 |page=81 |display=ALLEN, Ebenezer}}
Wikisource Johnson, Rossiter, ed. (1906). "ALLEN, Ebenezer". The Biographical Dictionary of America. Vol. 1. Boston: American Biographical Society. p. 81.

To shorten the display:

{{cite BDA1906 |wstitle=Allen, Ebenezer |volume=1 |page=81 |short=x}}
Wikisource "Allen, Ebenezer". The Biographical Dictionary of America. Vol. 1. 1906. p. 81.

To remove the icon from the display:

{{cite BDA1906 |wstitle=Allen, Ebenezer |volume=1 |page=81 |short=x |noicon=x}}
"Allen, Ebenezer". The Biographical Dictionary of America. Vol. 1. 1906. p. 81.

It may be that an article has yet to be ported to Wikisouce article space and a url is requited (the url is ignored if wstitle is set):

{{cite BDA1906 |title=Allen, Ebenezer |volume=1 |page=81 |url=https://archive.org/details/biographicaldict01johnuoft/page/n80/mode/1up}}
Public Domain Johnson, Rossiter, ed. (1906). "Allen, Ebenezer". The Biographical Dictionary of America. Vol. 1. Boston: American Biographical Society. p. 81.

Maintenance categories

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See also

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  • {{BDA1906}} — takes the same parameters as this template but prepends an attribution string as required by plagiarism guideline if text is copied verbatim from the article in The Biographical Dictionary of America
  • {{BDA1906 poster}} — display a The Biographical Dictionary of America Wikisource article in a top box on the right (placed in the External links section)