Template:Cite news: Difference between revisions

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This template is used to cite sources in Battlestar Wiki. It is specifically for news sources.

Usage

{{cite news
 |first =
 |last =
 |author =
 |coauthors =
 |url =
 |title =
 |curly =
 |format =
 |work =
 |publisher =
 |pages =
 |page =
 |date =
 |archiveurl =
 |archivedate =
 |accessdate =
 |language =
}}

{{cite news | url = | title = | work = | publisher = | date = | accessdate = }}

title is required, rest is optional.
url: The direct URL to the news source.
author: Author
- last works with first to produce last, first
- coauthors allows additional authors
publisher: Publisher, if any.
format: Format of news item. e.x. PDF, HTML. HTML implied if left blank.
date: date of publication. ISO 8601 YYYY-MM-DD format recommended.
archiveurl: URL of the archive location of the item (requires archivedate). The title will be linked to this URL.
archivedate: Date when the item was archived (requires archiveurl), in ISO 8601 YYYY-MM-DD format, e.g. 2006-02-17.
accessdate: Date when item was accessed. Use ISO 8601 YYYY-MM-DD format. Do not wikilink the date.
work: If this item is part of a larger work, name of that work.
pages overrides page
language: the language the source is written in

@@ Line 1: / Line 1: @@
 <includeonly>{{#if: {{{title|}}}
-  |{{#if: {{{first|}}}{{{last|}}}
+  |{{#if: {{{archiveurl|}}}{{{archivedate|}}}
-    |{{#if: {{{last|}}}
+    |{{#if: {{#if: {{{archiveurl|}}}|{{#if: {{{archivedate|}}}|1}}}}
-      |{{{last}}},&nbsp;
+      | <!-- Both archiveurl and archivedate are present, proceed -->
-  }}{{{first|}}}{{#if: {{{coauthors|}}}| <nowiki>;</nowiki>&#32;{{{coauthors}}} }},&nbsp;
+      | Error on call {{tl|cite news}} template: Parameters '''archiveurl''' and '''archivedate''' must be both specified or both omitted.
-    |{{#if: {{{author|}}}
+    }}
-      |{{{author|}}}{{#if: {{{coauthors|}}}| <nowiki>;</nowiki>&#32;{{{coauthors}}} }}.&nbsp;
+  }}{{#if: {{{first|}}}{{{last|}}}
-  }}
+    |{{#if: {{{last|}}}
-  }}{{#if: {{{curly|}}}|“|"}}{{#if: {{{url|}}}
+      |{{{last}}},&nbsp;
-    |[{{{url}}} {{{title}}}]
+    }}{{{first|}}}{{#if: {{{coauthors|}}}| <nowiki>;</nowiki>&#32;{{{coauthors}}} }},&nbsp;
-    |{{{title}}}
+    |{{#if: {{{author|}}}
-  }}{{
+      |{{{author|}}}{{#if: {{{coauthors|}}}| <nowiki>;</nowiki>&#32;{{{coauthors}}} }}.&nbsp;
-  #if: {{{format|}}} | &#32;({{formattype|{{{format}}}}})
+    }}
-  }}{{#if: {{{curly|}}}|”|"}}{{#if: {{{work|}}}
+  }}{{#if: {{{curly|}}}|“|"}}{{#if: {{{archiveurl|}}}
-    |, &#32;''{{{work}}}''}}{{#if: {{{publisher|}}}
+    |[{{{archiveurl}}} {{{title}}}]
-    |, ''{{{publisher}}}''
+    |{{#if: {{{url|}}}
-  }}{{#if: {{{date|}}}
+      |[{{{url}}} {{{title}}}]
-    |, {{{date}}}
+      |{{{title}}}
-  }}{{#if: {{{pages|}}}
+    }}
-    |, pp. {{{pages}}}
+  }}{{#if: {{{format|}}}
-    |{{#if: {{{page|}}}
+    | &#32;({{formattype|{{{format}}}}})
-      |, p. {{{page}}}
+  }}{{#if: {{{curly|}}}|”|"}}{{#if: {{{work|}}}
-    }}
+    |, &#32;''{{{work}}}''}}{{#if: {{{publisher|}}}
-  }}{{#if: {{{accessdate|}}}
+    |, ''{{{publisher}}}''
-  |.&#32;Retrieved on {{{accessdate}}}
+  }}{{#if: {{{date|}}}
-  }}.{{#if: {{{language|}}}
+    |, {{{date}}}
-  |&#32;(written in {{{language|}}})
+  }}{{#if: {{{pages|}}}
-  }}|Error on call {{tl|cite news}}: Parameters '''title''' ''must'' be specified.}}</includeonly><noinclude>
+    |, pp. {{{pages}}}
+    |{{#if: {{{page|}}}
+      |, p. {{{page}}}
+    }}
+  }}{{#if: {{{archiveurl|}}}
+    |. Archived from [{{{url}}} the original] on {{{archivedate}}}
+  }}{{#if: {{{accessdate|}}}
+    |.&#32;Retrieved on {{{accessdate}}}
+  }}.{{#if: {{{language|}}}
+    |&#32;(written in {{{language|}}})
+  }}|Error on call {{tl|cite news}}: Parameters '''title''' ''must'' be specified.}}</includeonly><noinclude>
 __NOTOC__
 This template is used to [[BW:CITE|cite sources]] in ''Battlestar Wiki''. It is specifically for news sources.
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 == Usage ==
 <pre>
 {{cite news
- |first =
+ |first =
- |last =
+ |last =
- |author =
+ |author =
- |coauthors =
+ |coauthors =
- |url =
+ |url =
- |curly =
+ |title =
- |format =
+ |curly =
- |title =
+ |format =
- |work =
+ |work =
- |publisher =
+ |publisher =
- |pages =
+ |pages =
- |page =
+ |page =
- |date =
+ |date =
- |accessdate =
+ |archiveurl =
- |language =
+ |archivedate =
+ |accessdate =
+ |language =
 }}
 </pre>
-<code><nowiki>{{cite news | first = | last = | author = | coauthors =| url = | title = | work = | publisher = | pages = | page = | date = | accessdate = | language = }}</nowiki></code>
+<code><nowiki>{{cite news | url = | title = | work = | publisher = | date = | accessdate = }}</nowiki></code>
 *'''title''' is required, rest is optional.
+* '''url''': The direct URL to the news source.
 * '''author''': Author
 ** '''last''' works with '''first''' to produce <code>last, first</code>
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 * '''publisher''': Publisher, if any.
 * '''[[Template:formattype|format]]''': Format of news item. e.x. PDF, HTML. ''HTML'' implied if left blank.
 * '''date''': date of publication. [[Wikipedia:ISO 8601|ISO 8601]] YYYY-MM-DD format recommended.
+* '''archiveurl''': URL of the archive location of the item (requires '''archivedate'''). The title will be linked to this URL.
+* '''archivedate''': Date when the item was archived (requires '''archiveurl'''), in [[Wikipedia:ISO 8601|ISO 8601]] YYYY-MM-DD format, e.g. ''2006-02-17''.
 * '''accessdate''': Date when item was accessed. Use [[Wikipedia:ISO 8601|ISO 8601]] YYYY-MM-DD format. Do not wikilink the date.
 * '''work''': If this item is part of a larger work, name of that work.