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Links
Generally, a link should appear only once in an article, but if helpful for readers, a link may be repeated in infoboxes, tables, image captions, references, and at the first occurrence after the lead.
People
Ideal Page Syntax
Copy and paste the following into the source editor of a new page and then edit as needed.
{{Person | title = | image = | irlName = | handles = | aliases = | affiliation = | games = | pronouns = | birthDate = {{Birth date & age|}} | birthPlace = | nationality = | location = | marital = | relatives = | gender = | height = | eyes = | hair = | linkTwitter = | linkTwitch = | linkYoutube = | linkFacebook = | linkInsta = | linkTiktok = | linkDiscord = | linkWebsite = | linkOther = }} __TOC__ == Background == == Career == == Personal Life == == Trivia == == Quotes == == References == <references />
Example Contents
For more information about what info goes where:
{{Person | title = | image = | irlName = | handles = | aliases = | affiliation = | games = | pronouns = | birthDate = {{Birth date & age|BIRTHDATE GOES HERE}} | birthPlace = | nationality = | location = | marital = | relatives = | gender = | height = | eyes = | hair = | linkTwitter = | linkTwitch = | linkYoutube = | linkFacebook = | linkInsta = | linkTiktok = | linkDiscord = | linkWebsite = | linkOther = }} '''IRL NAME''', COMMONLY KNOWN AS '''ALIAS''', is BRIEF DESCRIPTION. __TOC__ == Background == STREAMER IS FROM LOCATION/WENT TO SCHOOL/ETC. == Career == STREAMER STARTED STREAMING IN ####/ETC. === PHASE OF CAREER === STREAMER SPENT MANY YEARS PLAYING LEAGUE OF LEGENDS AND MAINED TEEMO/ETC. === Awards and Nominations === INSERT TABLE HERE IF APPLICABLE. IF NOT, OMIT. == Personal Life == ROMANCE/HOUSING/ETC. == Trivia == *FUN FUNKY DETAIL *STRANGE BEHAVIOR *ETC == Quotes == *"QUOTE 1" *"QUOTE 2" *"ETC" ==Gallery== <gallery> File:STREAMER1.JPG File:ETC.PNG </gallery> == References == <references />
Person Infoboxes
For more information about how person infoboxes work:
Description
To use this template, copy and paste the info under Syntax into the Source Editor of a page and fill in the appropriate fields or add the {{Style Guide}}
template.
Fields left blank will not appear in articles. This infobox template uses Fandom's infobox syntax.
Syntax:
{{Person | title = | image = | irlName = | handles = | aliases = | affiliation = | games = | pronouns = | birthDate = | birthPlace = | nationality = | location = | marital = | relatives = | gender = | height = | eyes = | hair = | linkTwitter = | linkTwitch = | linkYoutube = | linkFacebook = | linkInsta = | linkTiktok = | linkDiscord = | linkWebsite = | linkOther = }}
In birthDate:
{{Birth date & age|}}
Sample output:
{{Person | title = Flowa | image = Example.jpg | irlName = Magnoliophyte | handles = @Flowa | aliases = Flo | affiliation = Plants | games = | pronouns = | birthDate = {{Birth date & age|July 21, 2013}} | birthPlace = | nationality = American | location = Iowa | marital = Single | relatives = Bryophyte | gender = | height = 1'3'' | eyes = None | hair = None | linkTwitter = [https://twitter.com/search?q=flowers Twitter] | linkTwitch = | linkYoutube = | linkFacebook = | linkInsta = | linkTiktok = | linkDiscord = | linkWebsite = | linkOther = }}
Tables
For example syntax of an Awards and Nominations table:
Example Syntax:
{|class="wikitable sortable" |+ ! Year ! Ceremony ! Category ! Result ! Ref. |- |rowspan="2"|20XX |Ceremony 1 |Biggest Number |{{Nominated}} |align="center"|<ref>1</ref> |- |20th Awards 2 |Best Person |{{Won}} |align="center"|{{Fact}} |- |20YY |Event 3 |Most Pogs in Chat |{{Nominated}} |align="center"|<ref>2</ref> |}
Horizontal-Style:
{| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Ceremony ! Category ! Result ! Ref. |- | rowspan="2" | 20XX || Ceremony 1 || Biggest Number || {{Nominated}} || align="center"|<ref>1</ref> |- | 20th Awards 2 || Best Person || {{Won}} || align="center"|{{Fact}} |- | 20YY || Event 3 || Most Pogs in Chat || {{Nominated}} || align="center"|<ref>2</ref> |}
Example Output:
Year | Ceremony | Category | Result | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
20XX | Ceremony 1 | Biggest Number | Nominated | [1] |
20th Awards 2 | Best Person | Won | [citation needed] | |
20YY | Event 3 | Most Pogs in Chat | Nominated | [2] |
Groups
Copy and paste the following into the source editor of a new page and then edit as needed.
Syntax
{{Group | name = | image = | foundedBy = | members = | prevMembers = | location = | startDate = | endDate = }}
Optionally add any of the below (after endDate):
| linkTwitter = | linkTwitch = | linkYoutube = | linkFacebook = | linkInsta = | linkTiktok = | linkDiscord = | linkWebsite = | linkOther =
Example Usage
To see an example of how this can be used:
{{Group | name = Flower Power | image = Example.jpg | foundedBy = Flowa | members = Flowa, Tracheophyte | prevMembers = Bryophyte | location = Los Angeles | startDate = December 1, 2019 | endDate = February 15, 2020 | linkTwitter = [https://twitter.com/ Twitter] | linkOther = [https://fandom.com/ Link] }}
Citations
Citation Needed
For things that lack a citation, insert Template:Fact which will appear [citation needed]
Or copy and paste the below into the source editor.
{{Fact}}
Web Citation Syntax
Copy and paste one of the three sections below into the source editor. Delete any unused fields.
- Most Commonly Used Fields (text-based)
<ref>{{cite web | url = | title = | last = | first = | date = | publisher = | accessdate = }}</ref>
- Most Commonly Used Fields (multimedia)
<ref>{{cite web | url = | title = | author = | last = | first = | date = | format = | work = | publisher = | accessdate = }}</ref>
- All Fields
<ref>{{cite web | url = | title = | author = | authorlink = | last = | first = | coauthors = | date = | year = | month = | language = | format = | work = | pages = | publisher = | archiveurl = | archivedate= | accessdate = | accessmonthday = | accessyear = }}</ref>
Parameters
- Required parameters
- url: URL of online item.
- title: Title of online item.
- accessdate: Full date when item was accessed, in YYYY-MM-DD format (e.g. 2006-02-17).
- Optional parameters
- author: Author
- authorlink works either with author or with last & first to link to the appropriate wikipedia article. Does not work with URLs.
- last works with first to produce
last, first
- coauthors: allows additional authors
- date: Full date of publication, preferably in YYYY-MM-DD format.
- OR: year: Year of publication, and month: Name of the month of publication.
- language: language of publication
- format: Format (e.g. Video; PDF). HTML implied if not specified.
- work: If this item is part of a larger work, name of that work.
- This can include the channel name the work was found on.
- pages: Pages, if any, especially if pdf format
- publisher: Publisher, if any.
- archiveurl: URL of the archive location of the item (requires archivedate)
- archivedate: Date when the item was archived (requires archiveurl), in YYYY-MM-DD format.
Example Usage:
- Some standard use cases
- {{cite web |author=Doe, John |title=My Favorite Things Part II |publisher=Open Publishing |date=[[2005-04-30]] |work=Encyclopedia of Things |url=http://www.example.com/ |accessdate=2005-07-06}}
→ Doe, John (2005-04-30). My Favorite Things Part II. Encyclopedia of Things. Open Publishing. Retrieved on 2005-07-06.
- {{cite web |author=Doe, John |title=My Favorite Things Part II |date=[[2005-04-30]] |work=Encyclopedia of Things |url=http://www.example.com/ |accessdate=2005-07-06}}
→ Doe, John (2005-04-30). My Favorite Things Part II. Encyclopedia of Things. Retrieved on 2005-07-06.
- {{cite web |author=Doe, John |title=My Favorite Things Part II |date=[[2005-04-30]] |url=http://www.example.com/ |accessdate=2005-07-06}}
→ Doe, John (2005-04-30). My Favorite Things Part II. Retrieved on 2005-07-06.
- {{cite web |author=Doe, John |title=My Favorite Things Part II |url=http://www.example.com/ |accessdate=2005-07-06}}
→ Doe, John. My Favorite Things Part II. Retrieved on 2005-07-06.
- {{cite web |title=My Favorite Things Part II |url=http://www.example.com/ |accessdate=2005-07-06}}
→ My Favorite Things Part II. Retrieved on 2005-07-06.
- {{cite web |url=http://www.nfl.com/fans/ |title=Digest of Rules |publisher=National Football League |accessdate=2005-07-06}}
→ Digest of Rules. National Football League. Retrieved on 2005-07-06.
- No parameters
- {{cite web}}
→ Error on call to Template:cite web: Parameters url and title must be specified.
- accessdate in ISO YYYY-MM-DD format
- {{cite web
| author=Doe, John
| title=My Favorite Things Part II
| publisher=Open Publishing
| date=[[2005-04-30]]
| work=Encyclopedia of Things
| url=http://www.example.com/
| accessdate=2005-07-06
}}
→ Doe, John (2005-04-30). My Favorite Things Part II. Encyclopedia of Things. Open Publishing. Retrieved on 2005-07-06.
- Using format
- {{cite web
| title=List of psychotropic substances under international control
| publisher = International Narcotics Control Board
| url=http://www.incb.org/pdf/e/list/green.pdf
| format = PDF
| accessdate=2005-07-06
}}
→ List of psychotropic substances under international control (PDF). International Narcotics Control Board. Retrieved on 2005-07-06.
- language
- {{cite web
| author=Doe, John
| title=My Favorite Things Part II
| publisher=Open Publishing
| date=[[2005-04-30]]
| work=Encyclopedia of Things
| url=http://www.example.com/
| accessdate=2005-07-06
| language=English
}}
→ Doe, John (2005-04-30). My Favorite Things Part II (in English). Encyclopedia of Things. Open Publishing. Retrieved on 2005-07-06.
- coauthors
- {{cite web | first=John | last=Doe | coauthors=Peter Smith, Jim Smythe | title=My Favorite Things Part II | publisher=Open Publishing | date=[[2005-04-30]] | work=Encyclopedia of Things | url=http://www.example.com/ | accessdate=2006-05-16
}}
→ Doe, John; Peter Smith, Jim Smythe (2005-04-30). My Favorite Things Part II. Encyclopedia of Things. Open Publishing. Retrieved on 2006-05-16.
- No author
- {{cite web | title=My Favorite Things Part II | publisher=Open Publishing | date=[[2005-04-30]] | work=Encyclopedia of Things | url=http://www.example.com/ | accessdate=2006-05-16
}}
→ My Favorite Things Part II. Encyclopedia of Things. Open Publishing (2005-04-30). Retrieved on 2006-05-16.
- No author, no publisher
- {{cite web | title=My Favorite Things Part II | date=[[2005-04-30]] | work=Encyclopedia of Things | url=http://www.example.com/ | accessdate=2005-07-06
}}
→ My Favorite Things Part II. Encyclopedia of Things (2005-04-30). Retrieved on 2005-07-06.
- {{cite web | title=My Favorite Things Part II | date=[[2005-04-30]] | url=http://www.example.com/ | accessdate=2005-07-06
}}
→ My Favorite Things Part II (2005-04-30). Retrieved on 2005-07-06.
- {{cite web | title=My Favorite Things Part II | date=[[2005-04-30]] | url=http://www.example.com/ | accessdate=2005-07-06 | language=English
}}
→ My Favorite Things Part II (in English) (2005-04-30). Retrieved on 2005-07-06.
- {{cite web
| title=List of psychotropic substances under international control
| date=[[2005-04-30]]
| url=http://www.incb.org/pdf/e/list/green.pdf
| format = PDF
| accessdate=2005-07-06
| language=English
}}
→ List of psychotropic substances under international control (in English) (PDF) (2005-04-30). Retrieved on 2005-07-06.
- Using archiveurl and archivedate to refer to items that went away but are available from an archive site
- {{cite web
| title=List of psychotropic substances under international control
| date=[[2005-04-30]]
| url=http://www.incb.org/pdf/e/list/green.pdf
| format = PDF
| accessdate=2005-07-06
| language=English
| archiveurl=http://www.archive.org/2005-09-11/www.incb.org/pdf/e/list/green.pdf
| archivedate=2005-09-11
}}
→ List of psychotropic substances under international control (in English) (PDF) (2005-04-30). Archived from the original on 2005-09-11. Retrieved on 2005-07-06.
-
{{cite web
|url=http://joanjettbadrep.com/cgi-bin/fullStory.cgi?archive=currnews&story=20060405-01shore.htm
|title=Interview with Maggie Downs
|date=[[2006-03-31]]
|publisher=The Desert Sun
|archiveurl=http://72.14.207.104/search?q=cache:JAxf4v-pQmgJ:joanjettbadrep.com/cgi-bin/fullStory.cgi%3Farchive%3Dcurrnews%26story%3D20060405-01shore.htm
|archivedate=2006-04-26
}}
}}
→ Interview with Maggie Downs. The Desert Sun (2006-03-31). Archived from the original on 2006-04-26.
See also:
- w:Wikipedia:Citing sources: Style guide
- w:Wikipedia:Citation templates: Related templates
- w:Wikipedia:WikiProject Wikicite
- Template:Cite book
- Template:Cite news
- Template:Fact