Template:Cite BDA1906/doc

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

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

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

{{cite BDA1906 |wstitle=Allen, Ebenezer |volume=1 |page=81}}

 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}}

 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}}

 "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}}

 Johnson, Rossiter, ed. (1906). "Allen, Ebenezer". The Biographical Dictionary of America. Vol. 1. Boston: American Biographical Society. p. 81.

Maintenance categories

• Category:Wikipedia articles incorporating a citation from The BDA (1906)
  • Category:Wikipedia articles incorporating a citation from The BDA (1906) with no article parameter
  • Category:Wikipedia articles incorporating a citation from The BDA (1906) without Wikisource reference
  • Category:Wikipedia articles incorporating a citation from The BDA (1906) with Wikisource reference

See also

• {{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)