Template:Cite DGRA/doc

Purpose

This template facilitates the citation of articles from editions of Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities (DGRA). Links to Wikisource or external sources are provided for. {{cite encyclopedia}} is used for the implementation.

Usage

{{Cite DGRA|wstitle=put the name of the Cite DGRA article here}}

or with a specification of additional options:

 |vb     =1 or x — prescript to attribute copied text (see WP:PLAGIARISM) 
 |noicon =1 — no leading icon
 |inline =1 — alters the prescript to make it suitable for inline citations
 |wstitle=name of the DGRA article on Wikisource
 |display=alternative name to display in place of the DGRA article name on Wikisource
 |title=name of the DGRA article if not on Wikisource
 |url=only set it title= is set
 |year= —defaults to 1890 if linked to Wikisource otherwise 1870.
 |short =1 or x — A shorter display intended for use in external links
These parameters are preset and will not be displayed if short is set
 |editor-first=William — will not be displayed if short is set
 |editor-last=Smith
 |editorlink=William Smith (lexicographer)
 |location=London
 |publisher=John Murray
For the following parameters see the documentation of {{cite encyclopedia}}
 |first=
 |last=
 |author=
 |authorlink=
 |volume=
 |page=
 |pages=
 |ref=
 |mode=

Examples

Simple

{{Cite DGRA|wstitle=Abrogatio magistratus}}

displays as:

Smith, William, ed. (1890). "Abrogatio magistratus" . Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities (3rd ed.). London: John Murray.

With comment

{{Cite DGRA|wstitle=Abrogatio magistratus}} A German historian and activist for freedom of the press.

displays as:

Smith, William, ed. (1890). "Abrogatio magistratus" . Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities (3rd ed.). London: John Murray. A German historian and activist for freedom of the press.

Using noicon

{{Cite DGRA|wstitle=Cogniet, Leon|noicon=x}}

displays as:

Smith, William, ed. (1890). "Abrogatio magistratus". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities (3rd ed.). London: John Murray.

Using vb

If text is incorporated verbatim into an article, the vb parameter can be used to tack on a notice appropriate to the policy in Wikipedia:Plagiarism.

{{Cite DGRA|wstitle=Abrogatio magistratus|vb=x}}

displays as:

This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1890). "Abrogatio magistratus" . Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities (3rd ed.). London: John Murray.

Using title (no Wikisource link)

{{Cite DGRA|title=Argyraspides}}

displays as:

 Smith, William, ed. (1870). "Argyraspides". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities. London: John Murray.

When title is being used, url can be used to specify an external link.

{{Cite DGRA|title=Argyraspides |url=http://www.ancientlibrary.com/smith-dgra/0140.html}}

displays as:

 Smith, William, ed. (1870). "Argyraspides". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities. London: John Murray.

Hidden categories

This template places articles into a hidden categories with sub-categories to aid maintenance:

• Category:Wikipedia articles incorporating a citation from the Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities

See also

• {{DGRA}} — for use in a Wikipedia article that includes text copied from the DGRA article
• Wikimedia sister projects