Template:Cite letter
 | This template is a Citation Style 1 meta-template based on {{Cite press release}}. For centralised Citation Style 1 discussions, see Help talk:Citation Style 1. |
Purpose
This template allows for the easy citing and linking to of letters.
Syntax
Horizontal
Basic set of parameters:
<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext">. Letter to. {{cite press release}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)CS1 maint: others (link)</syntaxhighlight>
Full set of parameters:
<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext">. Letter to. {{cite press release}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)CS1 maint: others (link)</syntaxhighlight>
Vertical
Basic set of parameters:
<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext">. Letter to. {{cite press release}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)CS1 maint: others (link)</syntaxhighlight>
Full set of parameters:
<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext">. Letter to. {{cite press release}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)CS1 maint: others (link)</syntaxhighlight>
Examples
All parameters specified
<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext">— (February 28, 1995). "RE: P. de la C. 1422" (PDF) (in español). Letter to Leo Díaz. Retrieved August 4, 2013.</syntaxhighlight>
can be linked from Anduze 1995 and will display as:
— (February 28, 1995). "RE: P. de la C. 1422" (PDF) (in español). Letter to Leo Díaz. Retrieved August 4, 2013.
Required parameters only
<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext">Anduze, Harry (February 28, 1995). "RE: P. de la C. 1422". Letter to Leo Díaz.</syntaxhighlight>
will display as:
Anduze, Harry (February 28, 1995). "RE: P. de la C. 1422". Letter to Leo Díaz.
Parameters
| Parameter | Description | Requirement |
|---|---|---|
| <syntaxhighlight lang="text" class="" style="" inline="1">first</syntaxhighlight> | the first name (and optionally the middle name) of the author | optional |
| <syntaxhighlight lang="text" class="" style="" inline="1">last</syntaxhighlight> | the last name of the author | optional |
| <syntaxhighlight lang="text" class="" style="" inline="1">author</syntaxhighlight> | the author's name (used for corporate authors or authors whose name begins with a surname) | optional |
| <syntaxhighlight lang="text" class="" style="" inline="1">author-link</syntaxhighlight> | title of existing Wikipedia article about the author | optional |
| <syntaxhighlight lang="text" class="" style="" inline="1">recipient</syntaxhighlight> | to whom was the letter addressed (the intended recipient of the letter) | required |
| <syntaxhighlight lang="text" class="" style="" inline="1">subject</syntaxhighlight> | the subject of the letter; if this parameter is empty or omitted, the template will emit a Missing or empty |title= error message
|
required |
| <syntaxhighlight lang="text" class="" style="" inline="1">language</syntaxhighlight> | language in which the letter was written | optional |
| <syntaxhighlight lang="text" class="" style="" inline="1">date</syntaxhighlight> | date the letter was sent | required |
| <syntaxhighlight lang="text" class="" style="" inline="1">url</syntaxhighlight> | URL hosting a copy of the letter | optional |
| <syntaxhighlight lang="text" class="" style="" inline="1">format</syntaxhighlight> | the format of a linked copy of the letter (use if the letter is in a PDF file, for example) | optional |
| <syntaxhighlight lang="text" class="" style="" inline="1">location</syntaxhighlight> | publication/authorship location | optional |
| <syntaxhighlight lang="text" class="" style="" inline="1">publisher</syntaxhighlight> | organization, corporation or agency publishing the letter | optional |
| <syntaxhighlight lang="text" class="" style="" inline="1">access-date</syntaxhighlight> | date the URL hosting the letter was accessed successfully | optional |
| <syntaxhighlight lang="text" class="" style="" inline="1">archive-url</syntaxhighlight> | URL hosting an archived copy of the letter | optional |
| <syntaxhighlight lang="text" class="" style="" inline="1">archive-date</syntaxhighlight> | date an archive was made | optional |
| <syntaxhighlight lang="text" class="" style="" inline="1">url-access</syntaxhighlight> | set to live if the original URL is not dead and the main link will still be used; otherwise omit and the subject of the letter will link to the archived copy
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optional |
| <syntaxhighlight lang="text" class="" style="" inline="1">author-mask</syntaxhighlight> | set to n to replace author name by the specified number of em dashes
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optional |
| <syntaxhighlight lang="text" class="" style="" inline="1">ref</syntaxhighlight> | set to harv to generate a citation anchor from last and date parameters, or to a specific anchor
|
optional |
| <syntaxhighlight lang="text" class="" style="" inline="1">mode</syntaxhighlight> | set to cs2 to emulate Citation Style 2, which is the formatting style used by {{citation}}
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optional |
| <syntaxhighlight lang="text" class="" style="" inline="1">id</syntaxhighlight> | an ID number for the letter | optional |