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| − | *<tt><nowiki>{{ | + | *<tt><nowiki>{{cite mailing list |url= |title= |date= |accessdate=</nowiki>{{CURRENTYEAR}}-{{CURRENTMONTH}}-{{CURRENTDAY2}}<nowiki> |mailinglist= |last= |first= |authorlink= }}</nowiki></tt> |
;Full syntax (with current date) | ;Full syntax (with current date) | ||
| − | *<tt><nowiki>{{ | + | *<tt><nowiki>{{cite mailing list |url= |title= |date= |accessdate=</nowiki>{{CURRENTYEAR}}-{{CURRENTMONTH}}-{{CURRENTDAY2}}<nowiki> |mailinglist= |last= |first= |author= |authorlink= |language= |quote= |archiveurl= |archivedate= |ref= }}</nowiki></tt> |
== Examples == | == Examples == | ||
;Citing http://lists.debian.org/debian-announce/debian-announce-1996/msg00021.html | ;Citing http://lists.debian.org/debian-announce/debian-announce-1996/msg00021.html | ||
| − | *<tt><nowiki>{{ | + | *<tt><nowiki>{{cite mailing list | url = http://lists.debian.org/debian-announce/debian-announce-1996/msg00021.html | title = Debian Linux Distribution Release 1.1 Now Available | mailinglist = debian-announce | date = 1996-06-17 | last = Perens |first = Bruce |authorlink=Bruce Perens }}</nowiki></tt><br/>→ <span style="background:white">{{cite mailing list | url = http://lists.debian.org/debian-announce/debian-announce-1996/msg00021.html | title = Debian Linux Distribution Release 1.1 Now Available | mailinglist = debian-announce | date = 1996-06-17 | last = Perens |first = Bruce |authorlink=Bruce Perens}}</span> |
;Omitting a required parameter | ;Omitting a required parameter | ||
| − | *<tt><nowiki>{{ | + | *<tt><nowiki>{{cite mailing list | title = Debian Linux Distribution Release 1.1 Now Available | mailinglist = debian-announce | date = 1996-06-17 | last = Perens |first = Bruce |authorlink=Bruce Perens }}</nowiki></tt><br/>→ <span style="background:white">{{cite mailing list | title = Debian Linux Distribution Release 1.1 Now Available | mailinglist = debian-announce | date = 1996-06-17 | last = Perens |first = Bruce |authorlink=Bruce Perens}}</span> |
'''Note:''' the archive parameters (archiveurl and archivedate) must be used together. | '''Note:''' the archive parameters (archiveurl and archivedate) must be used together. | ||
Revision as of 08:37, 30 October 2009
 | This is a documentation subpage for Template:Cite mailing list. It contains usage information, categories and other content that is not part of the original template page. |
This template is used to cite sources in Wikipedia. It is specifically for archived public mailing lists. It calls {{Cite web}} as a backend, but has uniform parameters which will hopefully lead to a standard way of citing mailing list records.
A general discussion of the use of templates for adding citation of open-source web content to Wikipedia articles is available at citation templates.
Usage
- Common form for cases where only the message is available (with current date)
- {{cite mailing list |url= |title= |date= |accessdate=2024-11-26 |mailinglist= |last= |first= |authorlink= }}
- Full syntax (with current date)
- {{cite mailing list |url= |title= |date= |accessdate=2024-11-26 |mailinglist= |last= |first= |author= |authorlink= |language= |quote= |archiveurl= |archivedate= |ref= }}
Examples
- {{cite mailing list | url = http://lists.debian.org/debian-announce/debian-announce-1996/msg00021.html | title = Debian Linux Distribution Release 1.1 Now Available | mailinglist = debian-announce | date = 1996-06-17 | last = Perens |first = Bruce |authorlink=Bruce Perens }}
→ Perens, Bruce (1996-06-17). "Debian Linux Distribution Release 1.1 Now Available". debian-announce (Mailing list).
- Omitting a required parameter
- {{cite mailing list | title = Debian Linux Distribution Release 1.1 Now Available | mailinglist = debian-announce | date = 1996-06-17 | last = Perens |first = Bruce |authorlink=Bruce Perens }}
→ Perens, Bruce (1996-06-17). "Debian Linux Distribution Release 1.1 Now Available". debian-announce (Mailing list).
Note: the archive parameters (archiveurl and archivedate) must be used together.
