Template:Cite

How do I use this thing?

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Description

This allows for easy citation of links within an article.

Syntax

Copy the boilerplate and fill out applicable parameters, placing the template between the <ref></ref> tags:

{{cite
|url = 
|author = 
|location = 
|note = 
|date = 
|image = 
|quote = 
|archive = 
}}

• url is the link it can be found.
  • If citing an X (formerly known as Twitter) thread, link the first post.
  • Discord message links go here as well.
• author is the name of the person who is being cited. Required.
  • If citing from Twitter, format it as @HANDLE.
  • If citing an article, use the name of the person(s) who wrote it. If no author is listed, use the title of the article.
• location is where the author is being cited. Required.
  • If the author is being cited from X (formerly known as Twitter), set to Twitter.
  • If the author is being cited from a Discord server, format it as (SERVER NAME) community.
• note is for additional context about the source.
  • If it's an interview, write Interview with (Name).
• date is when the content being cited was posted. Must be formatted as Day Month Year.
  • Example: 7 Feburary 2024.
• image is the file name for the image on the wiki. Must only be used for Discord messages.
• quote is the specific sentence being cited.
  • If citing multiple posts (i.e. two posts in a Twitter thread), conjoin them with ....
  • If cutting off a quote, end it with ....
• archive is an Internet Archive link to the post.
  • Due to issues with Twitter, an archive link may be unable to be obtained.

Examples

Please note that the results of the following examples in between <ref></ref> tags will show at the bottom of the page.

Citing two tweets from ClascyJitto, code:

<ref>{{cite
|url = https://twitter.com/ClascyJitto/status/1882270190718849524
|author = @ClascyJitto
|location = Twitter
|date = 22 January 2025
|quote = i had no idea ppl did not know this ... i guess it wasnt overtly stated lol
}}</ref>

Result: Brick is a girl.

Citing a quote about The Noise from an article interviewing McPig, code:

<ref>{{cite
|url = https://gamingreinvented.com/interview/an-interview-with-the-developer-of-wario-land-successor-pizza-tower/
|author = CM30
|location = Gaming Reinvented
|note = Interview with McPig
|date = 1 February 2019
|quote = He is an obvious The Noid bootleg, I thought he would make a perfect villain in a pizza themed game. Maybe that or a Hatsune Miku bootleg.
|archive = https://web.archive.org/web/20200929023510/https://gamingreinvented.com/interview/an-interview-with-the-developer-of-wario-land-successor-pizza-tower/
}}</ref>

Result: McPig has stated that The Noise would have to be either a Noid or a Hatsune Miku rip-off.