Template:R:World Wide Words
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(please provide a full or partial URL)Michael Quinion (1996–2024) “R:World Wide Words”, in World Wide Words.
- The following documentation is located at Template:R:World Wide Words/documentation. [edit]
- Useful links: subpage list • links • redirects • transclusions • errors (parser/module) • sandbox
Usage
[edit]This template may be used in "References" and "Further reading" sections, and on talk pages, to cite the World Wide Words website.
Parameters
[edit]The template takes the following positional or named parameters:
|1=or|entry=– the title of the webpage to be cited. If this parameter is omitted, the template uses the name of the Wiktionary entry.|2=or|url=(required) – the URL of the World Wide Words webpage to be cited. You may either provide the full URL, or the part between the first forward slash (/) and the file extension (.htm).|3=or|date_created=– the date when the webpage was created. This information can be found at the bottom right corner of the webpage. If this parameter is omitted, the template indicates "1996–2024", 1996 being the year the World Wide Words website was launched.|4=or|date_updated=– the date when the webpage was last updated. This information can be found at the bottom right corner of the webpage. If you indicate this date, you must also indicate the date when the webpage was created.|5=,|text=, or|passage=– a passage quoted from the webpage.|nodot=– by default, the template adds a full stop (period) at the end of the citation. To suppress this punctuation, use|nodot=1or|nodot=yes.
Example
[edit]- Wikitext:
{{R:World Wide Words|url=http://www.worldwidewords.org/weirdwords/ww-kak1.htm|date_created=1 December 2007}}(assuming the template is used in the entry kakistocracy); or{{R:World Wide Words|entry=Kakistocracy|url=http://www.worldwidewords.org/weirdwords/ww-kak1.htm|date_created=1 December 2007}}; or{{R:World Wide Words|entry=Kakistocracy|url=weirdwords/ww-kak1|date_created=1 December 2007}}; or{{R:World Wide Words|Kakistocracy|weirdwords/ww-kak1|1 December 2007}}
- Result: Michael Quinion (December 1, 2007) “Kakistocracy”, in World Wide Words.
- Wikitext:
{{R:World Wide Words|entry=Unobtainium|url=http://www.worldwidewords.org/weirdwords/ww-uno1.htm|date_created=2003-12-06|date_updated=2014-05-03}}}} - Result: Michael Quinion (created December 6, 2003, last updated May 3, 2014) “Unobtainium”, in World Wide Words.