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==Usage == | ==Usage == | ||
'''Do not''' place extra line-breaks after the quote. | '''Do not''' place extra line-breaks after the quote. | ||
The basic implementation of this template, with source inline (quote text, name, and source are required parameters: | The basic implementation of this template, with source inline (quote text, name, and source are required parameters: | ||
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{{quote|Your Text Goes Here|Person's Name|source (date)|<ref>citation</ref>}} | {{quote|Your Text Goes Here|Person's Name|source (date)|<ref>citation</ref>}} | ||
More inline text.<references /></div> | More inline text.<references /></div> | ||
You may use the [[Template:Cite sourcebook|<nowiki>{{csb|}}</nowiki> template]] as normal to place a citation in for the quote, which will appear in the "References" section. | You may use the [[Template:Cite sourcebook|<nowiki>{{csb|}}</nowiki> template]] as normal to place a citation in for the quote, which will appear in the "References" section. | ||
Revision as of 08:27, 11 June 2023
This template is used primarily for quoting real-world people, most often when they are speaking in person, on social media and forums, etc. Also use this template if a person writes an introduction or preface to a sourcebook, it's attributable to a single person, and does not include game mechanics.
Usage
Do not place extra line-breaks after the quote.
The basic implementation of this template, with source inline (quote text, name, and source are required parameters:
Inline text.
{{quote|Your Text Goes Here|Author's Name|source (date)|}}
More inline text.
Displays as:
More inline text."Your Text Goes Here"
—Author's Name, source (date)
Examples
Or, you may include an optional citation included in the "References" section:
Inline text.
{{quote|Your Text Goes Here|Person's Name|source (date)|citation}}
More inline text.
Displays as:
You may use the {{csb|}} template as normal to place a citation in for the quote, which will appear in the "References" section.
{{quote|The World of Greyhawk is yours, now — yours to do with as you wish.|Allan Hammack|The World of Greyhawk (1985)|{{csb|Folio|3}} }}
Displays as:
"The World of Greyhawk is yours, now — yours to do with as you wish."
—Allan Hammack, The World of Greyhawk (1980)[1]
- ↑ The World of Greyhawk Fantasy World Setting (1980), p.3.
Or:
You may use the <ref> HTML tag to place a citation in for the quote, which will appear in the "References" section.
{{{quote|... tailor the world to suit the needs of your players. ... It is your world — welcome to it!|Steve Winter and Allan Hammack|The World of Greyhawk (1983)|<ref>''[[World of Greyhawk]]'' (1983), p.2, ''Glossography''</ref> }}
Displays as:
"... tailor the world to suit the needs of your players. ... It is your world — welcome to it!"
—Steve Winter and Allan Hammack, World of Greyhawk (1983)[1]
- ↑ World of Greyhawk Fantasy Game Setting (1983), p.2, Glossography