Template:CiteSocial
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Syntax
{{CiteSocial
|whosaid = The individual who authored the citation.
|platform = The social media platform the citation is from.
|date = The date the citation occurred. (MMM DD, YYYY format preferred.)
|quote = A quote being cited, if applicable.
|link = A link to the cited quote, if applicable.
}}
Notes
- Keeping whosaid empty will result in the author being listed as An unknown author.
- Keeping platform empty will result in the platform being listed as An unknown platform.
- Keeping date empty will result in the date being listed as An unknown date.
- Keeping quote empty will result in no quoted text being appended to the end of the citation.
- Keeping link empty will result in no hyperlink being appended to the end of the citation.
Sample Output
Typical Usage
{{CiteSocial|platform=twitter|whosaid=@VastError|date=Nov 13, 2019|quote=i like vast error|link=https://twitter.com/VastError/status/1194829210755457024?s=20}}
Typical citation of a quote said on social media.@VastError on Twitter on Nov 13, 2019. "i like vast error" https://twitter.com/VastError/status/1194829210755457024?s=20
Date and link omitted
{{CiteSocial|whosaid=@austinado#2302|platform=discord|quote=Hillary Duff doesn't like peepee boys}}
Typical citation of a quote said on social media.@austinado#2302 on Discord on an unknown date. "Hillary Duff doesn't like peepee boys"
Whosaid, date, and link omitted
{{CiteSocial|platform=tumblr|quote=Bold of you to assume you can even cite to Tumblr.}}
Typical citation of a quote said on social media.An unknown author on Tumblr on an unknown date. "Bold of you to assume you can even cite to Tumblr."
Whosaid, platform, date, and link omitted
{{CiteSocial|quote=a ghost said this}}
Typical citation of a quote said on social media.An unknown author on an unknown platform on an unknown date. "a ghost said this"