Template:CitePostbag

Template documentation

This documentation is transcluded from Template:CitePostbag/doc.

Usage

{{CitePostbag |url= |issue= |letter= |title= |date=~~~~~ |name= }}

URL

Supply the full URL to the Postbag, including the http://.

Issue

The issue number of the Postbag, found at the top. Do not include "Postbag ", supply only a number.

Letter

This is for specifying the number of the letter being cited. This field contains no formatting, therefore type exactly what you wish to appear. For example, the first letter and its reply are "Letter 1", the second is "Letter 2", and so on. It may also be necessary to use "Introduction", "Wise Old Jokes" or other descriptors to cover information which is outside of a normal letter and reply format.

Title

The title of the Postbag as found here.

Notes

Optional. This parameter allows you to add text beginning one space after end end of the citation. Having no formatting (meaning you will have to format it yourself), this area can be used for anything you require.

Date

Leave this field as ~~~~~, it will automatically be converted to the proper date and time format. When verifying the reference, delete whatever is provided and change it to ~~~~~.

Name

Optional. If you want to use this reference more than once, you must name it the first time you use it, then whenever you want to use it again, add {{NamedRef|name}} wherever you want it to re-appear.