Template:Cite message

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Formats a citation to a Discord message. Use this inside a <ref> tag if you want to cite a single Discord message in that way.

Usage

{{Cite message|author=author|date=date|content=message content|server=server name|channel=channel name|link=link to the message}}

This template should always be used inside a <ref> tag. None of the parameters are required, but you should supply all the ones you can.

Here is an example:

<ref>{{cite message |author=GrantVsZombies#5575 |date=February 3, 2022 |content=just shit myself. not even kidding. wtf is my life |server=[[Whenthe]] |channel=general |link=https://discord.com/channels/501310750074077215/528927344690200576/939015301813637201}}</ref>

which looks like this:

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Formats a citation to a Discord message. Use this inside a [citation] if you want to cite a single Discord message in that way. None of the parameters are required.

Template parameters[Edit template data]

This template prefers inline formatting of parameters.

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
author	author	The user that sent this message. Example GrantVsZombies#5575	String	suggested
date	date	The date that the message was sent. Please use an unambiguous date format. You can also include the time if you want. Example February 3, 2022	Date	suggested
content	content	What the message actually was; the content of the message. Example just shit myself. not even kidding. wtf is my life	String	suggested
server	server	The name of the server that the message was sent in. Example Whenthe	String	suggested
channel	channel	The name of the channel that the message was sent in. A hash symbol # will be automatically added to the beginning if this is an allowed text channel name (i.e. contains no capital letters or spaces) Example general	String	suggested
link	link	A link to the message, obtained by right-clicking on the message and clicking "Copy Message Link". Example https://discord.com/channels/501310750074077215/528927344690200576/939015301813637201	URL	suggested