Template:Cite message/doc
This template uses the following Lua module: Changes to this template will need to be made there. |
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[edit source]
{{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: [1]
TemplateData[edit source]
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.
Parameter | Description | Type | Status | |
---|---|---|---|---|
author | author | The user that sent this message.
| 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.
| Date | suggested |
content | content | What the message actually was; the content of the message.
| String | suggested |
server | server | The name of the server that the message was sent in.
| 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)
| String | suggested |
link | link | A link to the message, obtained by right-clicking on the message and clicking "Copy Message Link".
| URL | suggested |