Template:Quote
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Based on this Wikipedia page: Template:Cquote edit
Modifications made:
- Renamed to Quote
- Removed positional parameters 2 and 3 since I didn't plan on ever using them. Talk about over-engineered! For such an insignificant feature as that, it is.
- Quote source is much more important, so it becomes the new 2 and 3. Changed documentation to note that.
{{Quote}} is a template meant for pull-quotes, which stand apart from the text of a page. It generally should not be used in articles unless there is a good justification for doing so. Pull-quotes work best when used with short quotes, and at the start or end of a section, to help emphasize the content of the section. For shorter pull-quotes of 50 words or less in a similar style, consider using {{Rquote}}.
NOTE: This template should not be used for block quotes in article text. For long quotations in the text, the Manual of Style recommends using the HTML <blockquote> element, such as through the use of the {{Quote}} template.
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[edit] Usage
{{Quote|quote text}}{{Quote|quote text|Origin of quote|Cited source}}
Only the first parameter is required.
[edit] Parameters
- Parameter 1: text of the quote; use
<br />between paragraphs.
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- Required
- Note: if the quote text contains one or more "=" (equal signs), then the template must be called as {{Quote|1=quote text}} (see "Equals sign in parameter value")
The next two parameters can be used to scale the graphical quotation marks up and down to suit larger or smaller quotes.
Parameter 2: "quotewidth" - desired width of the quote image; defaults to 20px. (anything larger than 48px is not recommended.)Parameter 3: "quoteheight" - desired height of the quote image; defaults to 20px.
The last two parameters can be used to provide attribution for the quote:
- Parameter 2: Name of the person that wrote or spoke the text being quoted. Can include links.
- Parameter 3: Source of the quote (publication title, speech, etc.). Can include links.
[edit] Examples
{{Quote|quote text}}
As Amy Tan once said
| “ | External success has to do with people who may see me as a model, or an example, or a representative. As much as I may dislike or want to reject that responsibility, this is something that comes with public success. It's important to give others a sense of hope that it is possible and you can come from really different places in the world and find your own place in the world that's unique for yourself. | ” |
{{Quote|1=quote text}}(quote text contains an equal sign)
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{{Quote|quote text|Origin of quote|Cited source}}
For example,
{{Quote|What people know depends on who owns the press|Bill Moyers|[[Journalism]]}}
is rendered as
| “ | What people know depends on who owns the press | ” |
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—Bill Moyers, Journalism |
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[edit] See also
- {{cquotetxt}} - text-based version of this template
