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<includeonly>[{{{url}}} Forum {{#if: {{{thread}}}|post|thread}} {{#if: {{{title}}}|"{{{title}}}"|{{{id}}}}}] by {{{author}}} ({{{date}}}){{#if: {{{thread}}}| in "{{{thread}}}"}}.{{#if:{{{access-date}}}|Retrieved {{{access-date}}}.}}</includeonly><noinclude> | <includeonly>[{{{url}}} Forum {{#if: {{{thread}}}|post|thread}} {{#if: {{{title}}}|"{{{title}}}"|{{{id}}}}}] by {{{author}}} ({{{date}}}){{#if: {{{thread}}}| in "{{{thread}}}"}}. {{#if:{{{access-date}}}|Retrieved {{{access-date}}}.}}</includeonly><noinclude> | ||
Reference template for a forum post: | Reference template for a forum post: | ||
* <code>{{{url}}}</code> - The exact URL of the post. | * <code>{{{url}}}</code> - The exact URL of the post. | ||
Revision as of 12:30, 26 July 2026
Reference template for a forum post:
{{{url}}}- The exact URL of the post.{{{title}}}- If referencing a post, copy the post ID from the URL (for example,/#post-129520) or copy the most suitable heading or title present in the post itself, if available. If referencing a thread, use the thread title here. If you're specifically referencing the first post of the thread instead, place only the ID of the first post here (the first post also has an ID that is different from the thread ID).{{{thread}}}- Title of the entire thread if referencing a post.{{{author}}}- Username of the forum user. Use a wikilink if possible, e.g.Dept. State.{{{date}}}- Exact date of the forum post.{{{access-date}}}- The most recent date that you, the editor, read the source and verified that it matches a claim made with this citation.