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At least one revision of this page incorporates text from which is released under a compatible license. The content has been modified from the original. The authors of this material can be found at the source location. |
Template documentationThis template is used in accordance with the project's policy on using copyrighted material and is mandatory when attributing a single source unless otherwise noted in said policy. Otherwise, use Template:Multiple text attribution.
Usage
The invocation of this template should be done at the bottom of the references section of an article. If such a section does not exist yet, it should be created for this purpose. If using the template in another namespace, such as File:, anywhere near the bottom is sufficient.
Parameters
| Parameter | Purpose |
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source= |
The fully qualified hyperlink to the source material. |
rationale= |
The rationale for using the material. Available options are below. |
authors= |
If rationale= isn't wikipedia this has to be populated with the author(s) of the work, preferably with links to profiles or social media platforms (e.g [https://linkedin.com/John_Doe John Doe]). If no authors are provided, place N/A.
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wiki-page= |
If rationale= is wikipedia and where the template is invoked is not an exact match for the relevant page on Wikipedia, namespace included, place the name of the Wikipedia article in this parameter (including the namespace).
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Rationale parameter options
by-X refers to the Creative Commons Attribution licenses. by-sa-X refers to the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike licenses.
cc0 is for the Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication license specifically. If the material is stated to be in the public domain without mentioning a creative commons license, use public.
wikipedia is for material taken from Wikipedia articles. This will generate a hyperlink to the Wikipedia article's history page to be in line with requirements regarding attribution.
- by-1.0
- by-2.0
- by-2.5
- by-3.0
- by-sa-1.0
- by-sa-2.0
- by-sa-2.5
- by-sa-3.0
- cc0
- public
- wikipedia