Template:Quote
From MYSTlore
Notes
Please note that while you may use some of the same {{cquotetxt}} syntax as on Wikipedia for familiarity reasons (though just {{quote}} is preferred), most is not included. The amount of flexibility they use is found counter-productive; a quote should be uniform and immediately recognizable.
[edit] Usage
The template has three parameters: the actual quotation, the attribution (e.g., a person or organization) and the source. The only mandatory parameter is the quotation; the attribution is optional. If the attribution is defined a source can be (but does not need to be) given.
{{quote|Catherine, I've left for you a message of utmost importance in our fore-chamber beside the dock. Enter the number of Marker Switches on this island into the imager to retrieve the message. Yours, Atrus|[[Atrus]]|[[Atrus' Note (Myst)|Note on Myst Island]]}}
| “ | Catherine,
I've left for you a message of utmost importance in our fore-chamber beside the dock. Enter the number of Marker Switches on this island into the imager to retrieve the message. Yours, Atrus | „ |
[edit] URLs as source
Often, you'll be citing from the Web, and thus want to supply a URL as the third parameter. URLs frequently contain equals signs (=), which in this case throws the software off. Fortunately, this can be worked around: you have to explicitly provide the parameter number. For instance, instead of:
{{quote|The content schedule for 2008 has yet to be finalized.|[[GreyDragon]]|[[Myst & Uru Obsession]] Forums [http://www.uruobsession.com/forum/index.php?act=ST&f=118&t=31469&st=60#entry530846 post]}}
you write:
{{quote|The content schedule for 2008 has yet to be finalized.|[[GreyDragon]]|3=[[Myst & Uru Obsession]] Forums [http://www.uruobsession.com/forum/index.php?act=ST&f=118&t=31469&st=60#entry530846 post]}}
The 3= tells the MediaWiki software that everything following it is part of the third parameter, and that the equals signs within the URL are to be left alone.
