Template talk:Editorial cartoon reference

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[edit] Documentation

[edit] Purpose

To format references to articles in academic journals in a consistent and legible manner, per guidelines laid out at Comic Art in Scholarly Writing: A Citation Guide.

[edit] Usage

{{Editorial cartoon reference
 | first = 
 | last = 
 | authorlink = 
 | cartoon = 
 | paper = '''REQUIRED'''
 | location =
 | date =  '''REQUIRED'''
 | year =  '''REQUIRED'''
 | page = '''REQUIRED'''
 | id = 
 | url = 
 }}

Without cartoonist first,last name:

{{cite journal
 | cartoonist = 
 | cartoon = 
 | paper = '''REQUIRED'''
 | location =
 | date =  '''REQUIRED'''
 | year =  '''REQUIRED'''
 | page = '''REQUIRED'''
 | id = 
 | url = 
 }}
  • cartoonist: Last name, First name. The First, Last parameters are preferred.
    • first: First name of cartoonist (ignored if Cartoonist field is used).
    • last: Surname of author (ignored if Cartoonist field is used).
  • cartoon: Title of cartoon, if any. If a cartoon's caption is used, place it in quotation marks "thus".
  • paper: Name of the newspaper. A required field.
  • location: Location of paper if felt necessary.
  • date: January 1. Month and day of publication. A required field.
  • year: 2006. Year of publication. A required field.
  • page: Page upon which the cartoon appears. A required field.
  • id: Identifier such as {{ISSN|1111-2220}}, PMID 15128012
  • url: URL of a copy of the article, if available online.


[edit] Examples

*{{Editorial cartoon reference
 | cartoonist=[[Steve Bell|Bell, Steve]]
 | cartoon=The alleged al-Qaida threat to Los Angeles
 | paper=The Guardian
 | date=10 February
 | year=2006
 | page=29
 | url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/cartoons/stevebell/0,,1706884,00.html
 }}

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[edit] Move

I propose a move to {{cite editorial cartoon}} - to keep with the naming convention on citation list - I will clean up the redirects. Trödel 22:55, 30 May 2006 (UTC)

I plan on making the move after 6 June if there are no rational :) objections Trödel 22:25, 3 June 2006 (UTC)