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{{#if:{{{lua|}}}|:For approximate year, precede with "<code>c. </code>", like this: {{para|date|c. 1900}}; for no date, add as {{para|date|n.d.}} }}
{{#if:{{{lua|}}}|:For approximate year, precede with "<code>c. </code>", like this: {{para|date|c. 1900}}; for no date, add as {{para|date|n.d.}} }}
* <span id="csdoc_year" />OR:
* <span id="csdoc_year" />OR:
** '''year''': Year of source being referenced. Required with some types of {{tld|sfn}} citations;{{sup|[[Template:Sfn#More_than_one_work_in_a_year|[more]]]}} otherwise use '''date'''.
** '''year''': Year of source being referenced ...
**: Is the template {{t1|cite episode}} or {{t1|cite mailing list}} or {{t1|cite map}} or {{t1|cite report}} or {{t1|cite serial}}?

::::NO: Does the template use {{para|ref|harv}}? (answer YES if the template is {{tlx|citation}})
:::::NO: use {{para|date}}.
:::::YES: Is the date format in {{para|date}} YYYY-MM-DD?
::::::NO: use {{para|date}}.
::::::YES: Does the citation require a <code>CITEREF</code> disambiguator?
:::::::NO: use {{para|date}}.
:::::::YES: {{para|year}} ''required''.
::::YES: Does the citation use {{para|ref|harv}}?
:::::NO: use {{para|date}}.
:::::YES: Is the date format in {{para|date}} DD Month YYYY or Month YYYY or YYYY or Month DD, YYYY or YYYY-MM-DD?
::::::NO: {{para|year}} ''required''.
::::::YES: Does the citation require a <code>CITEREF</code> disambiguator?
:::::::NO: use {{para|date}}.
:::::::YES: {{para|year}} ''required''.
* <span id="csdoc_origyear" />'''orig-year''': Original publication year; displays after the date or year. For clarity, please supply specifics. For example: {{para|orig-year|First published 1859}} or {{para|orig-year|Composed 1904}}.{{#if:{{{began|}}}|
* <span id="csdoc_origyear" />'''orig-year''': Original publication year; displays after the date or year. For clarity, please supply specifics. For example: {{para|orig-year|First published 1859}} or {{para|orig-year|Composed 1904}}.{{#if:{{{began|}}}|
* <span id="csdoc_began" />OR: '''began''': Full date the first part of the program or episode aired.
* <span id="csdoc_began" />OR: '''began''': Full date the first part of the program or episode aired.

Revision as of 13:27, 10 December 2014

  • date: Date of source being referenced. Can be full date (day, month, and year) or partial date (month and year, or year). Use same format as other publication dates in the citations.[date 1] Required when year is used to disambiguate {{sfn}} links to multiple-work citations by the same author in the same year.[more] Do not wikilink. Displays after the authors and is enclosed in parentheses. If there is no author, then displays after publisher.
NO: Does the template use |ref=harv? (answer YES if the template is {{citation}})
NO: use |date=.
YES: Is the date format in |date= YYYY-MM-DD?
NO: use |date=.
YES: Does the citation require a CITEREF disambiguator?
NO: use |date=.
YES: |year= required.
YES: Does the citation use |ref=harv?
NO: use |date=.
YES: Is the date format in |date= DD Month YYYY or Month YYYY or YYYY or Month DD, YYYY or YYYY-MM-DD?
NO: |year= required.
YES: Does the citation require a CITEREF disambiguator?
NO: use |date=.
YES: |year= required.
  • orig-year: Original publication year; displays after the date or year. For clarity, please supply specifics. For example: |orig-year=First published 1859 or |orig-year=Composed 1904.
  1. Publication dates in references within an article should all have the same format. This may be a different format from that used for archive and access dates. See: MOS:DATEUNIFY.