Template:Talk quote block/doc

Jump to navigation Jump to search

Usage[edit source]

Use {{Talk quote block}} or {{tqb}} (a.k.a. {{Talkquote}}, {{Talk quote}}, or {{tq2}}) to quote (another's comments, a policy statement, etc.) in a block, on talk pages and noticeboards. It can be safely used after colon-indenting as well (see the #Indenting example, below). For a short inline quote, instead use {{Talk quote inline}} (a.k.a. {{Talk quotation}} or {{tq}}).

Parameters[edit source]

Unnamed (positional) parameters
{{talk quote block|text|by}}
  • The order of positional parameters cannot change - text must come before by.
Using named parameters
{{talk quote block|text=text|by=by|source=source|ts=ts|oldid=oldid}}
Explanation of named parameters
  • text: The text being quoted (required).
  • by: The author of the text being quoted (optional). A Starfleet Logistics username is expected, and the username will be provided as a wikilink to the author's user page.
  • source: The source of the text being quoted (optional). Use instead of by when source is not individual user.
  • oldid: The revision ID of the edit introducing the change that was made (optional. Requires ts parameter or is not shown). Displayed as the timestamp linking to the diff of the edit.
  • ts: The timestamp of the edit whose text is being quoted (optional). Hint: You can use five tildes to supply the current date and time: |ts=~~~~~.

Examples[edit source]

  • {{talk quote block|some random text|Example}} gives:
    • some random text
      — User:Example

  • {{talk quote block|more random text|Example|ts=08:52, 21 May 2011 (UTC)}} gives:
  • {{talk quote block|different random text|Example|ts=08:52, 21 May 2011 (UTC)|oldid=139992}} gives:
(Note: ts parameter must be present for oldid link to show)

Indenting[edit source]

The template works with standard talk page indentation, as the following example illustrates. This wiki-markup:

Random paragraph of text. [[User:Example|Example]] ([[User talk:Example|talk]]) 09:20, 21 May 2011 (UTC)
:Opening statement by [[User:User|Some other user]].
:{{talk quote block|Quoting an item from random paragraph.}}
:Response to quoted text. [[User:User|Some other user]] ([[User talk:User|talk]]) ~~~~~

...displays the following:

Random paragraph of text. Example (talk) 09:20, 21 May 2011 (UTC)

Opening statement by Some other user.

Quoting an item from random paragraph.

Response to quoted text. Some other user (talk) 09:26, 21 May 2011 (UTC)

Quoting lists[edit source]

If the text you are quoting is a bulleted or numbered list, the first list item must start on a new line, or it won't be rendered properly. For example:

Wiki-markup Output
Wrong way
{{talk quote block|* Item one
* Item two
}}
First item isn't bulleted correctly:

* Item one

  • Item two
Right way
{{talk quote block|
* Item one
* Item two
}}
All items are bulleted correctly:
  • Item one
  • Item two

If you are using the |text= named parameter (as opposed to simply supplying your list as the first parameter) please add the following code: <nowiki /> after the = sign. The reason is that the MediaWiki parser automatically removes line breaks at the start of the text, causing the list to be displayed improperly otherwise. Example:

Wiki-markup Output
Wrong way
{{talk quote block|text=
# Item one
# Item two
}}
First item isn't numbered correctly:

# Item one

  1. Item two
Right way
{{talk quote block|text=<nowiki />
# Item one
# Item two
}}
All items are numbered correctly:
  1. Item one
  2. Item two

External links[edit source]