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| *'''newsgroup''', from '']s'' header field | *'''newsgroup''', from '']s'' header field | ||
| * '''id''', from '']'' header field | * '''id''', from '']'' header field | ||
| *'''url''' (on ], if possible) | *'''url''' (on ] or other newsgroup archive, if possible) | ||
| **'''accessdate''' for the above URL | **'''accessdate''' for the above URL | ||
Revision as of 09:52, 31 March 2008
Error on call to Template:Cite newsgroup: parameter title required.
Parameters are taken mostly from the message header fields (see RFC 2822, RFC 1036) as follows:
- title, from Subject header field (required)
- author, from From header field (or from signature block)
- date, from Date header field (or from NNTP-Posting-Date field)
- newsgroup, from Newsgroups header field
- id, from Message-ID header field
- url (on Google Groups or other newsgroup archive, if possible)
- accessdate for the above URL
Usage summary
- Horizontal format
{{cite newsgroup |title= |author= |date= |newsgroup= |id= |url= |accessdate= 2025-01-05 }}
- Vertical format
{{cite newsgroup
| title =
| author =
| date =
| newsgroup =
| id =
| url =
| accessdate = 2025-01-05
}}
Examples
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