Template:Cite sign/doc

This template is used to cite signs, plaques, and other non-video visuals. For citing videos, please use cite video or cite episode.

Syntax (for the technical-minded)
Nested parameters rely on their parent parameters:
 * parent
 * OR: parent2—may be used instead of parent
 * child—may be used with parent (and is ignored if parent is not used)
 * OR: child2—may be used instead of child (and is ignored if parent2 is not used)

Description

 * last: Surname of author. Do not wikilink (use authorlink instead).
 * first: Given or first name(s) of author, including title(s) (e.g. Firstname Middlename or Firstname M. or Dr. Firstname M., Snr.). Do not wikilink (use authorlink instead).
 * The 'last' and 'first' parameters are not ideally suited to authors whose surname is usually written first (e.g. as in Chinese). Use the same format as the source uses to handle these cases.
 * authorlink: Title of Wikipedia article about author (not the author's personal website). Article should already exist. Must not be wikilinked itself. Do not use this on its own, but along with first and last.
 * For multiple authors, use the parameters first1, last1, ...,firstn, lastn to 'correctly' record all the information about the work (the first nine authors are printed, then et al. is appended if even more authors were specified). Do not wikilink as there are corresponding authorlink1, ..., authorlink9 parameters as well.
 * title: Title of work. This is the only required parameter. Can be wikilinked but only to an existing Wikipedia article. Do not use italics.
 * trans_title: If the work cited is in a foreign language, an English translation of the title can be given here. The template will display this in square brackets after the title parameter and it will point to the url link, if used. Use of language parameter is recommended if this parameter is used.
 * url: URL of an online location where text of the work can be found. Cannot be used if you wikilinked title.
 * accessdate: Full date when url was accessed. Should be used when url parameter is used. Should be in the same format as other dates in citations in the same article. Must not be wikilinked.
 * archive parameters (if used, both must be provided)
 * archiveurl: The URL of an archived copy of a web page, if (or in case) the url becomes unavailable. Typically used to refer to services like WebCite and Archive.org.
 * archivedate: Date when the item was archived. Should not be wikilinked.
 * medium: An optional parameter which can be used to provide additional information about the work type. The content appears in parentheses following the title. Examples: Sign, Plaque.
 * series: When the work is part of a series.
 * date: Full date of work being referenced, in the same format as other dates in citations in the same article. Must not be wikilinked. Do not use for years without specifying the month: use year instead.
 * OR: year: Year of work being referenced
 * month: Name of the month of work. If you also have the day, use date instead. Must not be wikilinked.
 * origyear: Original work year, for display alongside the date or year. For clarity, please supply specifics, for instance   or  . This parameter only displays if there is a value for year or date.
 * distributor: Distributor; should not include corporate designation such as "Ltd" or "Inc".
 * location: Geographical place of work.
 * language: The language the work is written in, if it is not English. The template automatically puts parentheses around the text and adds "in" before the language name.
 * id: A unique identifier
 * quote: Relevant quote from the work. Should not be excessive in length: More than a few sentences is rarely needed, and if needed then the Wikipedia article's prose should probably more adequately address the topic and/or quote the material directly, e.g. with . The template will automatically provide quotation marks, but not a terminal period/full stop (or diaeresis as appropriate), nor initial capitalization, both of which should be added manually.
 * ref: ID for anchor. By default, no anchor is generated. The ordinary nonempty value ID generates an anchor with the given ; such a linkable reference can be made the target of wikilinks to full references, especially useful in short citations like shortened notes and parenthetical referencing. The special value harv generates an anchor suitable for the harv template; see anchors for Harvard referencing templates. See "Wikilinks to full references" in Examples below for using the ref parameter in citation templates in conjunction with short  citations.

Example
Produces: