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- Description
- This template is used for placing a quote in an article with a predefined format. It's general use is to note the quote and who said it with an additional border surrounding it.
- Syntax
- Type {{Quotebox}} to input your quote. You don't need to use actual quotes as these will be provided automatically.
- You must provide a quote or an error will appear. This is to encourage editors to not leave the parameter blank.
- Type {{Quotebox}} to input the author's name. If one is not provided, the author will be described as "unknown".
- Sample output
- Typing {{Quotebox}} without any parameters will result in this:
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Error: No quote specified. | ”
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| - Unknown | ||
- Typing in this
{{Quotebox|quote=The time has come to talk of many things.|quote-author=Walrus}}will result in this:
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The time has come to talk of many things: Of shoes and ships and sealing-wax--of cabbages and kings. | ”
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| - Walrus, The Walrus and The Carpenter. | ||