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The following variables are recognized by the template:
The following variables are recognized by the template:
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AUTO-LINKING VARIABLES
AUTO-LINKING VARIABLES  
thing    = topic is something other than a person or story
(if disambiguated, we want the disambiguation showing
for clarity)
 
person  = topic is person
person  = topic is person
story    = topic is story
story    = topic is story


NON-LINKING VARIABLES
NON-LINKING VARIABLES
unlinked = topic is something for which there is no page
thing    = topic is something other than a person or story.
more    = something allowed with all of the above messages
              (Not linked, because pluralisation often
              grammatically desirable.)
more    = something allowed with all of the above variables
                 (it lets you tag a bit more info onto a
                 (it lets you tag a bit more info onto a
                 message for clarification)
                 message for clarification)

Revision as of 15:03, 20 February 2011

{{qotw}} is for the easy placement of topics on the page, tardis:Quote of the Week nominations. This template reduces the burden of entering a new topic to a few keystrokes — instead of cutting, pasting and altering each individual topic.

Variables

The following variables are recognized by the template:

AUTO-LINKING VARIABLES 
(if disambiguated, we want the disambiguation showing
for clarity)

person   = topic is person
story    = topic is story

NON-LINKING VARIABLES
thing    = topic is something other than a person or story. 
              (Not linked, because pluralisation often 
               grammatically desirable.)
more     = something allowed with all of the above variables
                (it lets you tag a bit more info onto a
                message for clarification)
freeform  = allows totally freeform message

Usage

The basic usage for this template is:

{{qotw|variable=text}}
or, if addendum is required
{{qotw|variable=text|more=text}}

Let's now go through the various messages displayed when the above variables are employed.

Thing

If I type:

{{qotw|thing=gravity globe}}

I'll get:

Elizabeth Klein: Schmidt called it "the TARDIS". It meant nothing to me. I'd never heard that name until I met you. How on Earth could Schmidt know it?
Seventh Doctor:: The memory cheats. Perhaps your memory is playing tricks with you. I used to think Professor X was better in the sixties until I went back and watched it again. even Vault of the Cyborgs.
Klein: No, I know what I heard. He definitely said, "TARDIS".
Seventh Doctor: Anyway it's all in the past now. Well, a version of the past. Your past, to be more precise.
Klein: How could Schmidt have known? Yet another thing to haunt me the rest of my life. I can't let it go. Somehow, I just know that it's important. I can feel it.
AUDIO: Klein's Story

Let's say that I wanted to be a bit more specific. Then I'd use:

{{qotw|thing=gravity globe|more=Your quote must come from ''[[The Time of Angels]]''.}}
Elizabeth Klein: Schmidt called it "the TARDIS". It meant nothing to me. I'd never heard that name until I met you. How on Earth could Schmidt know it?
Seventh Doctor:: The memory cheats. Perhaps your memory is playing tricks with you. I used to think Professor X was better in the sixties until I went back and watched it again. even Vault of the Cyborgs.
Klein: No, I know what I heard. He definitely said, "TARDIS".
Seventh Doctor: Anyway it's all in the past now. Well, a version of the past. Your past, to be more precise.
Klein: How could Schmidt have known? Yet another thing to haunt me the rest of my life. I can't let it go. Somehow, I just know that it's important. I can feel it.
AUDIO: Klein's Story