Template:Qotw topic

Instructions for {{Qotw topic}}

{{qotw}} is for the easy placement of topics on the page, 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.

Person

If you type:

{{qotw|person=Calcula}}

You'll get:

Nyssa: Where are we going?

Fifth Doctor: Special treat to cheer us all up . . . Hyde Park and the Crystal Palace.

Tegan: 1851? The Great Exhibition?

Fifth Doctor: All the wonders of Victorian science and technology.

Tegan: Well, the TARDIS should feel at home.

TV: Time-Flight

Story

If you type:

{{qotw|story=The End of Time (TV story)}}

You'll get:

Nyssa: Where are we going?

Fifth Doctor: Special treat to cheer us all up . . . Hyde Park and the Crystal Palace.

Tegan: 1851? The Great Exhibition?

Fifth Doctor: All the wonders of Victorian science and technology.

Tegan: Well, the TARDIS should feel at home.

TV: Time-Flight

Note here that we'd want the disambiguation showing, because it makes it crystal clear that we're talking about the David Tennant swansong, and not a book in The Darksmith Legacy series.

Thing

If you type:

{{qotw|thing=[[hospital]]s}}

You'll get:

Nyssa: Where are we going?

Fifth Doctor: Special treat to cheer us all up . . . Hyde Park and the Crystal Palace.

Tegan: 1851? The Great Exhibition?

Fifth Doctor: All the wonders of Victorian science and technology.

Tegan: Well, the TARDIS should feel at home.

TV: Time-Flight

More

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

{{qotw|thing=[[hospital]]s|more=Your quote must involve the opinion of a [[nurse]].}}

Nyssa: Where are we going?

Fifth Doctor: Special treat to cheer us all up . . . Hyde Park and the Crystal Palace.

Tegan: 1851? The Great Exhibition?

Fifth Doctor: All the wonders of Victorian science and technology.

Tegan: Well, the TARDIS should feel at home.

TV: Time-Flight

More can be used with any of the message types, except for freeform.

Freeform

The freeform variable is for when you can't express your topic in terms of one of the above messages. Its usage would be fairly rare, because you can add the more variable to any of the above messages to improve their flexibility. However, when you just can't make your topic fit the above molds, this is your variable. Note that a freeform message doesn't accept the more variable, and that it automatically includes the "valid sources" line. If you type:

{{qotw|freeform=I honestly can't think of a time you'd ''need'' to use it, but it's here if you want it.}}

You'll get:

Nyssa: Where are we going?

Fifth Doctor: Special treat to cheer us all up . . . Hyde Park and the Crystal Palace.

Tegan: 1851? The Great Exhibition?

Fifth Doctor: All the wonders of Victorian science and technology.

Tegan: Well, the TARDIS should feel at home.

TV: Time-Flight

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