Template:Cite AmCyc/doc

Purpose
This template facilitates the citation of articles from editions of The American Cyclopædia. Links to Wikisource or external sources are provided for. cite encyclopedia is used for the implementation.

Usage
or with a specification of additional options: |noicon =1 — no leading icon |vb    =1 — prescript to attribute copied text (see WP:PLAGIARISM) |inline =1 — alters the prescript to make it suitable for inline citations |wstitle=name of the AmCyc article on Wikisource |display=alternative name to display in place of the AmCyc article name on Wikisource |title=name of the AmCyc article if not on Wikisource |url=only set if title= is set |year= —defaults to 1879. For the following parameters see the documentation of cite encyclopedia |first= |last= |author= |authorlink= |volume= |page= |pages= |ref= |mode=

Simple
displays as:

With comment
displays as:

A German historian and activist for freedom of the press.

Using
displays as:

Using
If text is incorporated verbatim into an article, the  parameter can be used to tack on a notice appropriate to the policy in Plagiarism.

displays as:

Using (no Wikisource link)
displays as:

When  is being used,   can be used to specify an external link.

Hidden categories
This template places articles into a hidden category with sub-categories to aid maintenance:
 * Category:Wikipedia articles incorporating a citation from The American Cyclopaedia