https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=51683
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Bug ID: 51683
Summary: Request clearer instructions/options for citation
templates
Product: VisualEditor
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: All
Status: NEW
Severity: normal
Priority: Unprioritized
Component: General
Assignee: [email protected]
Reporter: [email protected]
CC: [email protected], [email protected]
Classification: Unclassified
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The English Wikipedia community is concerned about the difficulty to newcomers
in finding and using the common citation templates. They believe that providing
accurate referencing can be a great barrier to successful newcomer
participation and that facilitating that could be a great step to helping
people become regular editors.
At most recent deployment, people must know the name of the template to guide
them into correct use once they select "transclusion". (Speaking for myself, I
like what happens when they do. :) Adding parameters by simple click and
preloading required parameters is a great step forward.)
Is there anything that can be done to facilitate the use of some of the most
common citation templates, such as cite web and cite book? Perhaps prelisting
them on the reference page and opening them directly in the template editor
when they are clicked on?
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