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 Stock car racing:Plagiarism.

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Using (no Wikisource link)
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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: articles incorporating a citation from The American Cyclopaedia