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=== Description ===
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This [[Wikipedia:Citation templates|citation template]] can be used to cite some pages at the [[Yellowstone National Park]] thermal features database at [[Montana State University System|Montana State University]].  This database catalogs over 10,000 thermal features in Yellowstone National Park.
 
 
This template provides an easy way to cite the [[Yellowstone National Park]] thermal features database from [[Montana State University System|Montana State University]].  This database catalogs over 10,000 thermal features in Yellowstone National Park.
 
  
 
=== Usage ===
 
=== Usage ===
  
You can start a search for a thermal feature [http://www.rcn.montana.edu/resources/features/features.aspx?nav=11 here].
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A search engine can be found [http://www.rcn.montana.edu/resources/features/features.aspx?nav=11 here]. Enter the full name of the feature. Look through the search results and click on the desired feature. The <tt>id</tt> number can be found at the end of the [[URL]]. For example a search for [[Old Faithful Geyser]] yields the URL: <tt>http://www.rcn.montana.edu/resources/features/feature.aspx?nav=11&id=9909</tt>. The <tt>id</tt> for Old Faithful is <tt>9909</tt>'''.
  
 
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{{cite rcn
 
{{cite rcn
 
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Feature ID
 
Feature ID
 
Feature name
 
Feature name
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The field '''<code>id</code>''' must be specified. The ID can be derived from the [[URL]] for the feature you want to cite. The ID number will follow the keyword ''id='' in the URL.  As an example, here is the URL for [[Castle Geyser]]. The ID number is marked in bold:
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The parameter '''<tt>id</tt>''' must assigned a value. It is highly recommended that '''<tt>name</tt>''' be assigned a value as well.
  
<nowiki>http://www.rcn.montana.edu/resources/features/feature.aspx?nav=11&id=</nowiki>'''9910'''
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===Examples===
It is recommended that the '''<code>name</code>''' field be specified (which by default is the pagename) since the title of the Wiki article might change in the future.
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Using named parameters:
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:<tt><nowiki>{{cite rcn |id=9909 |name=Old Faithful}}</nowiki></tt> → {{cite rcn |id=9909 |name=Old Faithful}}
  
For more information on most fields see {{tl|cite web}}.
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Using unnamed parameters:
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:<tt><nowiki>{{cite rcn |9909 |Old Faithful |2010-10-10}}</nowiki></tt> → {{cite rcn |9909 |Old Faithful |2010-10-10}}
  
 
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Revision as of 00:43, 1 November 2010

This citation template can be used to cite some pages at the Yellowstone National Park thermal features database at Montana State University. This database catalogs over 10,000 thermal features in Yellowstone National Park.

Usage

A search engine can be found here. Enter the full name of the feature. Look through the search results and click on the desired feature. The id number can be found at the end of the URL. For example a search for Old Faithful Geyser yields the URL: http://www.rcn.montana.edu/resources/features/feature.aspx?nav=11&id=9909. The id for Old Faithful is 9909.

Fields Instructions
{{cite rcn
| id = 
| name = 
| accessdate = 
}}
 
Feature ID
Feature name
Full retrieval date
 

The parameter id must assigned a value. It is highly recommended that name be assigned a value as well.

Examples

Using named parameters:

{{cite rcn |id=9909 |name=Old Faithful}}"Old Faithful". Yellowstone Geothermal Features Database. Montana State University.

Using unnamed parameters:

{{cite rcn |9909 |Old Faithful |2010-10-10}}"Old Faithful". Yellowstone Geothermal Features Database. Montana State University. Retrieved 2010-10-10.