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| − | {{tlx|cbignore}} (Cite Bot Ignore) is a flag that informs participating bots (such as InternetArchiveBot) not to fix a dead link or to otherwise leave a citation alone. | + | {{tlx|cbignore}} (Cite Bot Ignore) is a flag that informs participating bots (such as [[User:InternetArchiveBot|InternetArchiveBot]]) not to fix a dead link or to otherwise leave a citation alone for whatever reason. For example if the bot is making alterations to the reference that it shouldn't make. {{tlx|cbignore}} might also be used by other bots (see talk page for more info) - any participating bot can use this tool as a way to selectively ignore citations. |
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Revision as of 19:37, 22 August 2018
| This is a documentation subpage for Template:Cbignore. It contains usage information, categories and other content that is not part of the original template page. |
{{cbignore}} (Cite Bot Ignore) is a flag that informs participating bots (such as InternetArchiveBot) not to fix a dead link or to otherwise leave a citation alone for whatever reason. For example if the bot is making alterations to the reference that it shouldn't make. {{cbignore}} might also be used by other bots (see talk page for more info) - any participating bot can use this tool as a way to selectively ignore citations.
Contents
Instructions
For references
- Examples
<ref>{{cite web|...}}{{dead link}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|...}}{{cbignore}}{{dead link}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|...}}{{dead link}}</ref>{{cbignore}}<ref>{{cite web|...}}</ref>{{cbignore}}{{dead link}}
For Citation templates not inside ref tags
Place this template directly after the affected citation template or relevant archive or dead-link templates.
- Examples
{{cite web|...}}{{dead link}}{{cbignore}}{{cite web|...}}{{cbignore}}{{cite web|...}}{{cbignore}}{{dead link}}
For external links
Place the template directly after the link's closing square bracket.
- Example
[http://bubblesmcgee.com]{{cbignore}}
See also
- {{Bots}} − to forbid a bot from editing the entire page