Template:Cite RCDB/doc

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This template is used to cite Roller Coaster Database (RCDB) pages. It must be wrapped with <ref> tags.

Usage

{{cite RCDB
|coaster_name=
|location=
|rcdb_number=
|accessdate=
|url=
}}

RefToolbar 2.0

The simplest way to use this template is with RefToolbar. Registered users can enable this option in the Gadgets tab of the My Preferences menu. After this is enabled, the following code needs to be copied to your skin Javascript file. You will then notice a new Cite tab when editing a page. By clicking on the templates drop down you will find RCDB. Fill in the details and click insert.

importScript('User:Mr.Z-man/refToolbar 2.0.js');
$j('head').one('reftoolbarbase', function() {
new citeTemplate('cite RCDB', 'cite RCDB',
[ // Basic fields
{"field": "coaster_name", "label":"Coaster name"},
{"field": "location", "label":"Park name"}, 
{"field": "rcdb_number", "label":"RCDB Number"},
{"field": "accessdate", "label":"Access date"},
{"field": "url", "label":"URL"}
],
[ // Expanded fields
]);
});

Parameters

Parameter Description Example
coaster_name The name of the roller coaster as listed on its RCDB page. Raptor
location The park where the roller coaster is located. Cedar Point
rcdb_number The number of the roller coaster. It appears in the URL. 1
accessdate The date the database was accessed. In local format. 1 January 2010
url The full URL of the webpage. Can be used when referencing search results. https://rcdb.com/1.htm

Examples

Wiki Markup Result
{{cite RCDB|coaster_name=Raptor|location=Cedar Point|rcdb_number=1|accessdate=July 29, 2023}} Marden, Duane. "Raptor  (Cedar Point)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved July 29, 2023.
{{cite RCDB|coaster_name=SLC|location=|rcdb_number=8106|accessdate=July 29, 2023}} Marden, Duane. "SLC". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved July 29, 2023.

TemplateData

This is the TemplateData documentation for this template used by VisualEditor and other tools; see the monthly parameter usage report for this template.

TemplateData for Cite RCDB

A template to create citations from RCDB to be used within articles.

Template parameters

ParameterDescriptionTypeStatus
Coaster Namecoaster_name

The name of the roller coaster in question (The article's name)

Stringrequired
Locationlocation

The location of the roller coaster (Park name)

Stringrequired
Urlurl

The url of the RCDB entry for the roller coaster

Stringrequired
Access Dateaccessdate

The date when the url/reference was found

Stringrequired