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Prevents word wraps (line breaks) within text or inside a link which contains spaces or hyphens (-). Template parameters [Edit template data] Parameter Description Type Status Text 1 Text or link to be protected. String required See also view talk edit {{ nowrap }} prevents wrapping within a single template (i.e. not suitable for relatively complex or lengthy content). {{ nowraplinks ...
Close paraphrasing, or patchwriting, is the superficial modification of material from another source. Editors should generally summarize source material in their own words , adding inline citations as required by the sourcing policy .
[2] An article suffering from such language should be rewritten to correct the problem or, if an editor is unsure how best to make a correction, the article may be tagged with an appropriate template, such as {{Peacock term}}. Puffery is an example of positively loaded language; negatively loaded language should be avoided just as much. People ...
Some of the templates discussed here were considered for merging or deletion at Wikipedia:Templates for discussion. Please review the prior discussions if you are considering re-nomination: "Withdrawn" proposal to merge Template:Cite press release with Template:Cite news on March 2, 2018, see discussion.
For style manuals in reference-work format, new editions typically appear every 1 to 20 years. For example, the AP Stylebook is revised every other year (since 2020). [7] The Chicago Manual of Style is in its 18th edition, while the APA and ASA styles are both in their 7th as of 2025. Many house styles and individual project styles change more ...
However, the most problems have been caused by omitting the first brace "{" of a parameter and getting {{8}}}, as invoking Template:8 +"}" rather than parameter 8. This can be an insidious problem, especially when the transclusion of Template:8 is hidden, so that the effect is invisible to the person editing a page.
A non-breaking hyphen ‑ may be used to prevent this occurring, as in: As seen on page C‑2 of the newspaper. This code generates "page C‑2" just like the plain code "page C-2", but prevents a line break at the hyphen. However, like , the use of ‑ instead of "-" renders the source text harder to read and edit. Don't use ...
The Citation template generates a citation for a book, periodical, contribution in a collective work, or a web page. It determines the citation type by examining which parameters are used. Template parameters [Edit template data] This template has custom formatting. Parameter Description Type Status Last name last last1 author author1 author1-last author-last surname1 author-last1 subject1 ...