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This category is populated by {} and {} (with parameter invalid#=yes) and by {{Listed Invalid ISBN}}, to indicate that although the given ISBN is malformed it is indeed printed on the work. These malformed ISBNs can still be looked up via Special:BookSources in the usual way despite the prominent warning — it just means that fewer Find this ...
Invalid country code / publisher code (see the International ISBN Agency website) invalid characters (,. etc.) too long (but could be ISBN13 or even an ISBN13 with the digits "13" in front giving 15 digits, or "10" giving 12). run-ons – "ISBN xxxxxxx-73" where the -73 isn't part of the ISBN
OTOH, contributors with an ISBN from the book in their hand may feel obligated to add the ISBN to the article. Perhaps we could create a template {{Invalid ISBN|2-204-19850-9}} that results in <!-- Invalid ISBN: 2-204-19850-9 -->. Would that cause google searchs for the invalid ISBN to bring up the article?
The template takes as argument a valid ISBN and yields the formatted version of that ISBN. Any existing hyphens in the ISBN are ignored, whether or not they are correctly placed: {{format ISBN|97-8-1-57181655-9}} → 978-1-57181-655-9 {{Format ISBN}} is intended to be substituted so that the template call in wikitext is replaced with the ...
An ISBN can be included in templates such as the Citation Style 1 series by means of the |isbn= parameter. The linking is done internally to the template using a module or a subtemplate. The "ISBN" string links to the article " International Standard Book Number ", and the ISBN itself links to Special:BookSources .
This category is hidden on its member pages—unless the corresponding user preference (Appearance → Show hidden categories) is set.; These categories are used to track, build and organize lists of pages needing "attention en masse" (for example, pages using deprecated syntax), or that may need to be edited at someone's earliest convenience.
For example | isbn = {{Listed Invalid ISBN|123-456-7890-123}} is incorrect use. Usage This template should only be used in limited cases when an editor knows that the International Standard Book Number (ISBN) printed in a source publication is invalid.
4 Members as of 02:06, 12 May 2012 (UTC) that contain an ISBN beginning with a validated 6 prefix, but still have problems in the article