Template:Cite news/doc

This template is used to format references when citing news articles.

Template parameters
This template has custom formatting.
Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Article text	`text`	Relevant excerpt from the article. Example This game is filled with an enormous volume of stupid garbage. Please have fun experiencing it all. Dig through it, and you might find me sleeping at the bottom of the dumpster. Please don't take away my pillow. I think I'd like to take a break for a while...	String	required
Article title	`title`	Title of the news article. Example DELTARUNE Status Update - Sept 2021	String	required
Site name	`site`	Name of the website hosting the article. Example deltarune.com	String	required
URL	`url`	URL of the news article. Example https://deltarune.com/update-092021/	URL	required
Timestamp	`timestamp`	Date the article was published, in YYYY-MM-DD format. Example 2021-09-15	Date	required
First name	`firstname`	First name of the author of the article. Example Toby	String	suggested
Last name	`lastname`	Last name of the author of the article. Example Fox	String	suggested

Sample Output

{{Cite news|text = This game is filled with an enormous volume of stupid garbage. Please have fun experiencing it all. Dig through it, and you might find me sleeping at the bottom of the dumpster. Please don't take away my pillow. I think I'd like to take a break for a while...|title = DELTARUNE Status Update - Sept 2021|site = deltarune.com|url = https://deltarune.com/update-092021/|timestamp = 2021-09-15|firstname = Toby|lastname = Fox}} gives...

This game is filled with an enormous volume of stupid garbage. Please have fun experiencing it all. Dig through it, and you might find me sleeping at the bottom of the dumpster. Please don't take away my pillow. I think I'd like to take a break for a while... — DELTARUNE Status Update - Sept 2021 (Fox, Toby, September 15, 2021.) deltarune.com.

Sample Output

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