User talk:Nmspec
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Wikispecies naming scheme of reference templates[edit]
Hello Nmspec, and thank you for creating the new reference templates in regards to Paul William Schaefer. They are most welcome! Please note, however, that we have a rather strict policy in how to name reference templates here at Wikispecies. We always use the form {{Surname, Year}} (or {{Surname1 & Surname2, Year}} if there are more authors than one). We never add the author's given name or initials to the template's file name. So, to sum up, these examples of template names are accepted:
- ✓
Schaefer & Kishida, 1999 - ✓
Schaefer & Kishida, 1999a - ✓
Schaefer & Kishida, 1999b(then c, d, e, etc.) - ✓
Schaefer, 1884 - ✓
Schaefer, 1984a - ✓
Schaefer, 1984b(then c, d, e, etc.)
In contrast, these examples are not allowed:
- ✗
Schaefer, P.W. & Kishida, Y. 1999 - ✗
Schaefer, P.W. 1884 - ✗
Schaefer, P.W., 1884 - ✗
Schaefer, Paul W., 1884 - ✗
Schaefer, Paul William 1884 - ✗
Schaefer, Paul William, 1884
Because of this policy, I have renamed the templates Template:Schaefer, 1970, Template:Schaefer, 1983, Template:Schaefer, 2012 and Template:Schaefer, 2014 which you created. The templates themselves are the same as you originals, however without the "P.W." initials in the file names.
For more information, please see Wikispecies official Help:Reference section#Reference Templates guideline (in Japanese: Help:参考文献の節). And again: thank you for your contributions! Best regards, Tommy Kronkvist (talk), 11:36, 7 December 2023 (UTC).
- Thank you for your accurate advice. I will take your exemplary correction into consideration in the future. Nmspec (talk) 12:22, 9 December 2023 (UTC)