Template:DiscSource

[{{{messageURL}}} Discord message] from [[[Category:Errors reported by Module String]] {{{channelName}}}] On {{{date}}}

Screenshot [[File:{{{messageImg}}}|alt={{{transcript}}}|thumb]]

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Template:Documentation Subpage This is the Great Phermesia Wiki standard citation for Discord messages, most commonly for player-created lore. It creates a 2 by 1 or 3 by 1 table out of provided information.

Where to use

This template should be used for Discord messages used as sources for this wiki.

How to use

You must provide a link to the messages themselves in the Message URL parameter ({{{messageURL}}}), the ({{{date}}} of the messages, and an exact {{{transcript}}} of the relevant passage of the message. It is suggested you also provide the name of the channel that the message is from. If the message is edited, {{{edited}}} should be set to true.

Examples (source editor)

Without any parameters provided, as in

{{DiscSource}}

the template will transclude like this.

[{{{messageURL}}} Discord message] from [[[Category:Errors reported by Module String]] {{{channelName}}}] On {{{date}}}

Screenshot [[File:{{{messageImg}}}|alt={{{transcript}}}|thumb]]

Yuck.

With the Bare Minimum required to not get an error, this is the result.

{{DiscSource
| messageURL= https://discord.com/channels/810684927170707507/1099167536874016768/1099168028509339688 
| date = 2023-04-21 | transcript = inso is very productive and useful 👍
| messageImg =
}}

Discord message from this channel On 2023-04-21

inso is very productive and useful 👍

A blank space and "this channel" are the default values for {{{messageImg}}} and {{{channelName}}} respectively.

When we provide the template with more info, we get something like this. Let's also pretend, for a moment, that this message has been edited since.

{{DiscSource
| messageURL= https://discord.com/channels/810684927170707507/1099167536874016768/1099168028509339688
| date = 2023-04-21 | transcript = inso is very productive and useful 👍
| messageImg = DiscSource example.png
| channelName = #inso
| edited = true
}}

Discord message from #inso On 2023-04-21

Message has been edited.

Screenshot

The first thing you'll notice is the new expandable image element, which will replace the transcript if a screenshot of the message is provided. The old transcript is now the alt text of the image.

It is best to provide the template with as much information as possible, as Discord is a volatile source subject to change. Messages, profiles, channels, accounts and profiles, can all be modified and deleted, so it is best to have a full record of any Discord source.

Standard way to cite from Discord, using a screenshot and a link.

Template parameters[Edit template data]

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Message URL	messageURL link message messageLink	Link to the first of the included messages in Discord Example https://discord.com/channels/810684927170707507/863141729052917771/863145952410992680	URL	required
Transcript	transcript alt altText	The contents of the relevant messages Example President Ryan says on May 6 2021: "Anything but pineapples. And anchovies" Auto value	String	required
Date	date messageDate	Date of the message being sent in YYYY-MM-DD Example 2022-04-05 for 5 April, 2022	Date	required
Edited?	edited	Does the message screenshotted have (edited) beside it? Default false Example true; false Auto value false	Boolean	required
Screenshot	messageImg img screenshot image	Screenshot of the image Default Exact file name of the screenshot. Leave blank if none provided Example BobBobbington.png Auto value	File	required
Channel Name	channelName	Name of the channel the message is from Example creative-chat; #creative-chat; Creative chat Auto value this channel	String	required