Template:DiscSource

[{{{messageLink}}} Message link]

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.

[{{{messageLink}}} Message link]

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 =
}}

[{{{messageLink}}} Message link]

Screenshot [[File:}|alt=inso is very productive and useful 👍|thumb|]]

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
}}

[{{{messageLink}}} Message link]

Screenshot [[File:DiscSource example.png}|alt=inso is very productive and useful 👍|thumb|]]

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]

This template prefers block formatting of parameters.

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Message link	messageLink link message	Link to the message in discord Example https://discord.com/channels/810684927170707507/863141729052917771/863145952410992680	URL	required
Filename of the message screenshot.	messageImg img screenshot image	Screenshot of the message for posterity Example BobBobbington.png	String	suggested
Transcript	transcript alt altText	The contents of the image, described Example President Ryan says on May 6 2021: "Anything but pineapples. And anchovies"	String	suggested