Template:DiscSource

[{{{messageLink}}} Message link]

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

From [{{{channelURL}}} {{{channelName}}}] On {{{date}}}

Message edited: {{{edited}}}

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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|]]

From [{{{channelURL}}} {{{channelName}}}] On {{{date}}}

Message edited: {{{edited}}}

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|]]

From [{{{channelURL}}} this channel] On 2023-04-21

Message edited: {{{edited}}}

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|]]

From [{{{channelURL}}} #inso] On 2023-04-21

Message edited: true

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 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
Screenshot	messageImg img screenshot image	Exact file name of the message screenshot. Example BobBobbington.png	Unbalanced wikitext	suggested
Transcript	transcript alt altText	The contents of the image Example President Ryan says on May 6 2021: "Anything but pineapples. And anchovies"	String	suggested
Channel URL	channelURL chanLink chanURL channelLink	Link to the channel the message(s) are from	Unknown	required
Channel Name	channelName	Name of the channel the message is from Default {{{channelURL}}} Example creative-chat; #creative-chat; Creative chat	String	suggested
Date	date messageDate	Date of the message being sent in [[YYYY-MM-DD]] Example [[2022-4-5]] for April 5, 2022	Date	required
Edited?	edited	Does the message screenshotted have (edited) beside it? Default false Example true; false	Boolean	optional