Template:Cite RCDB/doc

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This Cite RCDB template is used to create standardized inline citations from individual article pages on the Roller Coaster DataBase (RCDB) website, at https://RCDB.com. Based upon the existing template:Cite web, this specific RCDB template, created for simplicity, is pre-filled with the author of the RCDB website and the wikilinked publisher.

Usage edit

Block

{{Cite RCDB
|coaster_name=
|location=
|rcdb_number=
|accessdate=
|url=
}}

Inline

{{Cite RCDB |coaster_name= |location= |rcdb_number= |accessdate= |url= }}

RefToolbar 2.0 edit

The simplest way to use this template is with RefToolbar. Registered users can enable this option in the Gadgets tab of the My Preferences menu. After this is enabled, the following code needs to be copied to your skin Javascript file. You will then notice a new Cite tab when editing a page. By clicking on the templates drop down you will find RCDB. Fill in the details and click insert.

importScript('User:Mr.Z-man/refToolbar 2.0.js');
$j('head').one('reftoolbarbase', function() {
new citeTemplate('Cite RCDB', 'Cite RCDB',
[ // Basic fields
{"field": "coaster_name", "label":"Coaster name"},
{"field": "location", "label":"Park name"}, 
{"field": "rcdb_number", "label":"RCDB number"},
{"field": "accessdate", "label":"Access date"},
{"field": "url", "label":"URL"}
],
[ // Expanded fields
]);
});

Parameters edit

field parameter	description	example
coaster_name	Name of the roller coaster as listed on its page on the Roller Coaster DataBase (RCDB) website	Raptor
location	Amusement park or theme park where the roller coaster is located	Cedar Point
rcdb_number	Roller Coaster DataBase (RCDB) number of the roller coaster; it is near the end of the RCDB URL	1
accessdate	Date the RCDB website was accessed (and verified) by the editor, in local format (see MOS:DATETIES)	January 1, 2010
url	Full URL of RCDB webpage; can be used when referencing search results	https://RCDB.com/1.htm

Note: The full URL is automatically generated by the |rcdb_number= field. Use |url= for RCDB URLs that are not based on the RCDB number, such as with search results.

The examples below show common use cases, with the first citing a coaster and the second citing a coaster model without the |location= field. Like all citation templates, the markup below must be wrapped with <ref></ref> tags.

Example use cases
Conditions	Wiki markup	Rendered result
Coaster name Park name Month–day–year (MDY)	`{{cite RCDB \|coaster_name=Fury 325 \|location=Carowinds \|rcdb_number=12273 \|accessdate=May 25, 2024}}`	Marden, Duane. "Fury 325 (Carowinds)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved May 25, 2024.
Model name Day–month–year (DMY)	`{{cite RCDB \|coaster_name=SLC \|rcdb_number=8106 \|accessdate=25 May 2024}}`	Marden, Duane. "SLC". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 25 May 2024.

TemplateData edit

This is the TemplateData for this template used by TemplateWizard, VisualEditor and other tools. See a monthly parameter usage report for Template:Cite RCDB in articles based on its TemplateData.

TemplateData for Cite RCDB

A template to create inline citations from the Roller Coaster DataBase (RCDB) to be used within articles.

Template parameters
Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Coaster name	`coaster_name`	Name of the roller coaster in question (page name of the Roller Coaster DataBase (RCDB) website article)	String	required
Location	`location`	Physical location of the roller coaster (amusement park or theme park name)	String	optional
RCDB number	`rcdb_number`	Roller Coaster DataBase (RCDB) number of the roller coaster; it is near the end of the RCDB URL (eg: 397)	Number	required
URL	`url`	Full RCDB website url of the RCDB entry for the roller coaster	String	optional
Access date	`accessdate`	Date when the RCDB website url for the citation was found, and / or subsequently verified by the editor	String	optional