Citation Style 2 (CS2) is a style applied to citations on Wiki English.
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It is used by default in the general purpose citation template {{Citation}}, and available as an option in many other templates. The commonly-used citation templates have two style modes. These modes change how the citation is punctuated when it's rendered. CS2 primarily uses the comma as a separator, and it does not have a punctuation mark at the end of the citation. Citation Style 1 (CS1) uses the full stop as a separator and for terminal punctuation. For example:
When you use any template, please consider reviewing its documentation. You can find it at the template's page in the template namespace by searching for Template:
plus the name of the template; for example, to find the documentation for {{Citation}}
, enter Template:Citation
in the Search box.
Citation Style 2 differs from Citation Style 1 in these specific style characteristics:
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(CS1 is a fullstop)By default, the {{Citation}} template uses CS2 formatting. To apply CS2 formatting to other citation templates, add |mode=cs2
to the template's parameters. For example, {{cite web}} uses CS1 formatting, but {{cite web |mode=cs2}}
uses CS2 formatting.
Add {{cs1 config |mode=cs2}}
to the article, preferably near the top of the page, to apply CS2 formatting to all citations on a page using Module:Citation/CS1.
The general purpose {{Citation}} template uses CS2 by default. It determines the citation type by examining which parameters are used. As with other citation templates, it can be used either in a footnote (between ...
tags) or in a section that lists sources. For example:
{{Citation | last = Turner | first = Orsamus | title = History of the pioneer settlement of Phelps and Gorham's purchase, and Morris' reserve | publisher = William Alling | place = Rochester, New York | year = 1851 | ol = 7120924W }} | Turner, Orsamus (1851), History of the pioneer settlement of Phelps and Gorham's purchase, and Morris' reserve, Rochester, New York: William Alling, OL 7120924W |
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