User:Crestfalling/Notices: Difference between revisions – Wikipedia

Hi, I’m Crestfalling, and welcome to my userpage! It’s nice to meet you, and thanks for your contributions, whoever you may be.

Per MOS:ITALICWEBCITE:

• “When used by Wikipedia in a reference citation, any website or other online publication is being cited as a published work, by definition; Wikipedia does not cite companies, individuals, or other entities, only works published by them. As with sources in any medium…titles of major works (e.g., websites) go in italics, even if they would not be italicized in running text as services, companies, etc.”
• “Whether the publisher name is substantially the same as the work name is immaterial; as the citation template documentation instructs, in such a case the publisher (not work) should be omitted as redundant.”
• “Do not abuse incorrect template parameters (e.g., by putting the work title in |publisher= or |via=) in an attempt to avoid italicizing digital sources. This has been the subject of numerous consensus discussions.”

When the publisher parameter is used in place of website, the citation doesn’t show what work is being cited. Because the publisher and website parameters shouldn’t be both used, only website is kept, and it’s italicized accordingly.

Has this been discussed?

• Yes. See this discussion, where editors have agreed with the MOS’s conclusions as it pertains to Anime News Network’s citation in templates. The linked MOS is also based off a previous RfC.

How can these edits be hidden from watchlists?

Why use AWB?

• It changes how the article appears to the reader, meaning it’s a non-cosmetic edit, and it’s a one-time and project-specific task. It’s also relatively repetitive, but requires supervision due to the need to be careful when changing template parameters.

Other concerns?

• I have AWB configured so that I’m instantly notified of any talk page messages. The regex I set up has been tested to be accurate across a sample of almost 1000 articles, but it’s possible there might be edge cases. If so, please let me know and I’ll promptly fix it.