Motorcycle Wiki:Quotes
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Quotes can be a small, but very important part of an article. They are however, useless if not used properly. This page will show you how to add quotes effectively to articles.
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[edit] Where should quotes go?
Quotes are usually best placed at the beginning of an article or section. It is okay to add them to the middle of a paragraph, but this should usually only be done when the article is referring directly to the quote.
[edit] What quotes should I use?
Use quotes that are relavant to the subject. For instance, in an article about a rider, at the top you might put a quote by someone else "summing up" the rider's life. When adding quotes to sections, you should try and use quotes that relate to that specific section. For instance, in a section about a specific event in a rider's life, you might put a quote by them reflecing on that event.
[edit] How do I add quotes?
Any quote on the Motorcycle Wiki should have a source. If there is no source, the quote may be removed. If the source for a quote you are adding is not available online(a book or other printed work) use the {{quote}} template. If the source is available online, use the {{quote2}} template.
[edit] Using the {{quote}} template
Find an appropriate place to put the quote in an article and then add the following code:
{{quote|the quote|the person who said it|source}}
For the source, add the name of the work the quote is from.
[edit] Example
Say you found a quote about someone named Bob. The quote was "When I won the championship, it felt great." It was said by Bob, and had been found in the book "The Life and Times of Bob" you would add the following code:
{{quote|When I won the championship, it felt great.|Bob|The Life and Times of Bob}}
The code would produce:
- "When I won the championship, it felt great."
- —Bob, The Life and Times of Bob
[edit] Using the {{quote2}} template
For online sources, add the following code:
{{quote2|the quote|the person who said the quote|external link|name of source}}
For external link, add the actual URL of the source.
[edit] Example
Say you found a quote about Bob.
- The quote was said by Bob's friend, Joe.
- It went "Bob is the greatest."
- You found it at the URL http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob/
- The name of the website you found it on was wikipedia.
You would add the following code:
{{quote2|Bob is the greatest.|Joe, on Bob|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob/|wikipedia}}
it would produce:
- "Bob is the greatest."
- —Joe, on Bob [src]