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Testing sandbox version

Prior to adding quotes to the ID portion of the url, this cite produced two results from the ACAD database

• {{acad|id=M661J|name=Mason, John}}
• Original url (without quotes): http://venn.lib.cam.ac.uk/cgi-bin/search.pl?sur=&suro=c&fir=&firo=c&cit=&cito=c&c=all&tex=M661J&sye=&eye=&col=all&maxcount=50
• "Mason, John (M661J)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge. – sandbox version (with quotes)

Test error detection:

• {{Acad/sandbox}}
• A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge http://venn.lib.cam.ac.uk/acad/2016/search-2016.html. {{ cite encyclopedia}}: Missing or empty |title= ( help) missing id. missing name.

• {{Acad/sandbox|id=MLN900AA}}
• "(MLN900AA)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge. missing name.

• {{Acad/sandbox|MLN900AA}}
• "(MLN900AA)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge. missing name.

• {{Acad/sandbox|name=Milne, Alan Alexander}}
• "Milne, Alan Alexander". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge. missing id.

Hide error messages:

• {{Acad/sandbox|ref=harv|hide errors=yes}}
• A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge http://venn.lib.cam.ac.uk/acad/2016/search-2016.html. {{ cite encyclopedia}}: Invalid |ref=harv ( help); Missing or empty |title= ( help)

Using named parameters:

• {{Acad/sandbox|id=MLN900AA|name=Milne, Alan Alexander}}
• "Milne, Alan Alexander (MLN900AA)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.

• {{Acad/sandbox|id=RSL890BA|name=Russell, the Hon. Bertrand Arthur William}}
• "Russell, the Hon. Bertrand Arthur William (RSL890BA)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.

• {{Acad/sandbox|id=RSL890BA|name=Russell, the Hon. Bertrand Arthur William|accessdate=2013-11-13}}
• "Russell, the Hon. Bertrand Arthur William (RSL890BA)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge. Retrieved 2013-11-13.

Using positional parameters:

• {{Acad/sandbox|MLN900AA|Milne, Alan Alexander}}
• "Milne, Alan Alexander (MLN900AA)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
• Alan Alexander&sye=&eye=&col=all&maxcount=50 "(Milne, Alan Alexander)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge. {{ cite encyclopedia}}: Check |url= value ( help) missing name. – missing |id=
• "(MLN900AA)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge. missing name. – missing |name=

Using |ref=harv (not recommended):

• {{Acad/sandbox|MLN900AA|Milne, Alan Alexander|ref=harv}}
• "Milne, Alan Alexander (MLN900AA)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge. {{ cite encyclopedia}}: Invalid |ref=harv ( help) |ref=harv not recommended.

Test missing parameter error categorization; should not categorize into Category:ACAD citations missing parameters when used in non-article namespace:

• '"`UNIQ--templatestyles-00000028-QINU`"'<cite id="CITEREFACADRSL890BA" class="citation encyclopaedia cs1">[http://venn.lib.cam.ac.uk/cgi-bin/search-2016.pl?sur=&suro=w&fir=&firo=c&cit=&cito=c&c=all&z=all&tex=RSL890BA&sye=&eye=&col=all&maxcount=50 "(RSL890BA)"]. ''A Cambridge Alumni Database''. University of Cambridge.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=bookitem&rft.atitle=%28RSL890BA%29&rft.btitle=A+Cambridge+Alumni+Database&rft.pub=University+of+Cambridge&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fvenn.lib.cam.ac.uk%2Fcgi-bin%2Fsearch-2016.pl%3Fsur%3D%26suro%3Dw%26fir%3D%26firo%3Dc%26cit%3D%26cito%3Dc%26c%3Dall%26z%3Dall%26tex%3DRSL890BA%26sye%3D%26eye%3D%26col%3Dall%26maxcount%3D50&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ATemplate%3AAcad%2Ftestcases" class="Z3988"></span>&#32;<span style="font-size:100%" class="error citation-comment">missing <code>name</code>.</span>

Testing main template

• {{Acad}}
• A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge http://venn.lib.cam.ac.uk/Documents/acad/2018/search-2018.html. {{ cite encyclopedia}}: Missing or empty |title= ( help) missing id. missing name.

• {{Acad|id=MLN900AA|name=Milne, Alan Alexander}}
• "Milne, Alan Alexander (MLN900AA)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.

• {{Acad|id=RSL890BA|name=Russell, the Hon. Bertrand Arthur William}}
• "Russell, the Hon. Bertrand Arthur William (RSL890BA)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.