Nice software, I have found it very handy, thanks Brian | (Talk) 08:19, 13 July 2006 (UTC)
I noticed that you're writing Wikicite, and you say it's only for Windows. Because you're writing it in .NET, it should be able to work on Linux and other platforms through the Mono development platform. It works great for C# programs, but I'm not sure if it support VB.Net -- Jeffrey Sharkey 17:08, 3 August 2006 (UTC)
Nothing too important, but on the "Web" and (especially) "Book" tabs, pressing the tab button jumps from field to field rather unpredictably. -- zenohockey 02:08, 18 September 2006 (UTC)
First let me say that I think Wikicite is great. I use it quite often. I was wondering if you could list the current version on your page. I have version 1.0.2319.26646, but I have no way of knowing if I need to download a new version. Also, a changelog would be nice, if it's not too much trouble. Thanks again. — Muéro( talk/ c) 05:31, 30 September 2006 (UTC)
I've been editing on-and-off for several months and am only wishing that I'd found Wikicite sooner. It's very helpful -- great tool. My only comment would be that I wish more folks were aware of it. Perhaps adding links on the Wikipedia Tools pages or pages about citations would be worthwhile, such that more folks can find it. Thanks very much! Strom 22:44, 5 November 2006 (UTC)
Can you tell me how to run your Wikicite on Windows 2000? The problem is that .Net 3.0 only works on WinXP. Sofeil 11:25, 10 November 2006 (UTC)
Gads, I wish I had found this earlier. I must have done several hundred citations by copying and pasting the appropriate template from Wikipedia:Citation templates. All well and good, except that I had to click in the right place to insert the needed information, and if I wanted to get rid of the vertical orientation of the citation and make it more horizontal, I had to delete all the returns and extra spaces between the vertical bars. I'm sure I will keep some hair on my quickly-balding head much longer now thanks to you!
That being said, could I ask a favor? It would be helpful to be able to include blank fields in the citation for which information is currently missing, but it is anticipated that it will be found. For example, I just helped create a citation to a book that someone else used as a source. I don't have the book; Amazon.com doesn't list the location of the publisher; and I obviously don't know what pages are being cited. If I leave the "Page/s" and "Location" fields blank, I have to remember what the fields are called in the template in order to add them back in. (This isn't always obvious; see "authorlink" and "coauthors", for example. Additionally, if at a later date an article comes to be written about an author, the template should be updated with " | authorlink=Name of article |".
Could you provide a way to copy and paste all the fields whether they're blank or not? Or devise some way for the user to choose which blank fields to include? If this is a pain, don't worry—it's definitely a "nice to have", and I can put placeholders in now and come back and insert the data later.
Thanks.— Chidom talk 17:48, 18 November 2006 (UTC)
{{
cite web}}
: Check date values in: |accessdate=
(
help)
{{
cite journal}}
: Cite journal requires |journal=
(
help)
{{
cite book}}
: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors=
(
help)
Thank you. However, I goofed. The Year field capacity needs to be 18, not 10. If the [[ brackets ]] need to be added to a full date, that takes 14 characters: [[2006-11-20]]. If, however, a month and year date needs to be wikilinked, that would take a maximum of 18 characters: [[September 2006]] (September being the longest name of a month).
Also, brackets are still being added to the accessdate input on the Web tab, resulting in the template code: accessdate=[[2006-11-20]]| which returns
Since the {{ cite web}} template adds the brackets, the code should read accessdate=2006-11-20|, which returns
So the changes needed are: on the Web tab, please set the accessdate field limit to 10 characters and don't add brackets to the input; please set the Year field limit to 18 characters on each of the three tabs.
I've actually stopped and tried to think of anything else, and can't, so I hope not to bug you again anytime soon. I'm sorry if I'm being a pest; I do appreciate your help and really, really, really like the tool. (Really!) Have good days.— Chidom talk 20:34, 20 November 2006 (UTC)
Someone flagged for deletion the REDIRECT for Wikicite so I went ahead and made a normal page with appropriate links. I welcome input from other editors! CyberAnth 03:13, 20 November 2006 (UTC)
I think the final decision on whether or not to rename the tool and what to rename it rests with DMoss as it will necessitate changes to the code. I only made a suggestion, I'm not married to the idea of a name change.— Chidom talk 19:43, 21 November 2006 (UTC)
I just put a request for comment on the proposed name change on Wikipedia:Village pump (proposals). Hopefully we will be able to draw on a wider group to arrive at a consensus about what the name of the program should be. -- Dave 23:27, 21 November 2006 (UTC)
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I stumbled onto this program after visiting the Village Pump name article. Whatever name you choose to go by, I would like to say that this program is a godsend, and needs to be actively promoted within Wikipedia. Keep up the good work! -- RoninBK E T C 12:36, 4 December 2006 (UTC)
This article tries to promote the software and instruct readers in its use. It should be rewritten in a more encyclopedic tone, and some material deleted. — Michael Z. 2006-12-17 19:22 Z
I attempted to download the tool, but I stopped when my Antivir warned that it contained a virus. It this a false alarm? Snowman 16:17, 28 January 2007 (UTC)
Hello,
I really appreciate wikicite - its a great tool! I have three suggestions to make it better (I would do it myself, if I had the technical skills). First, can you add an ISBN field in the book in the book citing section? Currently I put it in the ID section, and then change ID to ISBN when I past the ref. Secondly, when you include an author link, I find that it cuts off the last name and adds an extra set of brackets. As an example, see the reference at the end of this sentence. [2] Thanks a lot, and keep up the great work! -- Illuminato 05:41, 30 January 2007 (UTC)
Would it be possible in the future to add the functionality of "|date=" to the above pages, more useful in some instances like web or news articles when the actual date of publication is known and can be added (and I'm lazy and hate manually adding the field). Thanks for a very useful tool - Foxhill 17:04, 2 February 2007 (UTC)
{{
cite web}}
: Check |url=
value (
help)
{{
cite journal}}
: Check |authorlink=
value (
help); Explicit use of et al. in: |author=
(
help); External link in |authorlink=
(
help)
Hi Dave, I just heard about this tool from your post on the Chemistry WikiProject. It looks as if it will be extremely helpful, so thank you! Are you aware of m:Wikicite? I am working with the author of that to "pilot" his software in the next month or two. If it works well we may have two Wikicites on Wikipedia, we'll have to find a way to resolve that. It'll be a good problem to have, though - both should be very useful for the community. Thanks, Walkerma 20:45, 13 April 2007 (UTC)
I can't seem to download the file. I've been trying for a couple days now. I think the site is down. Anyone have a copy of it? Mahanga Talk 00:23, 15 April 2007 (UTC)
I downloaded this program but my computer won't run it. I am using Windows XP professional. -- Wkgriffiths ( talk) 21:44, 16 February 2008 (UTC)
I was wondering if "page" will be changed to "pages." I have noticed that page numbers do not show up when "page" (singular) is used rather than the plural. I have to go back and add an "s" after every "page." At least they don't show with journal cite, I haven't tried book cite yet. -- WiccaIrish ( talk) 02:26, 15 June 2008 (UTC)
This is a great tool, but it would be even better if it supported Template:Cite news. I cite newspapers frequently, and there are new archives appearing so newspapers and magazines are a growing resource. At the moment, none of the citation tools seem to support offline newspaper citations. ·:· Will Beback ·:· 21:49, 27 September 2008 (UTC)
Should this be added to the list of tools at WP:CITE? ---- CharlesGillingham ( talk) 10:01, 14 August 2009 (UTC)
The statement "Wikicite produces references that conform to the Wikipedia footnote style of referencing" is misleading. Any consistent style of footnotes are acceptable in Wikipedia, including but not limited to the footnote style suggested in the Chicago Manual of Style. The statement should be revised to state something like "Wikicite produces references that use the ________ [family of] templates, which are one of the Wikipedia footnote styles of referencing." Jc3s5h ( talk) 19:30, 10 January 2011 (UTC)
Interested in Wikicite and the future of Wikidata? See WikiProject Source MetaData - Mattsenate ( talk) 13:37, 8 August 2014 (UTC)
Should this page and the URF it links to be marked historical? Thanks, Geekdiva ( talk) 11:43, 11 June 2018 (UTC)
There is an RfC at Wikipedia talk:Citing sources#RfC: Citation tools regarding whetyer citation tools should allowed. Your input on this question is welcome. -- Guy Macon ( talk) 22:01, 11 November 2020 (UTC)
Nice software, I have found it very handy, thanks Brian | (Talk) 08:19, 13 July 2006 (UTC)
I noticed that you're writing Wikicite, and you say it's only for Windows. Because you're writing it in .NET, it should be able to work on Linux and other platforms through the Mono development platform. It works great for C# programs, but I'm not sure if it support VB.Net -- Jeffrey Sharkey 17:08, 3 August 2006 (UTC)
Nothing too important, but on the "Web" and (especially) "Book" tabs, pressing the tab button jumps from field to field rather unpredictably. -- zenohockey 02:08, 18 September 2006 (UTC)
First let me say that I think Wikicite is great. I use it quite often. I was wondering if you could list the current version on your page. I have version 1.0.2319.26646, but I have no way of knowing if I need to download a new version. Also, a changelog would be nice, if it's not too much trouble. Thanks again. — Muéro( talk/ c) 05:31, 30 September 2006 (UTC)
I've been editing on-and-off for several months and am only wishing that I'd found Wikicite sooner. It's very helpful -- great tool. My only comment would be that I wish more folks were aware of it. Perhaps adding links on the Wikipedia Tools pages or pages about citations would be worthwhile, such that more folks can find it. Thanks very much! Strom 22:44, 5 November 2006 (UTC)
Can you tell me how to run your Wikicite on Windows 2000? The problem is that .Net 3.0 only works on WinXP. Sofeil 11:25, 10 November 2006 (UTC)
Gads, I wish I had found this earlier. I must have done several hundred citations by copying and pasting the appropriate template from Wikipedia:Citation templates. All well and good, except that I had to click in the right place to insert the needed information, and if I wanted to get rid of the vertical orientation of the citation and make it more horizontal, I had to delete all the returns and extra spaces between the vertical bars. I'm sure I will keep some hair on my quickly-balding head much longer now thanks to you!
That being said, could I ask a favor? It would be helpful to be able to include blank fields in the citation for which information is currently missing, but it is anticipated that it will be found. For example, I just helped create a citation to a book that someone else used as a source. I don't have the book; Amazon.com doesn't list the location of the publisher; and I obviously don't know what pages are being cited. If I leave the "Page/s" and "Location" fields blank, I have to remember what the fields are called in the template in order to add them back in. (This isn't always obvious; see "authorlink" and "coauthors", for example. Additionally, if at a later date an article comes to be written about an author, the template should be updated with " | authorlink=Name of article |".
Could you provide a way to copy and paste all the fields whether they're blank or not? Or devise some way for the user to choose which blank fields to include? If this is a pain, don't worry—it's definitely a "nice to have", and I can put placeholders in now and come back and insert the data later.
Thanks.— Chidom talk 17:48, 18 November 2006 (UTC)
{{
cite web}}
: Check date values in: |accessdate=
(
help)
{{
cite journal}}
: Cite journal requires |journal=
(
help)
{{
cite book}}
: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors=
(
help)
Thank you. However, I goofed. The Year field capacity needs to be 18, not 10. If the [[ brackets ]] need to be added to a full date, that takes 14 characters: [[2006-11-20]]. If, however, a month and year date needs to be wikilinked, that would take a maximum of 18 characters: [[September 2006]] (September being the longest name of a month).
Also, brackets are still being added to the accessdate input on the Web tab, resulting in the template code: accessdate=[[2006-11-20]]| which returns
Since the {{ cite web}} template adds the brackets, the code should read accessdate=2006-11-20|, which returns
So the changes needed are: on the Web tab, please set the accessdate field limit to 10 characters and don't add brackets to the input; please set the Year field limit to 18 characters on each of the three tabs.
I've actually stopped and tried to think of anything else, and can't, so I hope not to bug you again anytime soon. I'm sorry if I'm being a pest; I do appreciate your help and really, really, really like the tool. (Really!) Have good days.— Chidom talk 20:34, 20 November 2006 (UTC)
Someone flagged for deletion the REDIRECT for Wikicite so I went ahead and made a normal page with appropriate links. I welcome input from other editors! CyberAnth 03:13, 20 November 2006 (UTC)
I think the final decision on whether or not to rename the tool and what to rename it rests with DMoss as it will necessitate changes to the code. I only made a suggestion, I'm not married to the idea of a name change.— Chidom talk 19:43, 21 November 2006 (UTC)
I just put a request for comment on the proposed name change on Wikipedia:Village pump (proposals). Hopefully we will be able to draw on a wider group to arrive at a consensus about what the name of the program should be. -- Dave 23:27, 21 November 2006 (UTC)
RoninBK E T C has smiled at you! Smiles promote WikiLove and hopefully this one has made your day better. Spread the WikiLove by smiling to someone else, whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past or a good friend. Smile at others by adding {{ subst:smile}}, {{ subst:smile2}} or {{ subst:smile3}} to their talk page with a friendly message. Happy editing!
I stumbled onto this program after visiting the Village Pump name article. Whatever name you choose to go by, I would like to say that this program is a godsend, and needs to be actively promoted within Wikipedia. Keep up the good work! -- RoninBK E T C 12:36, 4 December 2006 (UTC)
This article tries to promote the software and instruct readers in its use. It should be rewritten in a more encyclopedic tone, and some material deleted. — Michael Z. 2006-12-17 19:22 Z
I attempted to download the tool, but I stopped when my Antivir warned that it contained a virus. It this a false alarm? Snowman 16:17, 28 January 2007 (UTC)
Hello,
I really appreciate wikicite - its a great tool! I have three suggestions to make it better (I would do it myself, if I had the technical skills). First, can you add an ISBN field in the book in the book citing section? Currently I put it in the ID section, and then change ID to ISBN when I past the ref. Secondly, when you include an author link, I find that it cuts off the last name and adds an extra set of brackets. As an example, see the reference at the end of this sentence. [2] Thanks a lot, and keep up the great work! -- Illuminato 05:41, 30 January 2007 (UTC)
Would it be possible in the future to add the functionality of "|date=" to the above pages, more useful in some instances like web or news articles when the actual date of publication is known and can be added (and I'm lazy and hate manually adding the field). Thanks for a very useful tool - Foxhill 17:04, 2 February 2007 (UTC)
{{
cite web}}
: Check |url=
value (
help)
{{
cite journal}}
: Check |authorlink=
value (
help); Explicit use of et al. in: |author=
(
help); External link in |authorlink=
(
help)
Hi Dave, I just heard about this tool from your post on the Chemistry WikiProject. It looks as if it will be extremely helpful, so thank you! Are you aware of m:Wikicite? I am working with the author of that to "pilot" his software in the next month or two. If it works well we may have two Wikicites on Wikipedia, we'll have to find a way to resolve that. It'll be a good problem to have, though - both should be very useful for the community. Thanks, Walkerma 20:45, 13 April 2007 (UTC)
I can't seem to download the file. I've been trying for a couple days now. I think the site is down. Anyone have a copy of it? Mahanga Talk 00:23, 15 April 2007 (UTC)
I downloaded this program but my computer won't run it. I am using Windows XP professional. -- Wkgriffiths ( talk) 21:44, 16 February 2008 (UTC)
I was wondering if "page" will be changed to "pages." I have noticed that page numbers do not show up when "page" (singular) is used rather than the plural. I have to go back and add an "s" after every "page." At least they don't show with journal cite, I haven't tried book cite yet. -- WiccaIrish ( talk) 02:26, 15 June 2008 (UTC)
This is a great tool, but it would be even better if it supported Template:Cite news. I cite newspapers frequently, and there are new archives appearing so newspapers and magazines are a growing resource. At the moment, none of the citation tools seem to support offline newspaper citations. ·:· Will Beback ·:· 21:49, 27 September 2008 (UTC)
Should this be added to the list of tools at WP:CITE? ---- CharlesGillingham ( talk) 10:01, 14 August 2009 (UTC)
The statement "Wikicite produces references that conform to the Wikipedia footnote style of referencing" is misleading. Any consistent style of footnotes are acceptable in Wikipedia, including but not limited to the footnote style suggested in the Chicago Manual of Style. The statement should be revised to state something like "Wikicite produces references that use the ________ [family of] templates, which are one of the Wikipedia footnote styles of referencing." Jc3s5h ( talk) 19:30, 10 January 2011 (UTC)
Interested in Wikicite and the future of Wikidata? See WikiProject Source MetaData - Mattsenate ( talk) 13:37, 8 August 2014 (UTC)
Should this page and the URF it links to be marked historical? Thanks, Geekdiva ( talk) 11:43, 11 June 2018 (UTC)
There is an RfC at Wikipedia talk:Citing sources#RfC: Citation tools regarding whetyer citation tools should allowed. Your input on this question is welcome. -- Guy Macon ( talk) 22:01, 11 November 2020 (UTC)