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This template is used to cite one-to-one, unpublished interactions between the people who have worked on Star Trek and Memory Alpha archivists.

Usage

{{convo|person one|person two|type of interaction|location (optional)|date|revision ID|section name}}

Example

{{convo|Ivy Borg|User:ThomasHL|an email||November 2010|3313143|Note about Paul Lawrence}}
displays as

(source)Ivy Borg to User:ThomasHL in an email in November 2010 (additional information).

TemplateData

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This template is used to cite one-to-one, unpublished interactions between the people who have worked on Star Trek and Memory Alpha archivists.

Template parameters[Edit template data]

This template prefers inline formatting of parameters.

ParameterDescriptionTypeStatus
Source1

The Star Trek insider from whom this information comes.

Example
Ivy Borg
Page namerequired
Second person2

The Memory Alpha archivist who had this interaction and is providing this information, prefixed with "User:" to point to their user page.

Example
User:ThomasHL
Auto value
User:
Page namerequired
Type of interaction3

The type of interaction that took place.

Suggested values
a conversation an email
Example
an email
Linerequired
Location4

The location in which the interaction took place. This may be omitted for online communications, e.g. email.

Linesuggested
Date5

The approximate date the interaction took place.

Example
November 2010
Daterequired
Revision ID6

The ID of a revision to a page on Memory Alpha (preferably the talk page) that includes more detailed information about the exchange that took place.

Example
3313143
Numberrequired
Section name7

The name of the section on said revision that includes the information about the interaction being cited.

Example
Note about Paul Lawrence
Linerequired