Template:Cite bcgnis/sandbox

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This template is a Citation Style 1 specific-source template based on {{Cite encyclopedia}}. For centralised Citation Style 1 discussions, see Help talk:Citation Style 1.

This citation template can be used to cite references to the BC Geographical Names web service for British Columbia, Canada.

Usage

A search engine for BC Geographical Names is available here. The feature number can be found near the end of the URL.

For example, a search for Fairweather Mountain yields the URL: https://apps.gov.bc.ca/pub/bcgnws/names/38638.html. Use the highlighted number as the id for this template.

Parameter	Notes
{{cite bcgnis \| id= \| name= }}	Number form URL Official name

If |name= is not specified, the article name is used. Specifying |name= is recommended since the article name might be need to be disambiguated in the future.
Unnamed parameters are allowed, in the form {{cite bcgnis|id|name|access-date}}
This template takes all parameters accepted by {{cite web}}, e.g., |access-date=

Examples

Used with named parameters:

{{cite bcgnis |id=38638 |name=Fairweather Mountain}} → "Fairweather Mountain". BC Geographical Names.

Used with unnamed parameters:

{{cite bcgnis |38638 |Fairweather Mountain |2017-06-25}} → "Fairweather Mountain". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2017-06-25.