Template:Cite social media

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Cite a social media post.

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Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Author	author	Follow Chicago style. Lastname, Firstname (Screenname). Include any prefixes used by the platform, such as @ for Twitter. Example Kischak, Stef (@pidgezero_one)	String	required
Post contents	contents	The written content of the post, up to the first 160 characters. Truncate any further characters with ellipses. Example Super Mario RPG has 7 star pieces.	String	required
Website name	website_name	The platform on which the content was posted. If referencing a post from Twitter, follow the Wikipedia example of calling it Twitter and not X. Example Instagram	String	required
Translator	translator	If somebody translated the tweet for you to read, credit them here (format: Firstname "screenname" Lastname) Example Clyde Mandelin	String	optional
Page URL	page_url	The full URL at which the post was made. Do not include query params such as referral strings. Example https://www.example.com/pidgezero_one/status/12345678	String	optional
Archive URL	archive_url	Ideally a Wayback Machine URL for the post you are citing. It is best to include this even if the post you are citing is still available. If the post doesn't exist on the wayback machine yet, change that. Example https://web.archive.org/web/somedate/https://www.example.com/pidgezero_one/status/12345678	String	optional
Year	year	The year during which the post was published. Example 1996	Number	required
Month	month	The month during which the post was published. Use the full name. Example March	String	required
Day	day	The day of the month on which the post was published. Don't use leading zeroes. Example 8	Number	required