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This page, for Citation Style 1 cite templates, contains testcases to show specific problems and potential solution.

Method: The testcases, below, show examples of noted problems in operation, in specific form, although not all problems are shown here. In practice, the most crucial data is the common live data; however, unusual problems should be remembered, noted, and perhaps solutions can be found as needed.

Testcases

Omitting title: {{...|postscript=. Fix ".." editor. | author=Doe, Mary J. | editor=Public, John Q. | contribution="Article" | work=Major Work |date=1 May 2012 | page=234}}
Cite journal/old: Doe, Mary J. (1 May 2012). "Article". In Public, John Q.. . Major Work: 234. Fix ".." editor.
Cite journal/lua: Doe, Mary J. (1 May 2012). Public, John Q. (ed.). Major Work: 234. Fix ".." editor. {{cite journal}}: |contribution= ignored (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)CS1 maint: postscript (link)

Using: {{...|title=Test "et al." format |author=J. Doe | last2=Last2 | first2=First2 | display-authors=1 | url=http://en.wikipedia.org | publisher=Acme | location=London | date=23 February 2013|postscript=. Ensure "et al." has dot.}}
Cite web/old: J. Doe et al. (23 February 2013). "Test "et al." format". London: Acme. http://en.wikipedia.org. Ensure "et al." has dot.
Cite web/lua: J. Doe; et al. (23 February 2013). "Test "et al." format". London: Acme. Ensure "et al." has dot.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: postscript (link)

Using: {{...|title=Test no-author title | trans_title=Translated Title |format=PDF | type=Typer | date=23 February 2013}}
Cite web/old: "Test no-author title [Translated Title]" (PDF) (Typer). 23 February 2013.
Cite web/lua: "Test no-author title" (Typer). 23 February 2013. {{cite web}}: |format= requires |url= (help); Missing or empty |url= (help); Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)

Using: {{...|title=Test title+editor |editor=Edie Tor | trans_title=Translated Title |format=PDF | type=Typer | date=23 February 2013}}
Cite web/old: Edie Tor, ed. (23 February 2013). "Test title+editor [Translated Title]" (PDF) (Typer).
Cite web/lua: Edie Tor, ed. (23 February 2013). "Test title+editor" (Typer). {{cite web}}: |format= requires |url= (help); Missing or empty |url= (help); Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)

Using: {{...|title=Test quote+postscript |author=Wryter | first=John |quote=Quote this |postscript=. Postscript here. | date=7 March 2013}}
Cite web/old: Wryter, John (7 March 2013). "Test quote+postscript". "Quote this"
Cite web/lua: Wryter, John (7 March 2013). "Test quote+postscript". Quote this {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)

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