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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

Cite book comparison
Wikitext	`{{cite book\|agency=Agentsia Inc.\|author=Doe, M.\|contribution="Article"\|editor=Public, John Q.\|page=234\|publisher=ACME\|work=Major Work}}`
Live	Doe, M. ""Article"". In Public, John Q. (ed.). ACME. p. 234. `{{cite book}}`: `\|work=` ignored (help); Missing or empty `\|title=` (help); Unknown parameter `\|agency=` ignored (help)
Sandbox	Doe, M. ""Article"". In Public, John Q. (ed.). ACME. p. 234. `{{cite book}}`: `\|work=` ignored (help); Missing or empty `\|title=` (help); Unknown parameter `\|agency=` ignored (help)
Test double-dot after agency.

Parameters: {{...|last=White |first=T.H. |authorlink=T. H. White |title=Test anchor year of publication-date |publication-date=1 May 1977 |publisher= University of Texas Press |comment=publication-date missing |ref=harv}}
Cite_book/old: White, T.H. (1 May 1977). Test anchor year of publication-date. University of Texas Press.
Cite_book/lua: Template:Cite book/lua

Cite journal comparison
Wikitext	`{{cite journal\|author=Doe, Mary J.\|contribution="Article"\|date=1 May 2012\|editor=Public, John Q.\|page=234\|work=Major Work}}`
Live	Doe, Mary J. (1 May 2012). Public, John Q. (ed.). Major Work: 234. `{{cite journal}}`: `\|contribution=` ignored (help); Missing or empty `\|title=` (help)
Sandbox	Doe, Mary J. (1 May 2012). Public, John Q. (ed.). Major Work: 234. `{{cite journal}}`: `\|contribution=` ignored (help); Missing or empty `\|title=` (help)
Fixes double dot ("..") after editor.

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

Cite web comparison
Wikitext	`{{cite web\|date=23 February 2013\|format=PDF\|title=Test no-author title\|trans_title=Translated Title\|type=Typer}}`
Live	"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)
Sandbox	"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)

Cite web comparison
Wikitext	`{{cite web\|date=23 February 2013\|editor=Edie Tor\|format=PDF\|title=Test title+editor\|trans_title=Translated Title\|type=Typer}}`
Live	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)
Sandbox	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)

Cite web comparison
Wikitext	`{{cite web\|author=Wryter\|date=7 March 2013\|first=John\|postscript=. Postscript here.\|quote=Quote this\|title=Test quote+postscript}}`
Live	Wryter, John (7 March 2013). "Test quote+postscript". Quote this `{{cite web}}`: Missing or empty `\|url=` (help)
Sandbox	Wryter, John (7 March 2013). "Test quote+postscript". Quote this `{{cite web}}`: Missing or empty `\|url=` (help)

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