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|ol= prefix

In its present incarnation, {{cite Q}} is a meta-template using {{citation}}. It uses parameter values obtained from wikdata. Wikidata holds OpenLibrary identifiers that begin with an 'OL' prefix. cs1|2 emits an error message when the value assigned to |ol= has an 'OL' prefix. Because this situation is reminiscent of this discussion, I have modified the |ol= error checking to quietly accept OL identifiers with the OL prefix. The appearance of the rendering has not changed:

Cite book comparison
Wikitext	`{{cite book\|ol=OL7130221M\|title=Treasure Island}}`
Live	Treasure Island. OL 7130221M.
Sandbox	Treasure Island. OL 7130221M.

—Trappist the monk (talk) 10:19, 28 May 2017 (UTC)

Thank you for this. It is a good application of Postel's Law. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 14:24, 28 May 2017 (UTC)

Thanks from me also. What's old is new again (link to previous discussion, September 2014). – Jonesey95 (talk) 14:35, 28 May 2017 (UTC)