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getting there, ... but the semicolons separate the params that are aliased, so the range (e.g., author1 through author9) can't be the only thing listed within group; author1 is aliased to link1; I made change which I hope is clearer
imported>Gadget850
(mixing last and authorlink alaises is confusing— lets keep them separate)
imported>Coastside
(getting there, ... but the semicolons separate the params that are aliased, so the range (e.g., author1 through author9) can't be the only thing listed within group; author1 is aliased to link1; I made change which I hope is clearer)
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** '''first''': Given or first names of author, including title(s); for example: ''Firstname Middlename'' or ''Firstname M.'' or ''Dr. Firstname M., Sr.'' Do not wikilink—use '''authorlink''' instead.
**OR: for multiple authors, use '''first1''', '''last1''' through '''first9''', '''last9''' for up to nine authors. By default, if nine authors are defined, then only eight will show and "et al." will show in place of the last author.
::Aliases: '''last''', '''last1''', '''author''', '''authors''', '''author1'''; '''last1last2''' through, '''last9author2'''; ... '''author1last9''' through, '''author9'''.{{{aliases|}}}
:* '''authorlink''': Title of existing Wikipedia article about the author—not the author's website; do not wikilink.
:*OR: for multiple authors, use '''authorlink1''' through '''authorlink9'''.
::Aliases: '''authorlink''', '''authorlink1''', '''author-link''', '''author1-link'''; '''author2-linkauthorlink2''' through, '''author9author2-link'''; ... '''authorlink2authorlink9''' through, '''authorlink9author9-link'''.{{#if: {{{coauthors|}}}|
* '''coauthors''': (deprecated) Names of of coauthors. Use the same format as the authors.}}{{#if: {{{others|}}}|
* '''others''': To record other contributors to the work, such as "Illustrated by Smith" or "Trans. Smith".}}
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