Template:Creator mention/doc

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Analogous to {{press}} and {{subject mention}}, this template is to be used in talk pages about creative works such as books, magazines, films, television shows, video games, websites or other forms of media. It is for when the creators of such subjects mention their corresponding Wikipedia articles.

Usage

{{Creator mention
 |creator     = <!-- use this parameter to replace "creator" with a different word (e.g. author) if desired -->
 |multiple    = <!-- set this parameter to "yes" for works authored by multiple individuals, leave this parameter out if only one individual has mentioned an article -->
 |partial     = <!-- set this parameter to "yes" for works authored by multiple individuals if only some of them have mentioned an article -->
 |              <!-- place content in this parameter -->
}}

Examples

One creator

{{Creator mention|
*{{cite tweet
 |user         = IBettyChu
 |date         = 2025-06-25
 |title        = You know that thing I worked on once? I just found out that there's a Wikipedia article about it! How exciting is that?!
 |number       = 0
 }}
}}

This article has been mentioned by its subject's creator in the past.

@IBettyChu (2025-06-25). "You know that thing I worked on once? I just found out that there's a Wikipedia article about it! How exciting is that?!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

Multiple creators

{{Creator mention|multiple=yes|
*{{cite tweet
 |user         = IBettyChu
 |date         = 2025-06-25
 |title        = You know that thing Arnie and I worked on once? I just found out that there's a Wikipedia article about it! How exciting is that?!
 |number       = 0
 }}
*{{cite tweet
 |user         = ArnieGladysWorthington
 |date         = 2025-06-25
 |title        = Our little group project got on #wikipedia? That's great to hear @IBettyChu!
 |number       = 0
 }}
}}

This article has been mentioned by its subject's creators in the past.

@IBettyChu (2025-06-25). "You know that thing Arnie and I worked on once? I just found out that there's a Wikipedia article about it! How exciting is that?!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
@ArnieGladysWorthington (2025-06-25). "Our little group project got on #wikipedia? That's great to hear @IBettyChu!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

One co-creator

{{Creator mention|partial=yes|
*{{cite tweet
 |user         = IBettyChu
 |date         = 2025-06-25
 |title        = You know that thing Arnie and I worked on once? I just found out that there's a Wikipedia article about it! How exciting is that?!
 |number       = 0
 }}
}}

This article has been mentioned by one of its subject's creators in the past.

@IBettyChu (2025-06-25). "You know that thing Arnie and I worked on once? I just found out that there's a Wikipedia article about it! How exciting is that?!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

Multiple creators, partial

{{Creator mention|multiple=yes|partial=yes|
*{{cite tweet
 |user         = IBettyChu
 |date         = 2025-06-25
 |title        = You know that thing Arnie and I used to work on alongside our colleagues? I just found out that there's a Wikipedia article about it! How exciting is that?!
 |number       = 0
 }}
*{{cite tweet
 |user         = ArnieGladysWorthington
 |date         = 2025-06-25
 |title        = Our little group project got on #wikipedia? That's great to hear @IBettyChu!
 |number       = 0
 }}
}}

This article has been mentioned by some of its subject's creators in the past.

@IBettyChu (2025-06-25). "You know that thing Arnie and I used to work on alongside our colleagues? I just found out that there's a Wikipedia article about it! How exciting is that?!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
@ArnieGladysWorthington (2025-06-25). "Our little group project got on #wikipedia? That's great to hear @IBettyChu!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

Substitution

{{Creator mention|creator=author|
*{{cite tweet
 |user         = IBettyChu
 |date         = 2025-06-25
 |title        = You know that book I wrote once? I just found out that there's a Wikipedia article about it! How exciting is that?!
 |number       = 0
 }}
}}

This article has been mentioned by its subject's author in the past.

@IBettyChu (2025-06-25). "You know that book I wrote once? I just found out that there's a Wikipedia article about it! How exciting is that?!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

Multiple creators, partial, substitution

{{Creator mention|creator=developer|multiple=yes|partial=yes|
*{{cite tweet
 |user         = FooInteractive
 |date         = 2025-06-25
 |title        = Peak W moment, bois! With our title on Da Pedia, we be absol00tly scorin tunsa real street cred now!
 |number       = 0
 }}
*{{cite tweet
 |user         = Barsoft
 |date         = 2025-06-25
 |title        = @FooInteractive We second you on the wiki thingy, but you should tell your SM manager to cut back on the slang if you guys want to keep your cred.
 |number       = 0
 }}
}}

This article has been mentioned by some of its subject's developers in the past.

@FooInteractive (2025-06-25). "Peak W moment, bois! With our title on Da Pedia, we be absol00tly scorin tunsa real street cred now!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
@Barsoft (2025-06-25). "@FooInteractive We second you on the wiki thingy, but you should tell your SM manager to cut back on the slang if you guys want to keep your cred" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

Redirects

{{author mention}}