Not "enforcing", but it's certainly possible to show an error message for missing parameters. Many other cite templates do so.
Sent from my iPad > On Sep 21, 2017, at 4:20 PM, Andy Mabbett <a...@pigsonthewing.org.uk> wrote: > >> On 21 September 2017 at 20:09, LeadSongDog <leads...@webname.com> wrote: >> >> When working on a wp article with, in some cases, several hundred >> references, one needs mnemonic tools to keep from confusing them. Requiring >> a legible refname or Harvard ref would go far to addressing this > > The template's documentation already recommends using a meaningful > reference name (there is as yet no technical method of "enforcing" > such good practice) . > > Of course, those attacking the template and calling for its deletion > didn't mention that, and nor did they include one when they gave > examples. > > -- > Andy Mabbett > @pigsonthewing > http://pigsonthewing.org.uk > > _______________________________________________ > Wikidata mailing list > Wikidata@lists.wikimedia.org > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikidata _______________________________________________ Wikidata mailing list Wikidata@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikidata