My point, Andy, was that some parameters can be required, such as CS1 requiring the parameter Title. Further, the Ref parameter can be automated, as with ref=harv.
> On Sep 22, 2017, at 5:09 PM, Andy Mabbett <a...@pigsonthewing.org.uk> wrote: > >> On 22 September 2017 at 01:45, LeadSongDog <leads...@webname.com> wrote: >> >> Not "enforcing", but it's certainly possible to show an error message for >> missing parameters. Many other cite templates do so. > > The subject under discussion was "a legible refname"; that's not a > parameter of the template and no cite templates currently warn if a > refname is missing, let alone not "legible". > > -- > 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