Template:Post-nominals
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Usage
Default
The default use provides post-nominals linked to the relevant article for the award. By default, the Canadian set of awards is used:
Unlinked and/or custom-linked post-nominals
To list post-nominals without links and/or with customised linking, use |unlinked=
or |list=
(or |post-noms=
):
{{post-nominals|unlinked=PC CC OBE}}
produces: PC CC OBE{{post-nominals|list=[[Order of the British Empire|KBE]]}}
produces: KBE
Font size
The optional |size=
parameter allows for the size of the text, as a percentage, to be changed from the template's default of 85%. As per
Commas
By default, a single space is placed between each linked post-nominal (see above). To include a comma, set |commas=
(or |sep=
) as "on", "true", "," etc. (without quotemarks):
Country
By default, the template links to articles on the Canadian versions of the honours indicated by the post-nominals. Please add |country=CAN
anyway when Canada is wanted. To specify another country, include |country=XXX
where XXX is the ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 code for that country:
Jane Smith {{post-nominals|country=NZL|PC|OBE}}
produces: Jane SmithOBE
Currently, the countries supported are Australia (AUS); Canada (CAN); Ghana (GHA); Hong Kong (HKG); Jamaica (JAM); New Zealand (NZL); Nigeria (NGA); the United Kingdom (GBR); and South Africa (ZAR). United States (USA) is functional but blank. (See data links below.)
If country
is missing and none of unlinked
, list
, post-noms
are used then Category:Pages using Template:Post-nominals with missing parameters is added to the page.
Exceptions
- AM is ambiguous in British honours. Use AMl ("AM" followed by a lowercase "L") for a member of the Member of the Order of Australia.
- GNZM GCB GCMG GBE designates both a Knight Grand Cross/Companion and a Dame Grand Cross/Companion. In order to link correctly, however, more specific abbreviations are needed to differentiate between the Knight and Dame. For instance, "Sir John Smith, GBE" is produced by:
Sir John Smith, {{post-nominals|country=NZL|size=100%|sep=,|GNZM|GCB|GCMG|GBE}}
- while "Dame Jane Jones GBE" is produced by:
Dame Jane Jones {{post-nominals|country=NZL|GNZMf|GCBf|GCMGf|GBEf}}
- Kt, in the British set of honours, indicates a Knight of the Thistle.
- OM in the Canadian set defaults to the QC", for instance, is produced by:
Joseph Jacques Jean Chrétien {{post-nominals|country=CAN|PC|OMt|CC|QC}}
- QFSM, in New Zealand, designates both the Queen's Police Medal for Distinguished Service. In both instances, the Medal for Distinguished Service is specified with QFSMd and QPMd:
John Smith {{post-nominals|country=NZL|QFSM|QPM|QPSMd|QPMd}}
produces: John SmithQPM
Data
Data templates for each supported country:
- Antigua: AG
- Australia: AUS or AUS-cats (compare)
- Barbados: BRB
- Belgium: BE
- Brunei: BRN
- Canada: CAN or CAN-cats (compare)
- Fiji: FJI or FJI-cats (compare)
- Germany: DEU
- Ghana: GHA
- Hong Kong: HKG
- India: IND
- Jamaica: JAM
- Kenya: KEN
- New Zealand: NZL
- Nigeria: NGA
- Pakistan: PAK
- South Africa: ZAR
- Sri Lanka: SRI
- Sweden: SWE
- United Kingdom: GBR or GBR-cats (compare)
- United States: USA-cats
Tracking categories
- Category:Pages using Template:Post-nominals with customized linking (4,389)
- Category:Pages using Template:Post-nominals with missing parameters (3,322)
TemplateData
TemplateData for Post-nominals
Show a person's post-nominals cleanly and with links to the relevant articles.
Parameter | Description | Type | Status | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Country | country | Which set of awards to use, by ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 country code. By default, the Canadian set is used.
| String | suggested |
1st post-nominal | 1 | A post-nominal to show with a link to the relevant page.
| String | suggested |
2nd post-nominal | 2 | A post-nominal to show with a link to the relevant page.
| String | optional |
3rd post-nominal | 3 | A post-nominal to show with a link to the relevant page.
| String | optional |
4th post-nominal | 4 | A post-nominal to show with a link to the relevant page.
| String | optional |
5th post-nominal | 5 | A post-nominal to show with a link to the relevant page.
| String | optional |
6th post-nominal | 6 | A post-nominal to show with a link to the relevant page.
| String | optional |
7th post-nominal | 7 | A post-nominal to show with a link to the relevant page.
| String | optional |
8th post-nominal | 8 | A post-nominal to show with a link to the relevant page.
| String | optional |
9th post-nominal | 9 | A post-nominal to show with a link to the relevant page.
| String | optional |
10th post-nominal | 10 | A post-nominal to show with a link to the relevant page.
| String | optional |
11th post-nominal | 11 | A post-nominal to show with a link to the relevant page.
| String | optional |
12th post-nominal | 12 | A post-nominal to show with a link to the relevant page.
| String | optional |
13th post-nominal | 13 | A post-nominal to show with a link to the relevant page.
| String | optional |
14th post-nominal | 14 | A post-nominal to show with a link to the relevant page.
| String | optional |
15th post-nominal | 15 | A post-nominal to show with a link to the relevant page.
| String | optional |
16th post-nominal | 16 | A post-nominal to show with a link to the relevant page.
| String | optional |
17th post-nominal | 17 | A post-nominal to show with a link to the relevant page.
| String | optional |
18th post-nominal | 18 | A post-nominal to show with a link to the relevant page.
| String | optional |
19th post-nominal | 19 | A post-nominal to show with a link to the relevant page.
| String | optional |
20th post-nominal | 20 | A post-nominal to show with a link to the relevant page.
| String | optional |
Separator | sep commas | What separator to use. By default, this uses a space; you can use commas if you wish.
| String | optional |
Size | size | At what size to show the list; only over-ride if appropriate.
| String | optional |
Unformatted list | list unlinked post-noms | A list of post-nominals to display without links, or with customised linking.
| Unbalanced wikitext | optional |