User:JessRek6/sandbox/QOTD Instructions

Wikiquote Quote of the Day maintenance instructions

These steps may be performed ahead of time. Running example: Valentine's Day 2020

1. Update the suggestions/archive page.
   1. From QOTD by month, navigate to the suggestions/archive page for the month of interest, for example Wikiquote:Quote_of_the_day/February.
   2. Navigate to the section for the date of interest. At the bottom of the section on the date of interest, click on "Rank or add further suggestions…" to open the suggestions/archive page for the date of interest, for example February_14.
   3. Choose from among the previous suggestions or select any quotation of your preference.
   4. Edit the suggestions/archive page for the date of interest. At the bottom of the "Quotes of the day from previous years" section, add an entry for the year of interest prefixed with a wiki markup semicolon, for example ";2020". If you choose from among the previous suggestions, move the quote up from the "Suggestions" section, preserving credit to the nominator of the suggestion, and credit yourself as the selector. If you select a quote not among the previous suggestions, credit yourself as nominator and selector. Preview and save the page.
2. Deploy the selection
   1. Create a new page for the date of interest, for example Wikiquote:Quote of the day/February 14, 2020. This page will be transcluded onto the Wikiquote:Main_Page at 00:00 UTC on February 14, 2020. This step requires a (confirmed or autoconfirmed) registered account.
   2. Edit the quote. As a starting point, cut and paste the contents of a recent quote of the day page. Locate the "quote of the day" template and replace the "quote" and "author" parameter values. Format the quote appealingly with line breaks. Optionally, add a relevant image. Preview and save the page.
   3. Protect the quote. This step requires administrator privilege. Add, or ask a Wikiquote administrator to add, a wikilink to the new quote to page Wikiquote:Quote_of_the_day/Protect. Cascading protection will fully protect the quote.