Template:Cite bathroom graffiti

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Usage
This is a citation template for use specifically when citing graffiti found in a bathroom. For graffiti found elsewhere, use the more generalized. For graffiti in so-called "washrooms", please remove the wall upon which it is located, bring it to a bathroom in a country that speaks proper English, and then use this template.

Reliability
Not all bathroom graffiti is reliable! Like all other sources, it needs to be evaluated on its individual merits, taking into account the expertise of its creator, the level of editorial control involved in its creation, and other factors.

The first step in this process is normally confirming the identity of the creator. For establishing this, a signed affidavit is normally sufficient. If the creator is unknown, you can ask to review security footage. If the creator is a known scoundrel, the graffiti is likely unreliable, whereas if they are an upstanding citizen, it is likely reliable. If they were an upstanding citizen but are no longer so after being arrested following your investigation, there is no consensus; evaluate the situation ad hoc and discuss on the if dispute arises.

After this, you must understand the circumstances behind the creation of the graffiti to assess its editorial process. If a publisher was involved, research their reputation: academic publishers are typically the best, and publishers that only produce graffiti are typically the worst. If no publisher was involved, the graffiti was self-published and is likely unreliable. However, if you conduct an oral history interview with the creator and end up really liking them and befriending them, this makes the graffiti reliable. However, at that point you have a conflict of interest, so you must ask another editor to add the citation.

To be verifiable, per the result of a 2024 RfC, you must be able to produce digital photographic proof of the graffiti upon request. Your image must be at least pixels in resolution, with adequate lighting sufficient to identify the portions of the graffiti containing the information which you are citing.

TemplateData
{	"params": { "artist": { "description": "Creator of the bathroom graffiti (use last-first format)", "example": "Me", "type": "wiki-user-name", "required": true },		"gender": { "description": "Gender designation of the bathroom containing the graffiti", "type": "unknown", "suggestedvalues": [ "female", "male", "unisex" ],			"required": true },		"publisher": { "description": "Publishing company that approved the graffiti and provided editorial oversight during its creation", "example": "Oxford University Press", "type": "line", "required": true },		"quality": { "description": "Subjective assessment of the artistic quality of the graffiti", "example": "trash", "type": "line", "required": true },		"medium": { "description": "Materials used to create the graffiti", "suggestedvalues": [ "Oil", "Acrylic", "Watercolor", "Scratches", "Pencil", "Ink", "Spray paint", "Feces", "Ceramic glaze", "Mischtechnik", "Gold leaf" ],			"required": true },		"stall": { "description": "Stall in which the graffiti is located", "example": "Third stall from the left", "type": "line", "required": true },		"language": { "description": "Language in which the graffiti is written, if intelligible", "example": "Klingon", "type": "unknown", "required": true },		"legality": { "description": "Whether or not the graffiti was created in accordance with the strictures of the law", "suggestedvalues": [ "Illegal", "Legal", "Possibly legal" ],			"required": true },		"access-date": { "label": "Access date", "description": "The specific day and time (to the minute, if possible) when you viewed the graffiti", "example": "April 7, 1887 at 4:07 UTC", "type": "date", "required": true },		"general_location": { "aliases": [ "building", "structure", "park", "lot", "area" ],			"label": "General location", "description": "Building or general location of the bathroom containing the graffiti", "example": "Versailles", "type": "line", "required": true },		"specific_location": { "aliases": [ "floor" ],			"label": "Specific location", "description": "Location of the bathroom containing the graffiti within the structure or general area", "example": "2nd floor, west wing", "type": "line", "required": true }	},	"description": "A template for creating citations to bathroom graffiti", "paramOrder": [ "artist", "publisher", "general_location", "specific_location", "gender", "stall", "legality", "medium", "quality", "language", "access-date" ] }

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