Template talk:Subscription or libraries

design compatibility with Subscription Required template
So that a contemplated transition from use of the Subscription required template will be seamless in not breaking existing use on pages and in fulfilling editors' existing expectations, in this template the anonymous parameter supports a value of "s" and the "via" parameter supports specifying U.K. libraries as a whole. Nick Levinson (talk) 22:34, 23 November 2013 (UTC)

would like detection of need for a leading space
As this is not (yet) a template in long use by many editors, it's tempting to place it either with or without a space before the template. It should be placed without a space preceding it because it will add a space anyway. Placing it after a space causes a double space to appear. It would improve flexibility and thus usability if the template detected the presence or absence of a preceding space and provided a leading space only if needed. I don't even know if detection is feasible. If someone would like to look into it and maybe do it, please do. Nick Levinson (talk) 21:46, 15 December 2013 (UTC)

Use
I don't understand the intent. The standard subscription required refers to the link. The citation templates include a convenience link but there is no intent to imply that the source is only available through the link. --  Gadget850talk 14:57, 5 October 2014 (UTC)
 * If you're referring to the two recent edits to the template doc, I haven't run the Citation template in a sandbox with either or both of the two parameters referenced and the template's source code was unclear to me as to effect, but it appears likely that it would produce a general statement that a subscription is required. However, for some sources, it may not always be required. An editor may prefer a degree of accuracy not available with the template, so this one may serve an article better. I wasn't thinking about the "via" parameter by itself. I don't mind that the Citation template has been expanded, as long as this one is also kept for where it can be useful. Otherwise, long-form nontemplate entries would be needed in some articles, such as some I've edited. Nick Levinson (talk) 00:40, 7 October 2014 (UTC)

Formatting
Could someone please format this so that it looks the same as Template:Subscription required? IE small and grey. Gaia Octavia Agrippa Talk 18:57, 11 February 2017 (UTC)

Library only
Is there a template similar to this, but with the text "Only available in libraries in [country]"? There is a Swedish newspaper database that is only fully accessible from the National Library and a few other Swedish libraries due to copyright laws. --Christoffre (talk) 10:45, 20 August 2020 (UTC)