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Test for author notation on cite templates.

<onlyinclude>
{{#if:{{{author1|{{{author|{{{last1|{{{last|{{{first1|{{{first|}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}|<!-- CHECK FOR ANY 1ST AUTHOR DETAILS -->
	{{{author1|{{{author|{{#if:{{{last1|{{{last|}}}}}}|<!-- DETERMINE AUTHOR OR LAST, FIRST FORMAT -->
		{{#if:{{{first1|{{{first|}}}}}}|<!-- ERROR CHECKING FOR ANY MISSING PARAMS -->
			{{{last1|{{{last}}}}}}, {{{first1|{{{first}}}}}}|
			<span style="color:red;">Missing parameter <code>{{para|first1}}</code>. If author does not have a first name, use <code>{{para|author1}}</code> instead.</span>
		}}|
		<span style="color:red;">Missing parameter <code>{{para|last1}}</code>. If author does not have a last name, use <code>{{para|author1}}</code> instead.</span>
		}}
	}}}}}}
}}<!-- 
SECOND AUTHOR 
-->{{#if:{{{author1|{{{author|{{{first1|{{{first|}}}}}}}}}}}}|<!-- ENSURE THAT THERE IS A FIRST AUTHOR BEFORE ADDING A SECOND -->
	{{#if:{{{author2|{{{last2|{{{first2|}}}}}}}}}|<!-- CHECK FOR ANY 2ND AUTHOR DETAILS
		-->&#59; {{{author2|{{#if:{{{last2|}}}|<!-- DETERMINE AUTHOR OR LAST, FIRST FORMAT -->
			{{#if:{{{first2|}}}|<!-- ERROR CHECKING FOR ANY MISSING PARAMS -->
				{{{last2}}}, {{{first2}}}|
				<span style="color:red;">Missing parameter {{para|first2}}. If author does not have a first name, use {{para|author2}} instead.</span>
			}}|
			<span style="color:red;">Missing parameter {{para|last2}}. If author does not have a last name, use {{para|author2}} instead.</span>
			}}
		}}}
	}}
|}}
</onlyinclude>