Category:CS1 errors: param-access

This is a tracking category for CS1/2 citations with the error:

|<param>-access= requires |<param>=

This error is reported when an access level has been specified for some external link, but the corresponding required parameter is missing or empty. The parameter can be one of

Access-level specifier required parameter
Specifier Required parameter
|article-url-access= |article-url=
|bibcode-access= |bibcode=
|chapter-url-access= |chapter-url=
|contribution-url-access= |contribution-url=
|doi-access= |doi=
|entry-url-access= |entry-url=
|hdl-access= |hdl=
|jstor-access= |jstor=
|map-url-access= |map-url=
|ol-access= |ol=
|osti-access= |osti=
|section-url-access= |section-url=
|s2cid-access= |s2cid=
|url-access= |url=

To resolve this error, either provide a value for the parameter, or remove the access level specification.

Pages with this error are automatically placed in Category:CS1 errors: param-access.[a]



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.mw-parser-output span.cs1-hidden-error {display: inline;} /* display hidden Citation Style 1 error messages */

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