Template:AuthorMask doc

authormask – This parameter is primarily intended for use in bibliographies where multiple works by a single author are listed. It replaces the name of the first author (which must still be provided to garner metadata) with a strike-thru dash (—) authormask em in length. So if |{{#if:authormask|authormask=|}}1 then the dash will be one em in length, if |{{#if:authormask|authormask=|}}2 it will be two em long and so on. Set authormask to a text value to display a word instead – for example, 'with'. You must still include |{{#if:last|last=|}} and |{{#if:first|first=|}} for metadata purposes.