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This is my cheatsheet about editing Wikipedia pages.

== Wikipedia's Manual of Style ==
[[Wikipedia:Manual of Style]]

== Citations/refs in general ==

For [[WP:FOOTNOTES|footnotes]] using inline '''[[WP:CITE|citation/ref]]''' use '''[[Wikipedia:FOOTNOTES|<code><nowiki><ref>...</ref></nowiki></code>]]''', with optional <code><nowiki><ref name="..."></nowiki></code>.  Then towards end of page use template '''{{tl|RefList}}''' once.

See '''[[Help:Footnotes]]''' for general guidance & recommendations.

The most freeform is "naked" use of <code><nowiki><ref name="...">...</ref></nowiki></code>

Use a template inside of <code><nowiki><ref></nowiki></code> to give more structure and automatic formatting.

One of the most generic is template '''{{tl|Citation}}'''.   This is known as "Citation Style 1" aka "CS1".

There are '''"children" of {{tlg|Citation|nolink=yes}}'''.    

* "'''[[Help:Citation Style 1#General use|General use]]'''" citations, including {{tl2|Cite web}} and {{tl2|Cite news}}
* "'''[[:Category:Citation Style 1 specific-source templates|Specific source]]'''" citations, including {{tl2|Cite IETF}}
* Templates that "'''[[:Category:Citation templates that wrap CS1 templates|wrap other CS1 templates]]'''", including
** {{tl2|Cite tweet}} that wraps {{tl2|Cite web}}
** {{tl2|OpenStreetMap maps}} that wraps {{tl2|Cite map}} 
All the "children" can use all of the params of general {{tlg|Citation|nolink=yes}}.

==== Citation to short story "Moriarty by Modem" in the anthology ''Sherlock Holmes in Orbit'' ====
Using {{tl2|Cite book}} with <code>chapter=story |chapter-url=storyurl</code>, then <code>title=anthology</code>.  If there was an url for the overall anthology, I would have added a <code>url=anthologyurl</code>.  FYI, I added/updated this citation on [[Analytical engine]].
* {{Cite book |last=Nimersheim |first=Jack |chapter=Moriarty by Modem |year=1995 |chapter-url=http://www.cheznims.com/moriarty.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030620005623/http://www.cheznims.com/moriarty.htm |archive-date=2003-06-20 |editor-last1=Greenberg |editor-first1=Martin |editor-last2=Resnick |editor-first2=Mike |display-editors=0 |title=Sherlock Holmes in Orbit |publisher=[[DAW Books]] |pages=287-302 |isbn=9780886776367 |access-date=2023-11-11}}

== Citations to printed material with ''page numbers'' ==

Coming soon: [[metawiki:WMDE_Technical_Wishes/Sub-referencing|'''Sub-referencing''']]

This is a citation to an entire paper, where the citation does not include any page numbers <ref name="Brauneis">{{Citation | last=Brauneis | first=Robert | title=Copyright and the World's Most Popular Song | url=http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1111624 | date=2008-03-21 | accessdate=2008-05-08 }}</ref>.

This is a citation to same paper, where the citation itself contains ref to pages 7 and 8<ref name="Brauneis_7_8">{{Citation | last=Brauneis | first=Robert | title=Copyright and the World's Most Popular Song | url=http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1111624 | date=2008-03-21 | accessdate=2008-05-08 | pages=7-8}}</ref>.

This is reusing the citation containing pages 7 and 8<ref name="Brauneis_7_8" />

This is a citation to same paper, but page 14 inside the citation <ref>{{Citation | last=Brauneis | first=Robert | title=Copyright and the World's Most Popular Song | url=http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1111624 | date=2008-03-21 | accessdate=2008-05-08 | page=14}}</ref>.

When a ''single article has multiple refs to same source'' differing in only page numbers, see templates '''{{tl|sfn}}''', '''{{tl|harvp}}''', and related, and then combined with a manually created "Bibliography" section, sometime section is named "Works cited", often combined with {{tl2|refbegin}} and <code><nowiki>{{refend}}</nowiki></code>.  These templates automatically links into the manually created "Bibliography" section.  For example pages that use these, see [[Starship Troopers]] and [[Happy Birthday to You]].

Template {{tl2|Rp}} provides ''visual-only'' pages markup, with a cite is to the entire paper.<ref name="Brauneis" />{{rp|pp=7-8}}
== Inline links to RFC ==

Use template {{tl2|IETF RFC}} like this: {{#invoke:DemoTemplate|IETF RFC|7095}}

Use special syntax <code><nowiki>[[rfc:3261]]</nowiki></code> like this, [[rfc:3261]]

:This is known as "'''[[Help:Interwiki linking|Interwiki linking]]'''" with complete list at '''[[MetaWiki:Interwiki_map]]'''
:You can customize the link as usual with <code><nowiki>[[rfc:3261|RFC 3261]]</nowiki></code> like this, [[rfc:3261|RFC 3261]]
:You can deep link with <code><nowiki>[[rfc:3261#section-21.4.18|rfc-3261 §21.4.18]]</nowiki></code> like this, [[rfc:3261#section-21.4.18|rfc-3261 §21.4.18]]

== Citations to RFC ==

Use template {{tl2|Ref RFC}} for an all-in-one <code><nowiki><ref>...</ref></nowiki></code> plus cite
* {{#invoke:DemoTemplate|Ref RFC|3261}}
* See docs for variations on section name, pages, etc

Use template {{tl2|Cite IETF}} within a <code><nowiki><ref>...</ref></nowiki></code>
* shallow<ref name="rfc9110_shallow">{{cite ietf |rfc=9110 |title=HTTP Semantics |date=June 2022}}</ref>
:: <code><nowiki><ref name="rfc9110_shallow">{{cite ietf |rfc=9110 |title=HTTP Semantics |date=June 2022}}</ref></nowiki></code> 

* deep<ref>{{cite ietf |rfc=9110 |title=HTTP Semantics |section=5.6.5 |date=June 2022}}</ref>
:: <code><nowiki><ref>{{cite ietf |rfc=9110 |title=HTTP Semantics |section=5.6.5 |date=June 2022}}</ref></nowiki></code>

* deep w/sectionname<ref>{{cite ietf |rfc=9110 |title=HTTP Semantics |section=5.6.5 |sectionname=Comments |date=June 2022}}</ref>
:: <code><nowiki><ref>{{cite ietf |rfc=9110 |title=HTTP Semantics |section=5.6.5 |sectionname=Comments |date=June 2022}}</ref></nowiki></code>

* shallow with section.<ref name="rfc9110_shallow"/>{{rp|at=§5.6.5}}   This uses {{tl2|Rp}} for ''visual-only'' section number, combined with {{tl2|cite ietf}} to the entire RFC. 
:: <code><nowiki><ref name="rfc9110_shallow"/>{{rp|at=§5.6.5}}</nowiki></code>

* deep with appendix name<ref name="7231_appendixB">{{cite ietf |rfc=7231 |title=Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP/1.1): Semantics and Content |appendix=B |sectionname=Changes from RFC 2616 |date=June 2014}}</ref>
:: <code><nowiki><ref name="7231_appendixB">{{cite ietf |rfc=7231 |title=Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP/1.1): Semantics and Content |appendix=B |sectionname=Changes from RFC 2616 |date=June 2014}}</ref></nowiki></code>

For fine-grained control use generic template {{tl2|Cite web}} like this.<ref>{{cite web |date=June 2022 |url=https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc9110#section-5.6.5 |title=RFC 9110: HTTP Semantics, Section 5.6.5 |publisher=[[IETF]]}}</ref>
:: <code><nowiki><ref>{{cite web |date=June 2022 |url=https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc9110#section-5.6.5 |title=RFC 9110: HTTP Semantics, Section 5.6.5 |publisher=[[IETF]]}}</ref></nowiki></code>

Note that template {{tl|Citation}} is the basis of both {{tl|Cite web}} and {{tl|Cite IETF}}.  So you can also use all params from {{tl|Citation}}. 

When a ''single article has multiple refs to same rfc'' differing in only section/page numbers, see discussion  about templates '''{{tl|sfn}}''' and '''{{tl|harvp}}''' above.

== <nowiki>{{Citation needed}}</nowiki> and related verifiability templates ==
See [[Wikipedia:Citation needed]] for guidelines on when to (not) use the {{Tl|Citation needed}} template

See [[Template:Inline cleanup tags]] for an exhaustive list of related templates

When citation is present but questionable, 

* {{Tl2|Specify}} : Used to tag statements that ''seem to be sourced but lack sufficient specificity'' as to what exactly is being drawn from the source. This situation most often arises when sources are over-summarized to an excessive level, without sufficient care for whether the result has a clear enough meaning to be properly verifiable.

* {{Tl2|Verify source}} : Used to request that someone verify that the cited source supports the material in the passage, only after you have made a good faith attempt to verify the information yourself, and you still have good reason to question whether the source is correct 

== Dollar amounts ==

{{tl2|US$}}: 

* The movie cost {{US$|82,604,699|long=no}} in 1979.<ref name="c1979">cite for 1979 price</ref>

{{tl2|US$}} with <code>|1979</code> based on ''CPI'' and <code>|round=-7</code>, plus {{tl2|Inflation/fn|US}} for cite about inflation calculation: 

* The movie cost {{US$|82,604,699|1979|long=no|showyear=yes|about=yes|round=-7}}{{Inflation/fn|US}}.<ref name="c1979"/>

{{tl2|Inflation|US}} used manually based on ''CPI'' with <code>|r=-7</code>: 

* The movie cost $82,604,699 in 1979<ref name="c1979"/> ({{Inflation|US|82,604,699|1979|r=-7|fmt=eq}}{{Inflation/fn|US}}).

{{tl2|Inflation|US-GDP}} used manually based on ''GDP'' with <code>|r=-7</code>: 

* The movie cost $82,604,699 in 1979<ref name="c1979"/> ({{Inflation|US-GDP|82,604,699|1979|r=-7|fmt=eq}}{{Inflation/fn|US}}).

{{tl2|Format price}} with manual {{tl2|Inflation|US-GDP}} with <code>|r=-7</code>:

* The movie cost ${{Format price|82604699}} in 1979<ref name="c1979"/> (${{Format price|{{Inflation|US-GDP|82,604,699|1979}}}} in {{Inflation/year|US-GDP}}{{Inflation/fn|US-GDP}}).

== Numeric values ==

{{tl2|val}}: Formatting, layout (no wrap, etc), '''sortability''', and unit wikilinking.
* {{demo-inline|<nowiki>{{val|fmt=commas|123456.78901}}</nowiki>}}
* {{demo-inline|<nowiki>{{val|e=5}}</nowiki>}}
* {{demo-inline|<nowiki>{{val|1.234|e=5}}</nowiki>}}
* {{demo-inline|<nowiki>{{val|1.234e5}}</nowiki>}}
* {{demo-inline|<nowiki>{{val|1.234|u=m2}}</nowiki>}}
* {{demo-inline|<nowiki>{{val|1.234|ul=m2}}</nowiki>}} (with units wikilinked, when available)
* {{demo-inline|<nowiki>{{val|1.234e5|ul=m2}}</nowiki>}}
* {{demo-inline|<nowiki>{{val|2|and|5|ul=m2}}</nowiki>}} (in gui editor, 'and' is 'Uncertainty", '5' is 'Asymmetric uncertainty'
* {{demo-inline|<nowiki>{{val|p=Δ|12.34}}</nowiki>}}
* {{demo-inline|<nowiki>{{val|p=Δ&nbsp;|12.34}}</nowiki>}}
* {{demo-inline|<nowiki>{{val|p=≅|12.34|u=%}}</nowiki>}}
* {{demo-inline|<nowiki>{{val|12.34|0.25|s=%}}</nowiki>}}
* {{demo-inline|<nowiki>{{val|1.234|e=7|u=W|up=m2}}</nowiki>}} (for <code>|up=</code>, read the 'p' as in "per" as in "per unit")
* {{demo-inline|<nowiki>{{val|1.234|e=7|ul=au|upl=M_Earth}}</nowiki>}}
* {{demo-inline|<nowiki>{{val|1.234|e=7|u=AU<sup>1.5</sup>|up=''M''<sub>E</sub><sup>2</sup>}}</nowiki>}}
* etc etc etc 

{{Tl2|convert}} to show the same numeric value in different units
* {{demo-inline|<nowiki>{{convert|20|C|F}}</nowiki>}}
* {{demo-inline|<nowiki>{{convert|300|K|C F|lk=on}}</nowiki>}}
* {{demo-inline|<nowiki>{{convert|2|and|5|km|mi}}</nowiki>}}
* {{demo-inline|<nowiki>{{convert|3|-|6|ft}}</nowiki>}}
* {{demo-inline|<nowiki>{{convert|{{sigfig|1,573.7|2}}|GL|sigfig=2}}</nowiki>}}

{{tl2|10^}}: Focuses on ''formatting'' just the part {{x10^|42}}.  Note {{tl2|e}} is an alias.

{{demo-inline|<nowiki>{{scinote|12345}}</nowiki>}}

See [[:Category:Mathematical_function_templates]] for things like 
* {{tl2|round}}
* {{tl2|sigfig}}

== Deep linking to sections ==

{{see also|Help:Section#Section linking|Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Linking#Section links}}

Use one of these:
* <code><nowiki>[[Pioneer anomaly#Description]]</nowiki></code> → [[Pioneer anomaly#Description]]
* <code><nowiki>[[Pioneer anomaly#Description|"Description" on Pioneer anomaly]]</nowiki></code> → [[Pioneer anomaly#Description|"Description" on Pioneer anomaly]]
* {{demo-inline|<nowiki>{{section link|Pioneer anomaly|Description}}</nowiki>}}
* {{demo-inline|<nowiki>{{slink|Pioneer anomaly|Description}}</nowiki>}}

===Section {{math|Π}}===

The above section heading includes use of template {{tl2|math}}

===Section μ===

The above section heading does not include templates

== Misc  ==

{{L1|nolink=yes}}  (with nolink=yes)
{{L1}}  (without nolink=yes)

This is a ref to a '''{{tl|note}}''' (not a ref to cite). {{ref|ep_9_team_odds|odds}}  The note appears later (not in references section)

:<small>{{note|ep_9_team_odds|odds}} The odds are only 1-in-231</small>

== Meta templates ==

{{tl2|tl}} (and related) refer to templates without running the template
* {{demo-inline|<nowiki>{{tl|math}}</nowiki>}}
* {{demo-inline|<nowiki>{{tl2|math}}</nowiki>}}

<code><nowiki>{{demo-inline|&lt;nowiki>{{val|1.234|ul=m2}}&lt;/nowiki>}}</nowiki></code> produces: {{demo-inline|<nowiki>{{val|1.234|ul=m2}}</nowiki>}}


== References ==
{{Reflist}}