Jump to content

Wikipedia:Training/core/Citing sources

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
< Wikipedia:Training
This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Sage Ross (WMF) (talk | contribs) at 14:27, 21 December 2012 (links to youtube). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Any editor can remove unreferenced material, and unsubstantiated articles may end up getting deleted. When you add information to an article, be sure to include your references, preferably in the form of inline citations. Citations allow other editors and readers to verify the information.

Adding an inline reference is easy:

  1. Go to the bottom of the page and add a Notes Section. Type: ==Notes==
  2. Add the text {{reflist}} under your "Notes" section header.
  3. Now click after the text you would like to create a reference for.
  4. Now type in <ref> tag before your reference and type </ref> after your reference. Wiki software will automatically add your inline reference number.


These videos show the basics of how to create citations on Wikipedia in order to cite appropriate sources. Part 1 shows how to create citations manually, and Part 2 demonstrates the use of the "Cite" gadget in the edit toolbar.

Trouble viewing these videos? Watch it on YouTube: part 1 and 2.

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Training/core/Citing_sources&oldid=529119840"