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Verifiability
Why references are important

Adding references
Automatically or manually

Editing existing ones
Always room for improvement

Reusing references
Some are just really useful

Reliable sources
Which sources are good enough?

Summary
Review of what you've learned




Summary

  • Information in articles needs to have citations to references indicating where that information is from.
    • Verifiable - other users must be able to check the information
    • Reliable sources - with a reputation for fact-checking and accuracy
  • Clicking the button opens a dialog box that allows you to:
    • Cite a new reference
    • Edit an existing reference
    • Reuse the same reference in several places

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