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  2. Help : Wikipedia: The Missing Manual/Editing, creating, and ...

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    This is the verb. This is the object." A citation template defines the parts of a citation—author's name, document title, and so on, by using what Wikipedia calls parameters. Figure 2-8 shows you three different ways an editor could use a citation template to create the same footnote that you created in the previous section. How an editor ...

  3. Help:Citations quick reference - Wikipedia

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    Shortened footnotes; Citations can also be placed as external links, but these are not preferred because they are prone to link rot and usually lack the full information necessary to find the original source in cases of link rot. In cases where citations are lacking, the template {} can be added after the statement in question.

  4. Wikipedia:Citation templates - Wikipedia

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    For a citation to appear in a footnote, it needs to be enclosed in "ref" tags. You can add these by typing <ref> at the front of the citation and </ref> at the end. . Alternatively you may notice above the edit box there is a row of "markup" formatting buttons which include a <ref></ref> button to the right—if you highlight your whole citation and then click this markup button, it will ...

  5. Help:Footnotes - Wikipedia

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    The long citation to support the shortened citations can either be placed as a bullet point in a separate References section after the Footnotes section; or it can be placed in the first footnote to cite the source (with the initial relevant page number[s]). The remaining footnotes will use shortened citations (these usually contain the author ...

  6. Help:Referencing for beginners - Wikipedia

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    Inline citations are usually small, numbered footnotes like this. [1] They are generally added either directly following the fact that they support, or at the end of the sentence that they support, following any punctuation. When clicked, they take the reader to a citation in a reference section near the bottom of the article.

  7. Help:External links and references - Wikipedia

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    When adding references to articles, most editors use footnotes that look like this: [nb 1]. If you click on the footnote, it takes you to a section, usually at the bottom of the page, where you can see information about the source being cited. Here are some citing basics: How to format citations: Put all citations inside the tags <ref> and ...

  8. Difference between a citation and a speeding ticket - AOL

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    A citation is another word for a ticket. Both terms refer to a document issued by local or state law enforcement explaining that you are accused of committing a traffic offense, like speeding.

  9. Note (typography) - Wikipedia

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    In publishing, a note is a brief text in which the author comments on the subject and themes of the book and names supporting citations.In the editorial production of books and documents, typographically, a note is usually several lines of text at the bottom of the page, at the end of a chapter, at the end of a volume, or a house-style typographic usage throughout the text.