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This template formats a citation to audiovisual media sources. Template parameters [Edit template data] This template has custom formatting. Parameter Description Type Status URL url URL The URL of the online location where the media can be found URL suggested Source title title The title of the source page on the website; displays in italics String required Source date date Full date of the ...
The "author-date" in text citation system is a readily recognizable feature of ASA style. This emphasis on dates is carried over into the references section, where the date is the first piece of information to follow the author's or authors' name(s).
The easiest way to start citing on Wikipedia is to see a basic example. The example here will show you how to cite a newspaper article using the {} template (see Citation quick reference for other types of citations). Copy and paste the following immediately after what you want to reference:
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.
Wikipedia:Video links – an essay discussing the use of citations linking to YouTube and other user-submitted video sites; Wikipedia:WikiProject Citation cleanup – a group of people devoted to cleaning up citations; Wikipedia:Reference database – essay/proposal; Changing citation style formats. WP:CITEVAR
Alternatively, use {} if the video is a newscast, or {{cite episode}} if the video is in an episodic format. Note that this template makes it clear that it "has" various Wikidata property elements, it does not automatically "use" the information stored in Wikidata – the VIDEOID, CHANNELID, HANDLE, USERNAME, SHOWID or PLAYLISTID alphanumeric ...
Citations are important in Wikipedia to ensure that information comes from actual, reliable sources (WP:V, WP:CITE).There are three preferred ways of citing sources: ...
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 ...