Wikipedia:Citing sources/Example edits for different methods: Difference between revisions

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This page shows some comparative examples for different citation methods using shortened notes and full length references in footnotes. These show representations of edit mode views, with examples of how the edits would render to the reader.

==Shortened notes== <!--edit page rather than section if browser misbehaves here-->

This is an example edit mode representation showing use of shortened notes.<!--i.e. construed to look similar when viewed on the page. If you're actually IN edit mode it'll look different with the <div> and <pre> tags used to make the construction work--> It's followed by a rendering showing how it would look to the reader.

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===Shortened notes with wikilinks===

This is an example edit mode representation showing use of shortened notes including wikilinks from the notes to the references.<!--i.e. construed to look similar when viewed on the page. If you're actually IN edit mode it'll look different with the <div> and <pre> tags used to make the construction work-->

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===Shortened notes with {{tl|Harvnb}} and {{tl|Citation}} links===

This is an example edit mode representation showing use of shortened notes written using the {{tl|Harvnb}} and {{tl|Citation}} templates.<!--i.e. construed to look similar when viewed on the page. If you're actually IN edit mode it'll look different with the <div> and <pre> tags used to make the construction work--> The templates include auto linking with matching author surnames and dates.

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==Footnotes== <!--edit page rather than section if browser misbehaves here-->

===Full references written freehand === <!--edit page rather than section if browser misbehaves here-->

This is an edit mode representation showing full references in footnotes written freehand.<!--i.e. construed to look similar when viewed on the page. If you're actually IN edit mode it'll look different with the <div> and <pre> tags used to make the construction work-->

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===Full references using citation templates=== <!--edit page rather than section if browser misbehaves here-->

====Citation templates aligned==== <!--edit page rather than section if browser misbehaves here-->

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====Citation templates unaligned==== <!--edit page rather than section if browser misbehaves here-->

This is how the same templates would look running horizontally without any vertical alignment. <!--i.e. construed to look similar when viewed on the page. If you're actually IN edit mode it'll look different with the <div> and <pre> tags used to make the construction work-->

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===Rendering for footnote full references === <!--edit page rather than section if browser misbehaves here-->

All three of the above footnote examples would render exactly the same.

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