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{{see also|Wikipedia:Referencing for beginners with citation templates}}

Here's a popular reference method which doesn't use [[Wikipedia:templates|templates]] so it speeds loading time. [[Cut, copy, and paste#Copy and paste|Copy and paste]] the following immediately after what you want to reference:<br>

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{{pre2|<nowiki><ref></nowiki>author, <nowiki>[article_link "article_name"],</nowiki> <nowiki>''publisher''</nowiki>, publication_date. Retrieved retrieved_date.<nowiki></ref></nowiki><br>}}

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Put information between the reference markers. [[Cut, copy, and paste#Copy and paste|Copy and paste]] the author's name. Paste the publication name ''inside'' the apostrophes so it's ''italicized''. Paste the publication date. Inside the brackets <nowiki>{{code|[]</nowiki>}} paste the url first with the article title to the ''right'', and put both url and title ''inside'' the brackets. Remember to leave a blank space between url and title. For example, in editing mode if you type this:<br>

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{{pre2|<nowiki>This is the fact we're trying to reference about inflation being unlikely in 2010.<nowiki><ref></nowiki> Patricia Sabatini, <nowiki>[http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09289/1005873-28.stm "Inflation unlikely to be a threat as economy emerges from recession"]</nowiki>, <nowiki>''Pittsburgh Post-Gazette''</nowiki>, October 16, 2009. Retrieved 2010-01-21.<nowiki></ref></nowiki><ref> Patricia Sabatini, [http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09289/1005873-28.stm "Inflation unlikely to be a threat as economy emerges from recession"], ''Pittsburgh Post-Gazette'', October 16, 2009. Retrieved 2010-01-21.</ref>}}

<nowiki><ref></nowiki>author, <nowiki>[article_link "article_name"],</nowiki> <nowiki>''publisher''</nowiki>, publication_date. Retrieved retrieved_date.<nowiki></ref></nowiki><br>

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Put information between the reference markers. [[Cut, copy, and paste#Copy and paste|Copy and paste]] the author's name. Paste the publication name ''inside'' the apostrophes so it's ''italicized''. Paste the publication date. Inside the brackets <nowiki>[]</nowiki> paste the url first with the article title to the ''right'', and put both url and title ''inside'' the brackets. Remember to leave a blank space between url and title. For example, in editing mode if you type this:<br>

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This is the fact we're trying to reference about inflation being unlikely in 2010.<nowiki><ref></nowiki> Patricia Sabatini, <nowiki>[http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09289/1005873-28.stm "Inflation unlikely to be a threat as economy emerges from recession"]</nowiki>, <nowiki>''Pittsburgh Post-Gazette''</nowiki>, October 16, 2009. Retrieved 2010-01-21.<nowiki></ref></nowiki><ref> Patricia Sabatini, [http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09289/1005873-28.stm "Inflation unlikely to be a threat as economy emerges from recession"], ''Pittsburgh Post-Gazette'', October 16, 2009. Retrieved 2010-01-21.</ref>

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You get this. It appears in the "references" section automatically:

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{{quotation|{{Reflist}}}}

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If you get a warning about a missing "References" section at the end of the page, just add it:<br>

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::{{pre2|<nowiki>== References ==</nowiki><br>

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::<nowiki>{{Reflist}}</nowiki><br>}}

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::<nowiki>== References ==</nowiki><br>

::<nowiki>{{Reflist}}</nowiki><br>

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Experiment on sandbox pages or your user talk page.

Remember many referencing styles are possible. Some editors prefer alternatives (see below). When possible, use the style others prefer. See [[Wikipedia:Citing sources#Citation templates and tools|Citing sources]] for further discussion.

==Further information==

* [[Wikipedia:Citing sources]], overall guideline

* [[Wikipedia:Citation templates]], overview of templates, which are optional

* [[Wikipedia:Footnotes]], explains the &lt;ref&gt; tag

* [[Wikipedia:Parenthetical referencing]], an alternative to footnotes

* [[Wikipedia:Template messages/Sources of articles/Citation quick reference]]

==External links==

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