Help:Referencing for beginners without using templates: Difference between revisions

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The ''Retrieved'' date is when you fetched the reference; the ''publication date'' is when the article was published. The ''url'' is the line like <nowiki>''http://www.etc''</nowiki>; [[Cut, copy, and paste#Copy and paste|copy and paste]] the url in if available since it makes it easy for checking references. You can also put in the ISBN, co-author names, page numbers and such; see [[Wikipedia:Citing sources|citing sources]].

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That's it! You're done. When editing, you'll see your reference next to the text; but after saving, readers will only see a reference number there; your reference should appear below. Good luck!

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

{{pre2|<nowiki>== References ==

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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.

==External links==

* [http://toolserver.org/%7Emagnus/makeref.php Citation generator]

* [http://diberri.dyndns.org/cgi-bin/templatefiller/?type=&id= Citation generator for ISBN, PubMed, PubChem and other sources]

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