Help:Referencing for beginners: Difference between revisions

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Same reference used more than once: 'article' -> 'section' spell out "reference", say "same reference details" as its invalid if any detail (e.g. page number) changes
Same reference used more than once: ce: + 3 infos; make the / warning in the correct pgraph.
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You can then use that shortcut as many times as you want, tobut refer to the same reference details. Don'tnever forget the /, or it will blank the rest of the section . Some symbols don't work in the ref name, but you'll find out if you use them. Each reference on a single page must have a unique name.
 
Some symbols don't work in the ref name, but you'll find out if you use them. Each use will display the same footnote number in the article, so if any of its details change, such as a different page number of the same book, you would choose another name. Every named reference in the article must have a unique name, even if you are only editing a section.
You can see multiple use of the same references in action in the article [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=William_Bowyer_%28artist%29&oldid=179436485 William Bowyer (artist).] There are three sources, and they are each referenced three times. Each statement in the article has a footnote to show its source.
 
For an example article where there are three sources, and they are each referenced three times, see [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=William_Bowyer_%28artist%29&oldid=179436485 William Bowyer (artist)]. For more details see [[WP:REFNAME]].
 
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