Tachyony: Imported page

2021-12-06T16:27:02Z

Imported page

New page

{{information page|pages=[[Wikipedia:Citing sources]]|shortcut=WP:REFDD}}
<onlyinclude>
<div style="text-align:center; font-size:16pt;"><br />'''[[Wikipedia:Citing sources|Referencing]] is key to making Wikipedia reliable and trustworthy.'''<br /><br /></div>
{| style="margin: 1em auto;"
|+ '''When working with references:'''
|-
|
{|
! style="background:#efefef;" | <font size="+2">DO:</font>
|- style="padding: 4px;"
| [[File:Green_check.png‎]] Use '''[[WP:INCITE|inline citations]]''' (either '''[[Help:Footnotes|footnotes]]''' or '''[[Help:Shortened footnotes|shortened footnotes]]''').
|- style="padding: 4px;"
| [[File:Green_check.png‎]] Keep citations '''[[WP:INTEGRITY|near the material]]''' they support, e.g. after the sentence.
|- style="padding: 4px;"
| [[File:Green_check.png‎]] Say '''[[Wikipedia:Citing sources#Identifying parts of a source|where in the source]]''' the information came from.
|- style="padding: 4px;"
| [[File:Green_check.png‎]] Use a '''[[WP:CITESTYLE|consistent reference style]]''' within each article.
|- style="padding: 4px;"
| [[File:Green_check.png‎]] Consider using '''[[Wikipedia:Citation templates|citation templates]]''' to create a consistent style.
|- style="padding: 4px;"
| [[File:Green_check.png‎]] Tag '''[[Wikipedia:Citing_sources#Dealing_with_unsourced_material|under-sourced material]]''' with [[Wikipedia:Template_messages/Cleanup#Inline with article text 6|an appropriate '''inline tag''']].
|- style="padding: 4px;"
| [[File:Green_check.png‎]] Tag '''under-sourced articles''' with [[Wikipedia:Template messages/Cleanup#Individual message boxes|an appropriate '''header''']].
|}

|

{|
! style="background:#efefef;" | <font size="+2">DON'T:</font>
|- style="padding: 4px;"
| [[File:Red x.svg|30px]] '''Don't''' rely on '''[[WP:RS|unreliable sources]]'''.
|- style="padding: 4px;"
| [[File:Red x.svg|30px]] '''Don't''' cite a source you '''[[WP:SAYWHEREYOUGOTIT|haven't seen for yourself]]'''.
|- style="padding: 4px;"
| [[File:Red x.svg|30px]] '''Don't''' add material that's '''[[WP:INTEGRITY|not supported]]''' by sources.
|- style="padding: 4px;"
| [[File:Red x.svg|30px]] '''Don't''' '''[[Wikipedia:Citing sources#Avoid embedded links|place external links]]''' in the body of articles.
|- style="padding: 4px;"
| [[File:Red x.svg|30px]] '''Don't''' add references for '''[[WP:BLUE|obvious information]]'''.
|- style="padding: 4px;"
| [[File:Red x.svg|30px]] '''Don't''' use '''[[WP:CITESTYLE|all-numeric date formats]]''' other than YYYY-MM-DD.
|- style="padding: 4px;"
| [[File:Red x.svg|30px]] '''Don't''' change an '''[[WP:CITEVAR|established reference style]]''' without consensus.
|}
|-
| colspan="2" |
|} </onlyinclude>

== See also ==
*[[Help:Referencing for beginners]]
**[[Help:Referencing for beginners without using templates]]
**[[Help:Referencing for beginners with citation templates]]
** [[Wikipedia:VisualEditor/User_guide#Editing_references|Editing references in VisualEditor]]
*[[Help:Introduction to referencing]]
* [[Help:References and page numbers]]
* [[Wikipedia:Citation templates]]
{{Wikipedia referencing |state=collapsed}}
{{Wikipedia dos and don'ts}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:References Dos And Don'ts}}
[[Category:Wikipedia basic information]]
[[Category:Wikipedia help]]
[[Category:Wikipedia citation administration|*]]
[[Category:Wikipedia dos and don'ts]]

Wikipedia:References dos and don'ts - Revision history

Tachyony: Imported page