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== Adding a reference ==
== Adding a reference ==
Follow these steps to add a reference to the wiki:
# Click the ''Edit'' tab on top of the page and wait for the editor to load. Then, place the cursor at the end of the statement you want to add a reference for.
# Click the ''Cite'' button on the editor toolbar. This will cause a pop-up to appear at your cursor.
# In the text box, enter the "ID" of the source. These are the most common IDs:
:# For a book, it's the ISBN number.
:# For a web site, it's the URL.
:# For a paper, it's the DOI number.
# Click the ''Generate'' button and wait a few moments for the reference to be added automatically.
# Click the ''Save changes...'' button on the top right corner of the editor, add an edit summary (optional) and confirm the edit by clicking ''Save changes''.
If you added the first reference to an article, please follow these extra steps —you'll only have to do them for the first reference on any given page:
# While on the editor, go at the bottom of the page, after the ''See also'' section but before ''External links'' (if these sections exist; if they don't, just go to the very bottom).
# Add a new first-level header (using the ''Paragraph'' drop-down on the editor tool bar) and type ''References''.
# On a new line, click on the ''Insert'' drop-down, click ''More'', and choose ''References list''.
# Even if you don't see a change to the page, you can then save the article as normal.
These extra steps ensure that the references appear under the ''References'' header instead of the very bottom of the article without a header.


== References ==
== References ==
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