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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 == | ||
<references /> | <references /> | ||