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{{information page|pages=[[BattleTechWiki:Citing sources]]|shortcut=BTW:REFDD}} <onlyinclude> <div style="text-align:center; font-size:16pt;"><br />'''[[BattleTechWiki:Citing sources|Referencing]] is key to making BattleTechWiki reliable and trustworthy.'''<br /><br /></div> {| style="margin: 1em auto;" |+ When working with references: |- | {| ! style="background:#efefef;" | <span style="font-size:x-large;">DO:</span> |- style="padding: 4px;" | [[File:Green_check.png‎]] Use '''inline citations''' ('''footnotes''' or '''shortened footnotes'''). |- style="padding: 4px;" | [[File:Green_check.png‎]] Keep citations '''near the material''' they support, e.g. after the sentence. |- style="padding: 4px;" | [[File:Green_check.png‎]] Say '''where in the source''' the information came from. |- style="padding: 4px;" | [[File:Green_check.png‎]] Use a '''consistent reference style''' within each article. |- style="padding: 4px;" | [[File:Green_check.png‎]] Consider using '''citation templates''' to create a consistent style. |- style="padding: 4px;" | [[File:Green_check.png‎]] Tag '''under-sourced material''' with an appropriate '''inline tag'''. |- style="padding: 4px;" | [[File:Green_check.png‎]] Tag '''under-sourced articles''' with an appropriate '''header'''. |} | {| ! style="background:#efefef;" | <span style="font-size:x-large;">DON'T:</span> |- style="padding: 4px;" | [[File:Red x.svg|30px]] '''Don't''' rely on '''unreliable sources'''. |- style="padding: 4px;" | [[File:Red x.svg|30px]] '''Don't''' cite a source you '''haven't seen for yourself'''. |- style="padding: 4px;" | [[File:Red x.svg|30px]] '''Don't''' add material that's '''not supported''' by sources. |- style="padding: 4px;" | [[File:Red x.svg|30px]] '''Don't''' '''place external links''' in the body of articles. |- style="padding: 4px;" | [[File:Red x.svg|30px]] '''Don't''' add references for '''obvious information'''. |- style="padding: 4px;" | [[File:Red x.svg|30px]] '''Don't''' use '''all-numeric date formats''' other than YYYY-MM-DD. |- style="padding: 4px;" | [[File:Red x.svg|30px]] '''Don't''' change an '''established reference style''' without consensus. |} |- | colspan="2" | |} </onlyinclude> == See also == *[[Help:Referencing for beginners]] *[[Help:Introduction to referencing]] * [[Help:References and page numbers]] {{BattleTechWiki referencing |state=collapsed}} {{BattleTechWiki dos and don'ts}} {{DEFAULTSORT:References Dos And Don'ts}} [[Category:BattleTechWiki citation administration|*]] [[Category:BattleTechWiki dos and don'ts]]

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