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• Help:Referencing for beginners can be offered to people adding unsourced content

Misc templates

Apostrophe for italicized titles

• ((')) - allows entry of an apostrophe and an es after italicized titles, ex:
  • The ''Iliad''(('))s vocabulary is archaic.
• generates:
  • The Iliad's vocabulary is archaic.

Wiktionary link

• ((wiktionarypar|TEXT)) which creates a floating box
• [[wikt:TEXT1|TEXT2]] creates an in-line link to the Wiktionary definition of a word (TEXT1 being the name of the Wiktionary page, and TEXT2 being the term being linked in the Wikipedia article.) For more info, see: Help:Interwiki linking

Table of Contents placement

• _TOC_
• ((_TOCright_))

Citation needed tags

• ((Fact|date=October 2008)) (enter month in which tag is added)
• ((Citation needed|reason=Your explanation here|date=December 2019))
• ((Better source|reason=Your explanation here|date=April 2020))
• ((Additional citation needed|date=April 2020|reason=Your explanation here))

All pages beginning with

• ((lookfrom))
  • Ex: on Little Sister it translates to “All pages beginning with Little Sister”

Outdent template for long talk page discussions

• ((od)) which allows you to "outdent" a discussion thread that gets too long and squished, like so :

Em dash and en dash

• ((em dash)), used like parentheses in a sentence
• ((en dash)), used between dates, for ex: 1645–1762

Emoticons, check marks etc.

• Wikipedia:Emoticons
• Template:Check mark

Colours available for use in band timelines

As per Help:EasyTimeline syntax: Ploticus colors

Page deletion

• If a biography article does not indicate why its subject is important or significant, use the ((db-bio)) tag to request speedy deletion.
• For speedy deletion use ((dated prod|concern = REASON|month = April|day = 20|year = 2008|time = 15:45|timestamp = 20080420154526)) - the article will be deleted about 5 days later if nobody objects.
• Although not required, it is considered courteous to notify the article's creator and other significant contributors that you have proposed an article for deletion. You can use ((subst:PRODWarning|Article title))

Examples of reasons for deletion:

• Content that does not belong in an encyclopedia.
• Content does not meet notability guidelines.
• Content not verifiable in a reliable source.
• Patent nonsense or gibberish.
• Wikipedia:The answer to life, the universe, and everything: Articles require significant coverage, in reliable sources that are independent of the subject.

References and Footnotes

Multiple uses of same reference

<ref name=NAME>DETAILS OF REF</ref>

<ref name=NAME/>

Citations

Template:Cite web

For references with author credit

<ref name=NAME>((cite web |url= |title= |last= |first= |date= |website= |publisher= |access-date= |quote=))</ref>

For references without author credit

<ref name=NAME>((cite web |url= |title= |author=<!--Not stated--> |date= |website= |publisher= |access-date= |quote=))</ref>

Template:Cite news

To cite a news article with a credited author

<ref name=NAME>((cite news |last= |first= |date= |title= |url= |work= |location= |access-date= ))</ref>

To cite a news article with no credited author

<ref name=NAME>((cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title= |url= |work= |location= |date= |access-date= ))</ref>

To cite an online news article that has been archived

<ref name=NAME>((cite news |last= |first= |date= |title= |url= |url-status=dead |work= |location= |archive-url= |archive-date= |access-date= ))</ref> ***Note: Enter both the old URL and the archived URL in the appropriate fields.

To cite an archived newpaper article accessible via subscription

<ref name=NAME>((cite news |last= |first= |date= |title= |url= |work= |location= |agency= |page= |access-date= |via= |url-access=subscription))</ref>

To cite a news article written in a foreign language

<ref name=NAME>((cite news |last= |first= |date= |title= |trans-title= |url= |language= |work= |location= |access-date= ))</ref>

To cite and quote an archived, two-author, foreign language news article re-published as a PDF on an information aggregation service requiring a subscription

<ref name=NAME>((cite news |last1= |first1= |last2= |first2= |date= |title= |trans-title= |url= |url-status=dead |format= |language= |work= |location= |archive-url= |archive-date= |access-date= |via= |url-access=subscription |quote= ))</ref>

Template:Cite book

<ref name=NAME>((cite book |last= |first= |date= |title= |url= |location= |publisher= |page= |isbn= |author-link= |quote= ))</ref>

Template:Cite magazine

To cite a magazine article with a credited author

<ref name=NAME>((cite magazine |last= |first= |date= |title= |url= |magazine= |location= |publisher= |volume= |issue= |page= |access-date= ))</ref>

To cite a magazine article with no credited author

<ref name=NAME>((cite magazine |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date= |title= |url= |magazine= |location= |publisher= |volume= |issue= |page= |access-date= ))</ref>

To cite an online magazine article that has been archived

<ref name=NAME>((cite magazine |last= |first= |date= |title= |url= |url-status=dead |magazine= |location= |publisher= |volume= |issue= |page= |archive-url= |archive-date= |access-date= ))</ref>

To cite a magazine article written in a foreign language

<ref name=NAME>((cite magazine |last= |first= |date= |title= |trans-title= |url= |language= |magazine= |location= |publisher= |volume= |issue= |page= |access-date= ))</ref>

To cite and quote an archived, two-author, foreign language magazine article re-published as a PDF on an information aggregation service requiring a subscription

<ref name=NAME>((cite magazine |last1= |first1= |last2= |first2= |date= |title= |trans-title= |url= |url-status=dead |format= |language= |magazine= |location= |publisher= |volume= |issue= |page= |archive-url= |archive-date= |access-date= |via= |url-access=subscription |quote= ))</ref>

Template:Cite press release

<ref name=NAME>((cite press release |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date= |title= |url= |location= |publisher= |agency= |access-date= ))</ref>

Template:Cite AV media (video)

<ref name=NAME>((cite AV media |people= |date= |title= |trans-title= |medium= |language= |url= |access-date= |archive-url= |archive-date= |format= |time= |location= |publisher= |id= |isbn= |oclc= |quote= |ref= ))</ref>

• For media in episodic or serial format, use ((cite episode)) or ((cite serial)).
• To cite liner notes and other print media associated with audio or visual media, use ((cite AV media notes)).

Flagging unsourced statements

Template:Citation needed

((Citation needed|reason=Your explanation here|date=June 2024))

Footnotes

Taken from William Gibson which has both references and footnotes:

Preface statement you want footnoted w/ ((Ref_label|A|I|none)), ((Note_label|B|II|none)), ((Note_label|C|III|none)), etc...

Then under "Footnotes" heading:

'''<small>I</small>.''' ((Note_label|A|I|none))
'''<small>II</small>.''' ((Note_label|B|II|none))
'''<small>III</small>.''' ((Note_label|C|III|none))

...each followed by their footnoted text, which in turn are followed by their own reference tags so that they appear under the "References" section...