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ويكيبيديا:مستحسن ومستهجن في المصادر
Arabic
ဝီကီပီးဒီးယား:ကိုးကားချက် ဆောင်ရန် ရှောင်ရန်များ
Burmese
விக்கிப்பீடியா:மேற்கோள் சுட்டுதல் செய்யக்கூடியதும் செய்யக்கூடாததும்
Tamil
Wikipedia:References dos and don'ts
Wikipedia information page
This is an
information page
.
It is not an
encyclopedic article
, nor one of
Wikipedia's policies or guidelines
; rather, its purpose is to explain certain aspects of
Wikipedia:Citing sources
. It may reflect differing levels of
consensus
and
vetting
.
Shortcut
WP:REFDD
Referencing
is key to making Wikipedia reliable and trustworthy.
When working with references:
DO:
Use
inline citations
(
footnotes
or
shortened footnotes
).
Keep citations
near the material
they support, e.g. after the sentence.
Say
where in the source
the information came from.
Use a
consistent reference style
within each article.
Consider using
citation templates
to create a consistent style.
Tag
under-sourced material
with an appropriate
inline tag
.
Tag
under-sourced articles
with an appropriate
header
.
DON'T:
Don't
rely on
unreliable sources
.
Don't
cite a source you
haven't seen for yourself
.
Don't
add material that's
not supported
by sources.
Don't
place external links
in the body of articles.
Don't
add references for
obvious information
.
Don't
use
all-numeric date formats
other than YYYY-MM-DD.
Don't
change an
established reference style
without consensus.
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