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Use this inline template as a request for other editors to attribute text that may research, opinion, a point of view, contain ''words to watch'' or is a quote that has not been clearly attributed. Place immediately after the material in question. Template parameters [Edit template data] Parameter Description Type Status reason reason A brief reason for the tag; do not include any double ...
Two general purpose templates for attributing specific sources where the text has been copied into Wikipedia from a public-domain source: {{citation-attribution}} {{source-attribution}} Three general purpose templates for attributing specific sources where the text has been copied into Wikipedia from a compatibly-licensed source:
If you encounter a harmless statement that lacks attribution, you can tag it with the {} template, or move it to the article's talk page with a comment requesting attribution. If the whole article is unsourced, you can use the {{unreferenced}} template; for sections requiring sourcing, {{unreferenced section}} is available. Absurd unsourced ...
For a citation to appear in a footnote, it needs to be enclosed in "ref" tags. You can add these by typing <ref> at the front of the citation and </ref> at the end. . Alternatively you may notice above the edit box there is a row of "markup" formatting buttons which include a <ref></ref> button to the right—if you highlight your whole citation and then click this markup button, it will ...
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Template to indicate and to give attribution to Creative Commons material has been copied into Wikipedia Template parameters [Edit template data] Parameter Description Type Status License type cc The Creative Commons license type Suggested values zero by1 by2 by3 by4 by3au by3cl by3pl by3us bysa2 bysa3 bysa4 Example by4 Unknown suggested URL of source URL The URL of the source page from which ...
A convenience link is a link to a copy of a resource somewhere on the Internet, offered in addition to a formal citation to the same resource in its original format. For example, an editor providing a citation to Adam Smith's The Wealth of Nations might choose to include both a citation to a published copy of the work and a link to the work on ...
Attribution, in copyright law, is acknowledgment as credit to the copyright holder or author of a work. If a work is under copyright, there is a long tradition of the author requiring attribution while directly quoting portions of work created by that author.