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  2. Wikipedia:Citation overkill - Wikipedia

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    Example: A source that quotes the subject giving a brief soundbite to a reporter in an article about something or someone else. Citations that verify random facts – Citations that don't even namecheck the subject at all, but are present solely to verify a fact that's entirely tangential to the topic's own notability or lack thereof.

  3. Help:Cite errors - Wikipedia

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    The opening <ref> tag is malformed or has a bad name (see the help page). The <ref> tag has too many names (see the help page). The <ref> tag name cannot be a simple integer (see the help page). A <ref> tag is missing the closing </ref> (see the help page). The named reference $1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

  4. Help:Referencing for beginners - Wikipedia

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    {{cite journal}} for magazines, academic journals, and papers; A template window then pops up, where you fill in as much information as possible about the source, and give a unique name for it in the "Ref name" field. Click the "Insert" button, which will add the required wikitext in the edit window.

  5. Wikipedia:Citing Wikipedia - Wikipedia

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    For the cite tool, see Special:Cite, or follow the "Cite this page" link in the toolbox on the left of the page in the article you wish to cite. The following examples assume you are citing the Wikipedia article on Plagiarism , using the version that was submitted on July 22, 2004, at 10:55 UTC , and that you retrieved the article on August 10 ...

  6. Wikipedia:Citing sources - Wikipedia

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    In-text attribution involves adding the source of a statement to the article text, such as Rawls argues that X. [5] This is done whenever a writer or speaker should be credited, such as with quotations, close paraphrasing, or statements of opinion or uncertain fact. The in-text attribution does not give full details of the source – this is ...

  7. APA style - Wikipedia

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    APA style (also known as APA format) is a writing style and format for academic documents such as scholarly journal articles and books. It is commonly used for citing sources within the field of behavioral and social sciences, including sociology, education, nursing, criminal justice, anthropology, and psychology.

  8. Wikipedia:Quotations - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Quotations

    Many direct quotations can be minimized in length by providing an appropriate context in the surrounding text. A summary or paraphrase of a quotation is often better where the original wording could be improved. Consider minimizing the length of a quotation by paraphrasing, by working small portions of the quotation into the article text, or both.

  9. Wikipedia:When to cite - Wikipedia

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    INCITE: Cite your sources in the form of an inline citation after the phrase, sentence, or paragraph in question. INTEXT: Add in-text attribution whenever you copy or closely paraphrase a source's words. INTEGRITY: Maintain text–source integrity by placing inline citations in a way that makes clear which source supports which part of the text.