Difference between revisions of Help:Referencing

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<code><nowiki><ref></ref></nowiki></code> tags are what makes the text you type turn into the cool [1] icon. The text you're typing between those tags often uses a template, such as [[Template:Cite jake]] to autocomplete some text for you.

~~You can use <code><nowiki><ref></ref></nowiki></code> tags to include footnotes in articles as well, it doesn't have to be a link to an article.<ref>That's right, I'm a footnote!</ref>~~

===Reference anything EXCEPT scientific articles with ProveIt===

===~~Referencing Jake and the blog===~~

~~Do it like this:~~

~~<nowiki><ref>{{cite jake|https://endmyopia.org/why-not-reduce-a-little-cyl-with-each-sph/}}</ref></nowiki>~~

~~That will produce <ref>{{cite jake|https://endmyopia.org/why-not-reduce-a-little-cyl-with-each-sph/}}</ref>~~

~~===Referencing~~ anything EXCEPT scientific articles with ProveIt===

Use ProveIt in the bottom right of any page you visit. It should look like this: [P].

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You can use <code><nowiki><ref></ref></nowiki></code> tags to include footnotes in articles as well, it doesn't have to be a link to an article.<ref>That's right, I'm a footnote!</ref>

====Referencing Jake and the blog====

Do it like this:

<nowiki><ref>{{cite jake|https://endmyopia.org/why-not-reduce-a-little-cyl-with-each-sph/}}</ref></nowiki>

That will produce <ref>{{cite jake|URL=https://endmyopia.org/why-not-reduce-a-little-cyl-with-each-sph/}}</ref>

You can alternatively just use ProveIt, with the method above.

===Referencing scientific articles===

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 <code><nowiki><ref></ref></nowiki></code> tags are what makes the text you type turn into the cool [1] icon. The text you're typing between those tags often uses a template, such as [[Template:Cite jake]] to autocomplete some text for you.
-You can use <code><nowiki><ref></ref></nowiki></code> tags to include footnotes in articles as well, it doesn't have to be a link to an article.<ref>That's right, I'm a footnote!</ref>
+===Reference anything EXCEPT scientific articles with ProveIt===
-===Referencing Jake and the blog===
-Do it like this:
- <nowiki><ref>{{cite jake|https://endmyopia.org/why-not-reduce-a-little-cyl-with-each-sph/}}</ref></nowiki>
-That will produce <ref>{{cite jake|https://endmyopia.org/why-not-reduce-a-little-cyl-with-each-sph/}}</ref>
-===Referencing anything EXCEPT scientific articles with ProveIt===
 Use ProveIt in the bottom right of any page you visit. It should look like this: [P].
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 <center><youtube>N9kQWCGeHU4</youtube></center>
+You can use <code><nowiki><ref></ref></nowiki></code> tags to include footnotes in articles as well, it doesn't have to be a link to an article.<ref>That's right, I'm a footnote!</ref>
+====Referencing Jake and the blog====
+Do it like this:
+ <nowiki><ref>{{cite jake|https://endmyopia.org/why-not-reduce-a-little-cyl-with-each-sph/}}</ref></nowiki>
+That will produce <ref>{{cite jake|URL=https://endmyopia.org/why-not-reduce-a-little-cyl-with-each-sph/}}</ref>
+You can alternatively just use ProveIt, with the method above.
 ===Referencing scientific articles===