User:Mlg666666/sandbox

Sending Email With Links

To write an email with links you've created, do the following:

1) Use the editing area at Wikipedia to create links in the usual way.

Example:

Steve,

I was just looking at [https://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=128980148&authType=name&authToken=LyAY&trk=mp-allpost-aut-name&_mSplash=1 your LinkedIn profile] * and I have a couple of question.... Looking at the list of [[Air Force Specialty Code | Air Force Specialty Codes (AFSC)]] article at Wikipedia, they say that the AFSC code for Flight Engineer is [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_Force_Specialty_Code#Operations 1A1x1]. [http://usmilitary.about.com/od/airforceenlistedjobs/a/afjob2a5x1.htm Another site] says that the AFSC code for [http://usmilitary.about.com/od/airforceenlistedjobs/a/afjob2a5x1.htm Crew Chief] is [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_Force_Specialty_Code#Maintenance/Logistics 2A5x1]. I assume a crew chief would also have a high skill level (the penultimate digit “x” in the AFSC, which can range from 1 to 9).

I've always been impressed by the amount of [http://usmilitary.about.com/od/airforceenlistedjobs/a/afjob1a1x1.htm knowledge] (of all the subsystems onboard a military aircraft) it takes to become a Flight Engineer (FE) ...

Mike

2) Click preview.

3) Copy the previewed and formatted text (with the links in it) from the Preview area.

4) Paste this formatted text into the email email you're writing.

5) Send the email.

(Note: If this doesn't work, you may have to have to paste the formatted text into the Notes app (after step 3), then copy it from the Notes app and paste it into the email you're writing.)

The above example should look like this:

Steve,

I was just looking at your LinkedIn profile * and I have a couple of question.... Looking at the list of Air Force Specialty Codes (AFSC) article at Wikipedia, they say that the AFSC code for Flight Engineer is 1A1x1. Another site says that the AFSC code for Crew Chief is 2A5x1. I assume a crew chief would also have a high skill level (the penultimate digit “x” in the AFSC, which can range from 1 to 9).

I've always been impressed by the amount of knowledge (of all the subsystems onboard a military aircraft) it takes to become a Flight Engineer (FE) ...

Mike

Internet Search Tips

To search for an exact phrase, set of words in a particular order, or abbreviation, bracket the words with two "/" forward slashes.

For example:

• To search for a phrase, type " /type phrase here/" This will bring up websites containing the words "type phrase here" (either in the text or in the websites's address), and IN THAT ORDER.

• To search for an acronym, type " /pla/" This will bring up websites containing the letters "pla" (either in the text or in the websites's address), and IN THAT ORDER.

How To Sign Your Name

To sign your name, in a talk page, just type in 4 “~” tildes, which appears as " Mlg666666 (talk) 10:41, 18 May 2015 (UTC) "

To sign your name with just your user name, type "[[User:mlg666666|mlg666666]]", which appears as "mlg666666".

To sign your name with a link to your "talk" page, type "[[User talk:mlg666666|talk]]", which appears as "talk".

To sign your name with a link to your "contributions" page, type "[[User talk:mlg666666|talk]]", which appears as "talk".

For example:

• "~~~~ " appears as: " Mlg666666 (talk) 10:41, 18 May 2015 (UTC) ".

• "[[User:mlg666666|mlg666666]] [[User talk:mlg666666|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/mlg666666|contribs]])" appears as: "mlg666666 (talk • contribs" [Note: No time stamp appears with this, and it must be manually typed in.

How to Retrieve Dead Links

There's also a link, at the web archive, for retrieving "Dead Links."

Acronym

WHO CIA

Formatting Text

How to Put Lattitude and Longitude at top, right of Article

Go to A Quick Guide to Inserting Geographical Coordinates, and Many Templates to Easily Do This to read how.

{{Infobox frazione | name = NAME OF PLACE | native_name = | image_skyline = | image_caption = | latd =40 | latm =44 | lats =43 | latNS =N | longd =15 | longm =14 | longs =8 | longEW =E | coordinates_type = | coordinates_display = inline, title }} <font color="#666666">}}</font>

{{ | name = NAME OF PLACE | native_name = | image_skyline = | image_caption = | latd =40 | latm =44 | lats =43 | latNS =N | longd =15 | longm =14 | longs =8 | longEW =E | coordinates_type = | coordinates_display = inline, title }}

Conversions From One Unit to another Unit Text

To automatically convert a number from one unit of measurement to another unit of measurement type:

{{Convert|62|mm|in}}

First enter a number, then enter the unit you are converting from, then enter the unit you are converting to. This will then appear like this:

62 millimetres (2.4 in)

Mathematical Text

a²+b²=c²

${\sqrt {a^{2}+b^{2}}}={\sqrt {c^{2}}}$

${\frac {a^{2}+b^{2}}{c^{2}}}$

To get TV screen Height (H) from its Diagonal (D) measurement: $H={\sqrt {D^{2}*0.3164}}$

${\sqrt {2}}$

${\sqrt {2+x^{3}}}$

Go to Displaying a Formula for ways to do this.

How to Insert a Dash "—"

To insert a dash, instead of typing "--", type this where you want the dash: "& mdash;" between the words (with NO SPACES BETWEEN THE "&" and "mdash;").

For example, You type it like this (but again, NO SPACES BETWEEN THE "&" and "mdash;"):

The troops & mdash; now exhausted and out of supplies & mdash; went to sleep.

It will appear like this:

The troops — now exhausted and out of supplies — went to sleep.

You can also try clicking on "Special Characters", and then on "Symbols" in the menu above the editing area. Then in the bottom row, to the right, there are two dashes "‐" that might work.

How to Italicize Text

To italicize text put two apostrophes “''” before and after the text to be italicized.

For example:

italicized text

How To Indent Text

To indent, put a colon “:” (one for each indent) before the text to be indented:

For example, you type it like this:

::no indent (normal)
:::First indent
::::Second indent
:::::Third indent
::::::Fourth indent

It will appear like this:

no indent (normal)

First indent

Second indent

Third indent

Fourth indent

To have an arrow point back to the left margin type 2 of these curly brackets "{", then "Outdent", then a pipe "|", then the number "4" (4 for back from 4 indents), then 2 of these curly brackets "}".

For example, you type it like this:

no indent (normal)
:first indent
::second indent
:::third indent
::::fourth indent
{{Outdent|4}} return to left margin

It will appear like this:

no indent (normal)

first indent

second indent

third indent

fourth indent

return to left margin

Bullet Lists

To make a bullet list put an asterisk * before each item. To make a bulleted sublist put two asterisks before the item. Use three * to go one further, etc., etc.

For example, typing this:

* One
* Two
* Three
** Subsection One
** Subsection Two
** Subsection Three

Would appear as:

• One
• Two
• Three
  • Subsection One
  • Subsection Two
  • Subsection Three

Numbered Lists

To create a numbered list you do exactly the same as with a bulleted list (above), but instead of asterisks, you use # signs.

For example, typing this:

# One
# Two
# Three

Would appear like this:

1. One
2. Two
3. Three

To Insert an Image or Picture

To insert an image (which must already be in Wikipedia Commons), type double-brackets, "File:", the image name, ".jpg", a pipe "|", "thumb", a pipe "|", "right" (or "center" or "left"), a pipe "|", then a caption for the image".

You type it like this:

[[File:Uss Wisconsin.jpg|thumb|center|Me on the USS Wisconsin in May 2013]]

And it will look like this:

Me on the USS Wisconsin in May 2013

,To upload an image to Wikipedia Commons, go to Introduction to Uploading Images.'

To find an image in Wikepdia Commons go to Wikipedia Commons where images are sorted by category.

Wikipedia Cheatshheet for Editing

An excellent site for the most common editing features can be found at Help:Cheatsheet.

How To Link Wikipedia Articles (and Label Links)

To create a link and label it, so that the label is different than the full article's name, just type, within double brackets, the Wikipedia article name, then a pip "|", then a label for it.

For example, to create a link to the article about the Japanese Imperial Army, but have it appear with just the label "Japanese Army" you would type it out like this:

[[Imperial Japanese Army|Japanese Army]]

It would then appear like this:

Japanese Army

Citations & Footnotes & Links

Citation Templates

FOR A LOT OF TEMPLATES FOR CITATIONS !!!, go to Wikipedia's page “CITATION TEMPLATES”. THERE ARE CITATIONS FOR ALL KINDS OF SOURCES!!!!! Go to: Citation Templates at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_templates Templates===

FOR A LOT OF TEMPLATES FOR CITATIONS !!!, go to Wikipedia's page “CITATION TEMPLATES”. THERE ARE CITATIONS FOR ALL KINDS OF SOURCES!!!!! Go to: Citation Templates at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_templates

Linking to Websites

Linking to a Sub-section of a Wikipedia Article

To insert a link to a sub-section of a Wikipedia article, type within double brackets "[[ ]]" the article name, a #, its sub-section title, a pipe |, and then a display name for the link.

For example, to create a link to the "Design" sub-section of the article "Lockheed-Martin F-22 Raptor", type:

[[Lockheed-Martin F-22 Raptor#Design|Design]].

It will appear like this:

Design

However, you do not have to use the exact title of the section after the pipe. That part is after all just a label and it can be called anything. For example you could label the "Design" section of the article on the F-22 "The F-22's blueprints." To do so you would type it out like this:

[[Lockheed-Martin F-22 Raptor#Design|The F-22's blueprints]]

It will appear like this:

The F-22's blueprints are written on blue paper.

To link to a section or subsection in the same page, you can use: "#section name|displayed text" (within double-brackets). For,example, to link to this section in this page entitled "Mathematical Text" on this page type "#Mathematical Text|mathetmatical text" (within double-brackets).

It would appear like this:

The section of my page about how to write mathematical text is here.

How To Create a Link to a Web Address and Label It

To create a link and label it, so that the web address does not appear and just the label does, type, within brackets, the website's address, then a space, then a label for it.

For example, to create a link to the website about the General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper (at http://www.designation-systems.net/dusrm/app2/q-9.html), but have it appear with the label "The Predator" you would type it out like this:

[http://www.designation-systems.net/dusrm/app2/q-9.html The Predator]

It would then appear like this:

The Predator

Linking to Specific Page in PDF files

Links to long PDF documents can be made more convenient by taking readers to a specific page with the addition of #page=n to the document URL, where n is the page number. For example, using http://www.domain.com/document.pdf#page=5 as the citation URL displays page five of the document in any PDF viewer that supports this feature; otherwise, it goes to the first page.

Note that this functionality depends on support from the web browser's PDF viewer. In some cases, the browser may ignore the PDF page specification and display the first page instead.

How To Label A Footnote and Use It Over and Over Again

To insert the 1st footnote, type:

<ref name="Name of footnote">

Then type out the reference, e.g.,

[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McDonnell_Douglas_F-15E_Strike_
Eagle#Specifications_.28F-15E.29 F-15 Specifications], This is a footnote which 
will be cited several times again in the text.

Then the closing part of a footnote:

</ref>

Thus, here is how the above is be all typed out:

<ref name="F15 footnote">[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McDonnell_Douglas_
F-15E_Strike_Eagle#Specifications_.28F-15E.29 F-15 Specifications], This is a website 
about the F-15.</ref>

Then every time you want to use that footnote again, just type:

<ref name="F-15 footnote"/>

That's it 😆!!

In the References section, where the footnotes are displayed in full, you will see the footnote appear like this below. Also, if you click on a, b, or c in this footnote you will be taken to where in the text it was cited:

::1. ^a b c d F-15 Specifications, This is a website about the F-15. 

Example:

Here is an example where I cite the exact same source four (4) times:

"This is the first time I use this footnote.""

"This is the second time I use this footnote." , and clicking on the footnote number will take you to the same footnote as before. (Under footnotes it will be labelled "b"

"This is the third time I use this footnote." , and clicking on the footnote number will take you to the same footnote as before. (Under footnotes it will be labelled "c"

"This is the fourth time I use this footnote." , and clicking on the footnote number will take you to the same footnote as before. (Under footnotes it will be labelled "d"

Here is How It Will Look:

==References==

Book Citations According to Wikipedia's Style Guide

This how a book citation should be formatted:

Charmley, John (2006). The Princess and the Politicians, p. 60. Penguin Books, London. ISBN 0140289712.

Make sure you put two apostrophes on either side of the title (to generate italics), rather than quotation marks.

And here is how it would be typed out:

<ref>Charmley, John (2006). ''The Princess and the Politicians'', p. 60. Penguin Books, London. ISBN 0140289712.</ref>

Newspaper Citations According to Wikipedia's Style Guide

This how a newspaper/magazine citation should be formatted:

Plunkett, John. "Sorrell accuses Murdoch of panic buying", The Guardian, London, 27 October 2005.

And here is how it would be typed out:

<ref>Plunkett, John. "Sorrell accuses Murdoch of panic buying", ''[[The Guardian]]'', 
London, 27 October 2005.</ref>

This how an online newspaper/magazine citation should be formatted:

Andersen, David; Witter, Lameen (17 February 2006). "Former Marine, Go Daddy CEO Talks About His Rise to Success". Marine Corps Times. Retrieved 6 June 2006.

And here is how it would be typed out:

<ref>Andersen, David; Witter, Lameen (17 February 2006). "Former Marine, Go Daddy
CEO Talks About His Rise to Success". [http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/ Marine Corps
Times]. Retrieved 6 June 2006.</ref>

To label a link so that the web address won't appear itself, but the label will, do the following:

For example, to include a link to The New York Times at http://www.nytimes.com, but have it labelled just as The New York Times and appear like this The New York Times,

• First type “[”, then type in the web address http://www.nytimes.com, then a Space,

• then two apostrophes “'” to start the italics,

• then type “The New York Times“, then two apostrophes “'” to end the italics,

• and lastly type a “]”.

Completed, it is typed out this way:

[http://www.nytimes.com ''The New York Times'']

Here is an example footnote, according to Wikipedia's Style Guide for the The New York Times with a link that is labeled (i.e., the web address doesn't appear itself, but the label will) It is typed out this way:

<ref>Crowther, Bosley (5 June 1953). [http://www.nytimes.com/http://www.nytimes.com
/1953/06/05/movies/83724408.html “‘Julius Caesar’ and Two Other Arrivals; Shakespeare
Tragedy, Filmed by M-G-M With a Notable Cast, Unfolds at Booth”]. [http://www.nytimes.com
''The New York Times'']. Retrieved 27 February 2015.</ref>

Here is How It Will Look:

==References==

Using refToolBar

RefToolbar 2.0b as it appears above the edit window. Note the Cite widget on the right and the drop down menu of styles on the left.

RefToolbar, which appears atop the edit box in browsers that support JavaScript, contains useful tools for editing Wikipedia articles. RefToolbar can be used to easily add properly formatted citations without having to learn how to use the {{Cite}} templates. If your browser does not support JavaScript or it is disabled, refToolbars will not work (see Template:Cite for what to type-in manually).

This screencast (5 mins. 3 secs.) walks through the citation wizard of RefToolbar 2.0b.

Click on the play button on the image to the right to view a refToolbar 2.0b video tutorial on how to use the citation dialog. Instructions on using the citation dialog are also included below:

1. If you don't see a drop-down menu labeled  Templates   on the toolbar above the edit window, click on "Cite" at the top of the toolbar to activate refToolbar.
2. Position the cursor in the text where you want the numbered link to your citation to appear. This should be at the end of the relevant phrase, sentence, or paragraph that the citation is verifying (after any punctuation, see MOS:REFPUNC for more information). Do not position the cursor at the very end of the article or in the ==References== section — place it directly after the text that your citation will be verifying.
3. Click on the drop down menu labeled  Templates  , and choose the citation type you would like to add ("cite web" for websites, "cite news" for newspaper articles, "cite book" for books, and "cite journal" for academic journals).
4. Once you select a type of citation, a new window will appear with a number of blank fields to fill in. Fill in as many of the fields as you can. It's okay to leave some fields blank, but make sure to at least provide a "Title" to avoid causing an error message when you save the page.
   
   If you are citing from a website, make sure to enter the web address of the page in the "URL" field. Click on the button next to the "Access Date" field to indicate that you checked the information on the website you're citing today.
   
   If you are citing from a book, there is a feature that will automatically fill in many of the information fields, avoiding manual entry of this data. If you can find the ISBN of the book, enter it into the ISBN field in the form, then click on the icon to its right. The software will look up the book information from a database on the Internet, and automatically fill in many of the fields for you. You should verify that the information is correct, since it sometimes is wrong, incomplete, or badly formatted (especially if there are multiple authors). You should also add page numbers or other information if available.
5. Once you have filled in the form, you can optionally click the Preview button at the bottom to see the code that will be inserted. If you then click on the "Show parsed preview" link under the code you will see the citation displayed as it would appear in the finished article.
6. When you are satisfied with the information in the citation form, clicking the Insert button will close the form and add the code for your citation to the edit window at the location you had selected prior to choosing a citation type. This information will show up as a superscript numbered link when you preview or save your edit.

If the article did not have any visible references before you started, check to make sure that there is a "References" section towards the end of the article. If not, add the following to the end of the article (See Inserting a reference, below):

==References==
{{reflist}}

How to Manually Enter a Footnote and How to Label a Link So the Web Address Does Not Appear

USING refToolBar:

A) My Test Footnotes For a NEWSPAPER Citation, using the refToolBar, AND labeling links, i.e., the web address won't appear itself, but the label will, fill in all the usual forms. But when you get to the Publisher form do the following:

For example, to include a link to The New York Times at http://www.nytimes.com, but have it labelled The New York Times and appear like this The New York Times, first type “[”, then type in the web address http://www.nytimes.com, then a Space, then two apostrophes “'” to start the italics, then type “The New York Times“, then two apostrophes “'” to end the italics, and lastly type a “]”.

'Here is a test footnote for the The New York Times With a link that is labeled, i.e., the web address won't appear itself, but the label will

Here is How It Will Look:

==References==

B) My Test Footnotes For a BOOK Citation (Using the ISBN – with a Reference Title and a Reference Name in those fields – in the refToolBar):

Here is a test footnote for the BOOK Modern Times with a Reference Title and a Reference Name in those fields

Here is How It Will Look:

==References==

Note: When the footnote has a Reference Group Name it doesn't appear to show up in the footnote section.

C) My Test Footnotes For a BOOK Citation (Using just the ISBN in the refToolBar):

Here is a test footnote for the BOOK Modern Times

Here is How It Will Look:

==References==

Wikepedia's Article "Referencing For Beginers” (continued)

When your edit is saved, the text of citations within the body of the article will automatically appear in the References section. References added using the refToolbar can still be edited manually after they are added; details on how to manually create or edit references are discussed in the Manual Referencing section, later in this tutorial.

Citations for "Further reading" section

The refToolbar method can also be used to conveniently build correct citations for a "Further reading" or "Bibliography" section of an article, which do not use numbered superscripts. Use the refToolbar as described above, and insert the citation. Then, manually edit the newly-inserted Wikisource text to remove the <ref> and </ref> tags, to prevent the unwanted appearance of numbered superscripts.

'Using VisualEditor

This screencast (5 min., 5 secs.) demonstrates adding references with VisualEditor.

If you prefer to use VisualEditor, you can use that to add the references. The video to the right demonstrates how to use VisualEditor to add a citation template, which formats your references for you. You can also insert a plain-text citation using this method.

The "reference" icon in the VisualEditor toolbar

Position your cursor after the sentence or paragraph that the citation is intended to support. Click the "Reference" icon in the VisualEditor toolbar. A dialog will appear, with a text box in which you can either insert a plain citation or a citation template. If you want to insert a template, click the puzzle piece icon to bring up the templates dialog. Type "Cite" into the template text box, and a number of suggestions will be provided. Choose the appropriate template, and add as many parameters as you can easily fill.

Manual referencing

Inserting a reference

A screencast that walks through the essentials needed in citing your sources

Main page: Wikipedia:Citing sources

Wikipedia allows editors to use any citation system that allows the reader to understand from where the information came. Common choices include footnotes, parenthetical references, and inline URLs. This page will show you how to use the footnotes approach:

The first thing you do is to make sure there is a section where the footnotes will appear. It may already exist: look for a section that contains either the <references /> tag or, if you want to use more complex formatting, the {{reflist}} reference template. This section goes toward the bottom of the page, below the "See also" section and above the "External links" section, and is usually titled "References". Enter this code:

==References==
{{Reflist}}

The next step is to put a reference in the text. Here is the code to do that. The code goes at the end of the relevant phrase, sentence, or paragraph to which the note refers (after any punctuation, and without a space before the beginning of the <ref> tag).

<ref>           </ref>

Whatever text, formatting, or templates you put in between these two tags will become visible in the "References" section as your reference. Do not place content in <ref></ref> tags after the <references /> tag or {{reflist}} template — they belong in the body of the article where you want the link to the footnote to appear.

Test it out

Open the edit box for (Windows: Ctrl+Click; Mac: Cmd+Click), copy the following text (inserting your own text where indicated), paste it at the bottom of the page, and save the page:

==Reference test==
This is the text that you are going to verify with a reference.<ref>Reference details go here</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

(End of text to copy and paste.)

Note the position of the reference after the full stop; see also WP:REFPUNC. When you save the page, you should see this on your screen:

;Reference test

This is the text that you are going to verify with a reference.

;References

1. ^Reference details go here

You can also use the Wikipedia:Sandbox for test edits like this.

Information to include

You need to include sufficient information to enable readers to find your source. For an online newspaper source, it might look like this:

<ref>Plunkett, John. [http://media.guardian.co.uk/site/story/0,14173,1601858,00.html "Sorrell accuses Murdoch of panic buying"], ''[[The Guardian]]'', London, 27 October 2005. Retrieved on 27 October 2005.</ref>

When uploaded, it appears as:

Plunkett, John. "Sorrell accuses Murdoch of panic buying", The Guardian, London, 27 October 2005. Retrieved on 27 October 2005.

Note the single square brackets around the URL and the article title. The format is:

[http://URL "Title of article"]

Make sure there is a space between the URL and the Title. This code results in the URL being hidden and the title showing as a link. Use double apostrophes on either side of the name of the newspaper (to generate italics) and quotation marks around the article title.

Double square brackets around the name of the newspaper create an internal link (a wikilink) to the Wikipedia article (if any) about the newspaper - not really necessary for a well-known paper. If such brackets are used, the apostrophes must go outside the brackets.

The date after The Guardian is the date the newspaper article was originally published—this is required information—and the date after "Retrieved on" is the date you accessed the website, which is not essential but can be useful for searching the web archive in case the link goes dead.

It is best to include the place of publication if it is not already part of the newspaper's name. This avoids possible confusion with other newspapers of the same name. In the example, there are other newspapers called The Guardian published in cities of the world other than London.

Citation templates

Optionally, you may prefer to use a citation template to compile the details of the source. The template is placed between the ref tags, and you fill out the fields that you want to include. Such templates automatically format punctuation and other markup such as italics and quotation marks.

Basic citation templates can be found here: Wikipedia:Template messages/Sources of articles/Citation quick reference.

Same reference used more than once

The first time a reference appears in the article, you can give it a simple name inside the first <ref> code (such as the author or article title):

<ref name="smith">DETAILS OF REFERENCE</ref>

Subsequent times that you cite the same reference in the article, you can use this shortcut instead of re-typing it (which adds a /):

<ref name="smith" />

You can then use that shortcut as many times as you want, but never forget the /, or it will blank the rest of the section.

Names for footnotes and groups must follow these rules:

• Names are case-sensitive. Please do not use raNdOM capitalization.
• Names must not be purely numeric; the software will accept something like ":31337" (which is punctuation plus a number), but it will ignore "31337" (purely numeric).
• Names should have semantic value, so that they can be more easily distinguished from each other by human editors who are looking at the wikitext. This means that ref names like "Nguyen 2010" are preferred to names like ":31337".
• Names must be unique. You may not use the same name to define different groups or footnotes. Try to avoid picking a name that someone else is likely to choose for a new citation, such as ":0" or "NYT".
• Please consider keeping reference names short, simple, and restricted to the standard English alphabet and numerals. If spaces are used, the following technical restrictions become relevant:
  • Quotation marks are preferred but optional if the only characters used are letters A–Z, a–z, digits 0–9, and the symbols !$%&()*,-.:;<@[]^_`{|}~. That is, all printable ASCII characters except #"'/=<>?\ and space.
  • Inclusion of any other characters, including spaces, requires that the reference name be enclosed in quotes; for example, name="John Smith". But quote-enclosed reference names may not include a less-than sign (<) or a double straight quote symbol ("), which may however be included by escaping as < and " respectively.
  • The quote marks must be the standard, straight, double quotation marks ("); curly or other quotes will be parsed as part of the reference name.
• You may optionally provide reference names even when the reference name is not required. This makes later re-use of the sourced reference easier.

For an example article where there are three sources, and they are each referenced three times, see William Bowyer (artist). For more details see WP:REFNAME.

Alternative system

The above method is simple and combines references and notes into one section. A refinement is to put the full details of the references in their own section headed "References", while the notes which apply to them appear in a separate section headed "Notes". The notes can be inserted in the main article text in an abbreviated form as seen in this version of the article Harriet Arbuthnot or in a full form as in this version of the article Brown Dog affair. The separation of "Notes" and "References" in this way is in line with scholarly works.