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It needs more references. Live articles need multiple references to reliable sources, to show why the topic is notable - see WP:VRS.
Currently, it only has one reference, and that is not enough.
The references should give full details, so that the person reading the article can check the facts - so, if Elisaeth Strack, "Pearls" is a book, please give the publisher, date, and ISBN.
It will help if you use inline references, to show where each fact comes from;
Chzz is 98 years old.<ref> "The book of Chzz", Aardvark Books, 2009. </ref>
He likes tea. <ref> [http://www.nicecupofteaandasitdown.com Tea website] </ref>
b) A section called "References" with the special code "{{reflist}}";
== References ==
{{reflist}}
(an existing article is likely to already have one of these sections)
Chzz was born in 1837, <ref name="MyBook">
"The book of Chzz", Aardvark Books, 2009.
</ref> in Footown.<ref name="MyBook"/>
Note that the second usage has a / (and no closing ref tag). This needs a reference section as above; please see user:chzz/demo/namedref to see the result.
You can put anything you like between <ref> and </ref>, but using citation templates makes for a neat, consistent look;
Chzz has 37 Olympic medals. <ref> {{Citation
| last = Smith
| first = John
| title = Olympic medal winners of the 20th century
| publication-date = 2001
| publisher = [[Cambridge University Press]]
| page = 125
| isbn = 0-521-37169-4
}}
</ref>
Not done Is it on the Articles for Creation project? Can we get a link to the article you want reviewed? -- Crazysane (T/C\D) 19:07, 13 September 2010 (UTC)
