Historywriter2001
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Help with citations edit
{{helpme}} Doing my best to resolve the issues with the page I am editing. Was looking for some specific feedback regarding the tags that have been placed above it? Also was looking for the proper method of referencing a magazine where the Author of the article, in this case being a photo spread, is the person that the page is about? I am getting the reliable secondary sources tag and am assuming that specific Issues, publications and date published are what is required? Also unsure what was needed to "clean up" the article? I welcome the help to resolve this and learn.
- Hi, there's an easy way to cite a magazine- you can use the citation template, within the <ref></ref> tags. I can give you an example if you like. Then, at the bottom of the article, you can start a references section by typing ==References== and then, under that, {{reflist}}. This is all explained in more detail here, but I am happy to answer questions or offer specific help. As for your other question, what was the article you were referring to? J Milburn (talk) 22:23, 19 August 2009 (UTC)
Sorry, I'm a little busy right now- I've shown Chzz your questions, and he'll be able to help. I'll leave you in his capable hands. :) J Milburn (talk) 22:47, 19 August 2009 (UTC)
Tips on referencing edit
There are lots of ways to do this, some are simple, some more complex.
Personally, I like using citation templates, and fill in as much as I possibly can; maybe a bit more work, but I think it looks better. You have a <REF> at the start, then a suitable cite tag, then </REF>. An example usage is;
<ref>
{{Citation
| last = Preston
| first = Peter
| title = D. H. Lawrence in the modern world
| last2 = Hoare
| first2 = Peter
| author2-link =
| publication-date = 1989
| edition = illustrated
| place = [[Cambridge]], [England]
| publisher = [[Cambridge University Press]]
| page = 125
| isbn = 0-521-37169-4
| url = http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=J5nRoaOwkPMC&printsec=frontcover#PPA125,M1
| accessdate = 2008-05-11
}}
</ref>
For all the possible things to include, see Template:Citation
Of course, you don't have to put everything in, just whatever you can. The above example is a book, but I've included a 'convenience link' to a website that displays it.
Then, at the end of the document (but before any 'category' tags), you need a references section. You just put,
== References ==
{{reflist}}
Hard work? - help is at hand. There are lots of tools that create cite tags automagically. Personally, I use Zotero for the web links, and the cite book generator for books.
I also recommend you look at other articles and copy from them - especially featured articles, which should have good refs.
Hello again; in answer to your query on J Milburn's page;
- When you leave messages, please remember to "sign" your name, by putting ~~~~ (four tilde signs]]) at the end. This will add your name, and the date and time.
I have added a sample citation re. 'blink' on Chris Zwirner. It looks like this;
...magazines such as
Blink,<ref>{{citation
|title=Flashbacks,
|journal=Blink lifestyle magazine
|date=November 2008
|last=Zwirner
|first=Morland
|publisher=Fused Magazine
|issue=No. 31
|url=http://morandzwirner.typepad.com/
| accessdate = 2009-08-19
|pages=Cover, unknown page number
}}</ref>
Please change the 'unknown page number', and of course fix any other details. I hope that this will serve as an example. The important thing to note is, you are citing the actual magazine, not the website; the 'moranzwirner' is just a "convenience link". Hope this helps/makes sense; have a go at the others. For more help, you can either;
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