Help:Wiki University Wikitext--References/Footnotes

What are References/Footnotes
References are a very useful way to reference sources of information on a page.
 * Necessary if you are copying and pasting information from Wikipedia or other sources.
 * Necessary if you are even paraphrasing from another source and it is obvious that the contributor would have had to look up the information themselves.
 * References to other sites that would give additional information.
 * Useful for adding information that might give additional insights but not necessary to display in the article itself.

Creating references
  Abraham Lincoln
 * They are included within an opening and closing reference tag:
 * These tags are placed after the word or item on the page you want to reference, like so:
 * They will show in the text as a small number with brackets in blue like so:
 * Abraham Lincoln.


 * Clicking on the number will take you to wherever you have placed the reference in the article.
 * When you click on the reference, it will return you to the location on the page where you placed the reference. They are both internal links
 * They can be of any length.

Sample references
Much of the material used in our articles come from Wikipedia. Here is an example of sighting Wikipedia as a source:


 * NOTICE - subject of your search in Wikipedia is between the quotation marks: "Waterloo, Ontario."
 * NOTICE - "Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia" is in italics.
 * NOTICE - the external link to the article in Wikipedia where the information was accessed.
 * NOTICE - the date the information was place in the FamilySearch Wiki.

Other kinds of References
There are many other forms of references. Check these sites for additional information.
 * FamilySearch Wiki:Source Citation Formats
 * Cite Your Sources (Source Footnotes)

Placing of the references on the page

 * They will be displayed wherever you place this tag: