Help:Citing Sources


 * See the video tutorial regarding this help section: Adding References

This page provides help with citing sources. Some information is taken from Wikipedia's information on citing sources, which gives the best direction on how to do it. If you already have knowledge of the tag, then there is no need to read this page. The knowledge you already have applies to Zelda Wiki.

References appear as footnotes (or numbers) at the end of a piece of text as such: [1][2] and so on. At the bottom of the page, a reference list can be found that shows the full text of these references. Clicking on one of the numbers will take you to the appropriate reference. Examples can be seen on such pages as Maggie or Pedestal of Time.

Adding a Reference
To insert a reference, use the following code:

To use a template or link in a reference, insert it between the ref tags. For example:

Insert the reference immediately after the text that calls for it, after any punctuation. For instance:


 * Link is Hylian[1] and was born in Hyrule.
 * Link is Hylian,[1] as is Zelda.[2]
 * Link is Hylian[1], as is Zelda[2].

and
Once you've finished citing sources, add one of the following at the end of the page:
 * - For a reference section.
 * - For a reference section with a scroll bar. This is useful for pages with many references that would otherwise take up too much space on the page. Refbar should be used on pages with 10+ references (or less if they're relatively long).

This creates a section called "References" at the bottom of the page, where all the cited sources in the article will appear. Clicking a footnote will take you to that section of the article.

Different Types of References
If you are quoting a source, be sure that the quote is precise and only contains the text that is needed. For example, don't quote an entire speech in the reference if only one sentence is necessary.

Above the edit box you will find buttons for each citation template. Clicking one automatically inserts the template in the edit box.

Examples
This page itself uses footnotes, such as the one at the end of this sentence. If you [ view the source] of this page by clicking "Edit this page", you can see a working example of footnotes.

Another example can be seen below: which produces:

{| class="wikitable" According to scientists, the Sun is pretty big. The Moon, however, is not so big. References

An example can be seen below:

This produces: