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Please reference this page and the page where you have the problem so we can understand your issues.
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If you have read this help page and find something missing or confusing, please discuss it at the
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It explains concepts or processes used by the Knowledge (XXG) community. It is not one of
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with the name "foo" has been invoked, but is not defined in the
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References may be defined within the reference list:
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Help:Cite errors
how-to guide
Knowledge (XXG)'s policies or guidelines
consensus
Shortcut
H:CEERD
cite error message
list-defined reference
help page
main talk page
Referencing for beginners
Footnotes
Knowledge (XXG):Manual of Style (footnotes)
is possible to get this error message
nesting footnotes
list-defined references
reflist
Footnotes are nested inside
list-defined references
help page
list-defined reference
help page
Pages with incorrect ref formatting
Cite error empty references define
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Knowledge (XXG) referencing
Verifiability
No original research

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