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After your edit is published, the statement will have a reference footnote and the reference information will appear later in the page (usually in a References section), like so:
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The easiest way to start citing on Knowledge (XXG) is to see a basic example. The example here will show you how to cite a newspaper article using the
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and put as much information as you can to the right of the equal signs. For example, suppose you wish to cite the statement
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is for the page of the material needed to support the statement. (If multiple pages are needed, use
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Going forward, Jimmy Wales emphasizes quality over quantity for Knowledge (XXG) articles.
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It explains concepts or processes used by the Knowledge (XXG) community. It is not one of
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Going forward, Jimmy Wales emphasizes quality over quantity for Knowledge (XXG) articles.
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may be given if there is also an online version of the newspaper article and the
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instead.) Unused parameters are best deleted but leaving them blank is okay.
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newspaper. It could be done by editing the article's source text to
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in a Knowledge (XXG) article's source text by using an article from
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the following immediately after what you want to reference:
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https://www.nytimes.com/2006/08/07/technology/07wiki.html
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how-to guide
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Citation Style 1
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