Template talk:Ref


 * ''NOTE: This template and its usage description were copied from Wikipedia:Template:Ref on 4 June 2005. Subsequent changes to the original will not be reflected here.

The   and    templates are used for linking to references elsewhere in an article.

Usage
In an article, a reference link to supporting material can be made with the   template. A link to the reference's footnote will appear. At present it will appear as a small number.

A significant advantage of using this method is that the reference contains a named link which allows recovery from various edit problems. Otherwise, connections to references can be lost if only numbers are used and editors alter footnote numbers.


 * For multiple references to the same work it is suggested the page number be used to make each reference unique, i.e.  .
 * For journal articles it is suggested a reference similar to AuthorYear be used, i.e.  .

References (example for Usage)

 * 1)  This is a footnote with supporting material to the above reference.  The    template presently creates a small symbol which contains a link back up to the reference.  Readers thus have links back and forth within the text.  The number at the beginning of this line was created with the Wiki notation  #  at the beginning of the line, which only displays a numbered list.  The matching number is not necessary, and w:Wikipedia:Cite sources suggests using the bulleted list notation:  *