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{{subcat guideline|style guideline|Citing sources|WP:CS|WP:CITE|WP:REF}}
{{Nutshell|This '''citing sources guideline''' (a) discusses when to use ]s, (b) shows how to format individual citations, and (c) provides methods for presenting citations within Misplaced Pages articles.}}
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A citation is a line of text that uniquely identifies a ]. For example:
* {{Cite book| last=Ritter | first=R. | year=2002 | title=The Oxford Style Manual | publisher=Oxford University Press | isbn=0-19-860564-1 }}
It allows a reader to find the source and ] that it supports material in Misplaced Pages.

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This page in a nutshell: This citing sources guideline (a) discusses when to use citations, (b) shows how to format individual citations, and (c) provides methods for presenting citations within Misplaced Pages articles.
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A citation is a line of text that uniquely identifies a source. For example:

  • Ritter, R. (2002). The Oxford Style Manual. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-860564-1.

It allows a reader to find the source and verify that it supports material in Misplaced Pages.