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Wikinews:Cite sources
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Due to the time-limited nature of news articles, every piece of information in a Wikinews article must be referenced and verifiable. This is to ensure that everything we run is true, and that we have a trust-worthy reputation. The only exceptions are the obvious, eg. France is in Europe, Putin is President of Russia.
There are two central tenets to this policy:
You must cite your sources
Your sources must be verfiable
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Citing sources
You can link to any html document within the text of an article by putting a [, followed by the URL and then a ]. For example, [http://www.example.com] produces [1].
However at the foot of any article must be a 'Sources' section, with every document used to write the article listed using the following format:
To format your text in the style demonstrated above, use this template:
- *{{source|url=insert_url_here
- |title=insert_title_here
- |author=insert_author_here
- |pub=insert_publisher_here
- |date=August 27, 2005}}
To be clear, the fields are url, title, author, pub, and date.
It doesn't matter what order your references appear in. If your source is missing one or more of these fields, leave a blank space after the "=".
In the case of original reporting, notes must be reproduced on the article's discussion page.
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Published sources must be verifiable
Only published sources that someone else could reasonably be able to check can be used, such as those found online or available in public libraries. With online sources, it is acceptable to link to sites that require free registration, but not those that request payment to view content on the site.
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Use the sources
Only cite sources used for information - do not add sources if you did not include any information from them.
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See also
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