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This wiki uses [[mediawiki]] and, as such, the referencing process makes use of the mediawiki's <code>ref</code> tag. In order to cite source of information, users will be required to type in the tag around the source of information (e.g. <code><nowiki><ref>REFERENCE</ref></nowiki>)</code> and place the tag at the end of the sentence. The basic concept of the <code>ref</code> tag is that it inserts the text enclosed by the tag as a footnote in a designated section, which you indicate with the the <code>references</code> tag (HTML tag for references: <code><nowiki><references/></nowiki></code>). | This wiki uses [[wikipedia:mediawiki|mediawiki]] and, as such, the referencing process makes use of the mediawiki's <code>ref</code> tag. In order to cite source of information, users will be required to type in the tag around the source of information (e.g. <code><nowiki><ref>REFERENCE</ref></nowiki>)</code> and place the tag at the end of the sentence. The basic concept of the <code>ref</code> tag is that it inserts the text enclosed by the tag as a footnote in a designated section, which you indicate with the the <code>references</code> tag (HTML tag for references: <code><nowiki><references/></nowiki></code>). | ||
If you don't include <code>references</code> tag at the end of the article, none of the footnotes will appear. Instead, an error message in red will appear at the end of the article, as a reminder to the editor to insert the <code>references</code> tag. | If you don't include <code>references</code> tag at the end of the article, none of the footnotes will appear. Instead, an error message in red will appear at the end of the article, as a reminder to the editor to insert the <code>references</code> tag. | ||