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==Citing== | ==Citing== | ||
To cite a source, use <nowiki><ref>Example Citation: Pikmin.com "Interview Name". Retrieved on May 14, 2012.</ref></nowiki>. Such sources will be numbered where there are posted <ref>Example Citation: Pikmin.com "Interview Name". Retrieved on May 14, 2012.</ref> (this source is the first cited source in this article, so it looks like [1]) | To cite a source, use <nowiki><ref>Example Citation: Pikmin.com "Interview Name". Retrieved on May 14, 2012.</ref></nowiki>. Such sources will be numbered where there are posted <ref>Example Citation: Pikmin.com "Interview Name". Retrieved on May 14, 2012.</ref> (this source is the first cited source in this article, so it looks like [1]). | ||
The second source will appear to be [2].<ref>Another Sample Source. Retrieved on May 14, 2012.</ref> | The second source will appear to be [2].<ref>Another Sample Source. Retrieved on May 14, 2012.</ref> | ||
The third source will show as [3]<ref>Sample Source from a Random Place. Retrieved on May 14, 2012.</ref>, fourth source as [4]<ref>Sample Interview</ref>, and so on. | The third source will show as [3]<ref>Sample Source from a Random Place. Retrieved on May 14, 2012.</ref>, fourth source as [4]<ref>Sample Interview on 5/14/12</ref>, and so on. | ||
If you cite a source more than once, the source number for the citation will appear multiple times. | If you cite a source more than once, the source number for the citation will appear multiple times. | ||
If you have a link to a site, be sure to put it into the citation. | |||
==Reflist== | ==Reflist== | ||
To show the entire reference list and what is in between the ref tags (this is mandatory), type <nowiki>{{Reflist}}</nowiki>. It will show as follows (You'll need to type the | To show the entire reference list and what is in between the ref tags (this is mandatory), type <nowiki><references/> or {{Reflist}}</nowiki>. It will show as follows (You'll need to type the header): | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
<references/> | |||
Latest revision as of 11:29, September 22, 2014
For Pikmin 3, all information has to be cited until the release, when some (not all) pre-release information will be removed. Anyways, here is how you properly cite:
Citing
To cite a source, use <ref>Example Citation: Pikmin.com "Interview Name". Retrieved on May 14, 2012.</ref>. Such sources will be numbered where there are posted [1] (this source is the first cited source in this article, so it looks like [1]).
The second source will appear to be [2].[2]
The third source will show as [3][3], fourth source as [4][4], and so on.
If you cite a source more than once, the source number for the citation will appear multiple times.
If you have a link to a site, be sure to put it into the citation.
Reflist
To show the entire reference list and what is in between the ref tags (this is mandatory), type <references/> or {{Reflist}}. It will show as follows (You'll need to type the header):