Template:Ref

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The ref template allows you to add a citation or footnote to an article. While the <ref> tags might be enough for most cases, this template gives you a bit more control and flexibility, like citing several statements to a single source, and makes footnotes a little more consistent without the need for excessive formatting.

Basic usage:

{{ref|Reference content (e.g. text, footnotes, etc.)}}

Alternate form:

{{ref|cite=Reference content (e.g. text, footnotes, etc.)}}

This is the older form, where the reference content has to be supplied to the template with the cite= parameter

Named reference:

Named parameters are used when you want to refer to the same reference at many places in the same article.

Named references uses a separate template {{refn}}.

{{refn|Reference content (e.g. text, footnotes, etc.)|name=nelliewashere}}

This is the same as normal references but with the extra name= parameter. So the subsequent ref template can be written as:

{{refn|name=nelliewashere}}

Have fun!

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