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He was also the first Major League player to swim across the English Channel.{{Footnote-reuse|label=2010knights}} | He was also the first Major League player to swim across the English Channel.{{Footnote-reuse|label=2010knights}} | ||
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- | The first time you use the source, you give the full details in the note, and give it a name. After that, you only need to refer to the source using the | + | The first time you use the source, you give the full details in the note, and give it a name. After that, you only need to refer to the source using the name; the Encyclopedia will know to re-use that same footnote again the second and subsequent times. |
A few notes on this procedure: | A few notes on this procedure: | ||
- | # The | + | # The name of the footnote is completely arbitrary, though it makes sense to try to pick something that is derived from the name of the source you're using. |
- | # You only need to | + | # You only need to name footnotes if you plan to re-use them somewhere else, but it is harmless if you name a footnote and don't re-use it. |
'''Examples''': See [[Marv Danielson]]'s page for an example of the multiple-use technique in action. | '''Examples''': See [[Marv Danielson]]'s page for an example of the multiple-use technique in action. | ||
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* For full description of a template and the parameters which can be used with it — click the template name (e.g. {{[[Template:cite-book|cite-book]]}} in the "Template" column of the table below. | * For full description of a template and the parameters which can be used with it — click the template name (e.g. {{[[Template:cite-book|cite-book]]}} in the "Template" column of the table below. | ||
* Copy and paste the text under "Common usage" to use the template. | * Copy and paste the text under "Common usage" to use the template. | ||
- | * For each type of source, there is an alternate version that automatically creates a footnote | + | * For each type of source, there is an alternate version that automatically creates a footnote. |
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! Template | ! Template | ||
! Common usage and example | ! Common usage and example | ||
+ | ! Example | ||
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| Book | | Book | ||
- | | {{[[Template:cite-book|cite | + | | {{[[Template:cite-book|cite-book]]}} |
| <pre>{{cite-book | title= | last=| first=| publisher= | city= | year= }} | | <pre>{{cite-book | title= | last=| first=| publisher= | city= | year= }} | ||
{{footnote-book | title= | last=| first=| publisher= | city= | year= | label= }}</pre> | {{footnote-book | title= | last=| first=| publisher= | city= | year= | label= }}</pre> | ||
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| Newspaper | | Newspaper | ||
- | | {{[[Template:cite-newspaper|cite | + | | {{[[Template:cite-newspaper|cite-newspaper]]}} |
| <pre>{{cite-newspaper | title= | newspaper= | year= | month= | day= | pages= | last= | first= }} | | <pre>{{cite-newspaper | title= | newspaper= | year= | month= | day= | pages= | last= | first= }} | ||
{{footnote-newspaper | title= | newspaper= | year= | month= | day= | pages= | last= | first= | label= }}</pre> | {{footnote-newspaper | title= | newspaper= | year= | month= | day= | pages= | last= | first= | label= }}</pre> | ||
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| Periodical | | Periodical | ||
- | | {{[[Template:cite-periodical|cite | + | | {{[[Template:cite-periodical|cite-periodical]]}} |
| <pre>{{cite-periodical | title= | periodical= | year= | month= | day= | pages= | last= | first= | volume= | issue= }} | | <pre>{{cite-periodical | title= | periodical= | year= | month= | day= | pages= | last= | first= | volume= | issue= }} | ||
{{footnote-periodical | title= | periodical= | year= | month= | day= | pages= | last= | first= | volume= | issue= | label= }}</pre> | {{footnote-periodical | title= | periodical= | year= | month= | day= | pages= | last= | first= | volume= | issue= | label= }}</pre> | ||
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| Web | | Web | ||
- | | {{[[Template:cite-web|cite | + | | {{[[Template:cite-web|cite-web]]}} |
| <pre>{{cite-web | url= | year= | month= | day= }} | | <pre>{{cite-web | url= | year= | month= | day= }} | ||
{{footnote-web | url= | year= | month= | day= | label= }}</pre> | {{footnote-web | url= | year= | month= | day= | label= }}</pre> | ||
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| SSDI | | SSDI | ||
- | | {{[[Template:cite-ssdi|cite | + | | {{[[Template:cite-ssdi|cite-ssdi]]}} |
| <pre>{{cite-ssdi | ssn= }} | | <pre>{{cite-ssdi | ssn= }} | ||
{{footnote-ssdi | ssn= | label= }}</pre> | {{footnote-ssdi | ssn= | label= }}</pre> | ||
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| Scorecard | | Scorecard | ||
- | | {{[[Template:cite-scorecard|cite | + | | {{[[Template:cite-scorecard|cite-scorecard]]}} |
| <pre>{{cite-scorecard | team= | month= | day= | year= }} | | <pre>{{cite-scorecard | team= | month= | day= | year= }} | ||
{{footnote-scorecard | team= | month= | day= | year= | label= }}</pre> | {{footnote-scorecard | team= | month= | day= | year= | label= }}</pre> | ||
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| Baseball card | | Baseball card | ||
- | | {{[[Template:cite-baseball-card|cite | + | | {{[[Template:cite-baseball-card|cite-baseball-card]]}} |
| <pre>{{cite-baseball-card | year= | team= | league= | maker= }} | | <pre>{{cite-baseball-card | year= | team= | league= | maker= }} | ||
{{footnote-baseball-card | year= | team= | league= | maker= | label= }}</pre> | {{footnote-baseball-card | year= | team= | league= | maker= | label= }}</pre> | ||
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| Official rules | | Official rules | ||
- | | {{[[Template:cite-mlb-rules|cite | + | | {{[[Template:cite-mlb-rules|cite-mlb-rules]]}} |
| <pre>{{cite-mlb-rules | | | }} | | <pre>{{cite-mlb-rules | | | }} | ||
{{footnote-mlb-rules | | | | label= }} | {{footnote-mlb-rules | | | | label= }} | ||
{{footnote-mlb-rules|6|05|f}})</pre> | {{footnote-mlb-rules|6|05|f}})</pre> | ||
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