== Seeking advice re Adolf Hitler page == 

 Here is a question posed on my talk page.     

  

 My reply: We are using a combination of list-defined references and a form of Harvard-style notation using  templates. For sources that are only used once, we have them in the list-defined references (listed in the order they are used in the article), and for the primary sources, the books are listed in the Adolf Hitler#References section in citation templates (alphabetical order by author). Note that the sources include the parameter  | ref = harv  and that the citations are clickable links down to the references section. If you intend to source a lot of material to Maser, the book should be added to the References section, thus:  
 * {{cite book 
  | last = Maser 
  | first = Werner 
  | title = Hitler: Legend, Myth, Reality 
  | year = 1973 
  | publisher = Allen Lane 
  | location = London 
  | isbn = 978-0-7139-0473-4 
  | ref = harv 
 }} 

 Then, each citation is wrapped in an {sfn} template, thus: {{sfn|Maser|1973|p=42}} 

 However, as a work published in 1973, material found therein may have been superceded by more recent sources such as Kershaw. In particular, Maser is a proponent of the theory that Hitler had a son named Jean-Marie Loret, and the decision was taken recently not to include this fringe theory in the article; see the section "May have had affair in June 1917 resulting in son born in France in 1918" above. Please be cautious when editing this article, as we are trying very hard to keep the size down; it is still some 1250 words over the recommended upper limit of 10000 words. Thank you for your interest in improving this article.