Complex sentence: Placing directly after the link or citation template but before the tag will cause the subscription required message to appear in the footnote reference area of the article rather than in the body of the text, which is not recommended in this situation.
Split into simpler sentences: Placing directly after the link or citation template but before the tag will cause the subscription required message to appear in the footnote reference area of the article rather than in the body of the text. Placing the message in the body of the text is not recommended in this situation.