Wikipedia talk:Citing sources/Archive 1

message: ..for a newcomer to replace “bulleted (*) list” with  bulleted (*) list ([[Wikipedia:How_to_edit_a_page#Sections.2C_paragraphs.2C_lists_and_line| bulleted (*) list]])
OK, it would be bold since it doesn't work.
What must be obvious to most is swimming in a sea of help references I have read in the last few hours, and a link like this would‘ve saved me the 5 min. of finding out that you type a bulleted list as you‘d like it to appear, as well as reinforce what I read on creating lists.
P.S. How would I shorten the syntax for this link since it is internal to wiki, and still make it go straight to “lists and lines”
P.P.S. So …“pipe “ character doesn’t work in  Works WP?!? greentwin 07:28, 16 Oct 2004 (UTC)
thread_title: would it be too bold

message: Question: (¹ ² ³ &sup4; &sup5; &sup6;) Why does the footnote solution work through #3? Am I doing something incorrect? Trc | [msg] 00:27, 15 Jun 2004 (UTC)
thread_title:  &sup1-3 and above 

message: I've changed the standard for citing websites, because it was inconsistent with guidelines stated elsewhere which take into account the print stylesheet which writes URLs out in full when the article is printed. gracefool 11:06, 24 Jul 2004 (UTC)
thread_title:  Displaying URLs separately 

message: I'm using a pair of books I brought back from Peterhof to expand the article about that location.  I figure the citations should reflect the fact that they're written in Russian.  How do I do this? --Smack 23:46, 29 Jul 2004 (UTC)
replies: text: If you give a citation for the book with the title in cyrillic characters (and probably with a publisher located in Russia), it should be obvious to the reader, right? --Michael K. Smith 15:22, 31 Jul 2004 (UTC)
thread_title:  Sources in foreign languages 

message: redlightgreen is a free tool for citing sources and can also be used to gather ISBN numbers for each specific edition of a book (shows all editions). it can reference in MLA, APA, Chicago and Turabian styles.
I think that Wikipedia should look to it's own way of citing based on one of the existing standards. when citing I also give an isbn number, providing a quick way to buy the book if someone is using Wikipedia for research purposes.
lastly if Wikipedia ever make it into print citations will be more usefull than hyperlinks.
Ohka- 22:02, 30 Jul 2004 (UTC)
thread_title:  tool for citing sources 

message: *The Citation Functions: Literary Production and Reception by The (In)Citers1, featuring full position statements and citation bibliography (1. These statements will be part of a roundtable discussion at the University of Tulsa's 1998 conference, "The Sociomaterial Turn: Excavating Modernism," held March 5-7.)
Hyacinth 21:30, 3 Aug 2004 (UTC)
thread_title: External link

message: Readers of this page might be interested in some new templates that I have just opened up. Their aim is to make citation style easier to standardize. See Template:Book reference and its talk page. There is an example usage at Template:RefAudubonMarineMammals. Pcb21| Pete 09:19, 17 Aug 2004 (UTC)
thread_title: Templates for citations

message: 66.167.139.30 02:28, 19 Sep 2004 (UTC)
thread_title:  Sources and articles should be separated in MediaWiki 

message: Normally, articles are either "policy and guidelines" or in the "Style and How-to series".  This seems to be in both.  Please fix this, for the sake of the organization of the Wikipedia Namespace.  Thanks! JesseW 14:01, 17 Nov 2004 (UTC)
replies: text: This page is non-binding guidance. At least at present. This is evidenced by it being the in "Style and How-to" series, but not being in :Category:Wikipedia official policy. The project page itself does not describe itself as policy. Also, if it were policy, it would be called Wikipedia:Manual of Style (citing sources) or the like. jguk 19:47, 17 Nov 2004 (UTC)
replies: text: I've removed the line at the top that said it was part of Wikipedia policy and guidelines, so now it's firmly in the catageory of "Style and How-to series".  So is the Manual of Style policy?  I hadn't realized.  What does that mean, exactly? JesseW 13:10, 18 Nov 2004 (UTC)
thread_title:  Is this policy or "Style and How-to series"? 

message: There's a site called EasyBib that makes it really easy to generate MLA-compliant bibliographies. I think that simply based on the existence of that site, Wikipedia should allow MLA documentation. I'm going to recommend the use of that site to newbies who aren't inclinded to write references lists all by themselves.
—Vespristiano 18:48, 2004 Jan 10 (UTC)
:It looks like this is a for-pay site?? I don't think Wikipedia should rely on such a thing. Besides, it's not like formatting references is hard.  The main thing is to encourage people to enter the information; it can be formatted in a canonical way later, if necessary.  —Steven G. Johnson 20:47, 11 Jan 2004 (UTC)
thread_title:  Wikipedia should allow MLA documentation