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<li>'''Using the visual editor.'''</li>

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<li> Click Insert -> More -> ~~Basic reference.~~</li>

<li> Click Insert -> More -> Citation</li>

<li> Another way is to type <code><nowiki><ref</nowiki></code> and the reference insertion dialog will pop up.</li>

<li> A third way is to use the shortcut <code>Ctrl+Shift+K</code>.</li>

<li> A third way is to use the shortcut <code>Ctrl+Shift+K</code>Citation.</li>

In order to reuse a reference you have already added ~~click Insert -> More ->~~ Re-use ~~reference~~.

In order to reuse a reference you have already added use the same Citation dialog and the "Re-use" tab.

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<li> '''Using the source editor.'''</li>

<ul>

<li>Enclose your reference between these tags <code><nowiki><ref name="source-1"> </ref></nowiki></code>.</li>

<li>Enclose your reference between these tags <code><nowiki><ref name="source-1"> </ref></nowiki></code>. Within the<code><nowiki><ref> tag use the appropriate citation template to fomat your reference (<code><nowiki>{{cite web}},{{cite news}},{{citation}}</nowiki></code>) </li>

Adding a name is not required but lets you re-use the source by inserting <code><nowiki><ref name="source-1" /></nowiki></code> later.

</ul>

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[[:Category:Citation_templates|List of supported citation templates]]

''Note:'' Don't forget to add a References section at the bottom of the article so that the complete list of references appears at the end!

~~==Why do I get an error when trying to upload images and files?==~~

Due to several instances of {{wplink|Spamming|spam}}, brand new accounts can't immediately upload files. If you make a few edits or other contributions around the wiki, you will be able to upload files soon.

==Why can't I remove the stub/irrelevant/tone notice from my article?==

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In order to ensure the contributions in the wiki fit the [[Mission statement]] and comply with [[Consumer Action Taskforce:CAT policy index|Wiki policy]], only moderators can remove the notices.

We try to regularly go through the pages, but if you want you can use the <code>#appeals</code> channel on our [https://discord.~~com~~/ Discord] server ([https://discord.gg/8w5rSNAXRf Join using this link]) to ask us to review your page.

We try to regularly go through the pages, but if you want you can use the <code>#appeals</code> channel on our [https://discord.gg/ypUk97Fn79 Discord] server ([https://discord.gg/8w5rSNAXRf Join using this link]) to ask us to review your page.

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 <li>'''Using the visual editor.'''</li>
 <ul>
-<li> Click Insert -> More ->  Basic reference.</li>
+<li> Click Insert -> More ->  Citation</li>
 <li> Another way is to type <code><nowiki><ref</nowiki></code> and the reference insertion dialog will pop up.</li>
-<li> A third way is to use the shortcut <code>Ctrl+Shift+K</code>.</li>
+<li> A third way is to use the shortcut <code>Ctrl+Shift+K</code>Citation.</li>
-In order to reuse a reference you have already added click Insert -> More ->  Re-use reference.
+In order to reuse a reference you have already added use the same Citation dialog and the "Re-use" tab.
 </ul>
 <li> '''Using the source editor.'''</li>
 <ul>
-<li>Enclose your reference between these tags <code><nowiki><ref name="source-1"> </ref></nowiki></code>.</li>
+<li>Enclose your reference between these tags <code><nowiki><ref name="source-1"> </ref></nowiki></code>. Within the<code><nowiki><ref> tag use the appropriate citation template to fomat your reference (<code><nowiki>{{cite web}},{{cite news}},{{citation}}</nowiki></code>)  </li>
 Adding a name is not required but lets you re-use the source by inserting <code><nowiki><ref name="source-1" /></nowiki></code> later.
 </ul>
 </ol>
+[[:Category:Citation_templates|List of supported citation templates]]
 ''Note:'' Don't forget to add a References section at the bottom of the article so that the complete list of references appears at the end!
-==Why do I get an error when trying to upload images and files?==
-Due to several instances of {{wplink|Spamming|spam}}, brand new accounts can't immediately upload files.  If you make a few edits or other contributions around the wiki, you will be able to upload files soon.
 ==Why can't I remove the stub/irrelevant/tone notice from my article?==
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 In order to ensure the contributions in the wiki fit the [[Mission statement]] and comply with [[Consumer Action Taskforce:CAT policy index|Wiki policy]], only moderators can remove the notices.
-We try to regularly go through the pages, but if you want you can use the <code>#appeals</code> channel on our [https://discord.com/ Discord] server ([https://discord.gg/8w5rSNAXRf Join using this link]) to ask us to review your page.
+We try to regularly go through the pages, but if you want you can use the <code>#appeals</code> channel on our [https://discord.gg/ypUk97Fn79 Discord] server ([https://discord.gg/8w5rSNAXRf Join using this link]) to ask us to review your page.
-If you do not use Discord, you can use the talk pages on the wiki and leave a message to any of the moderators. [https://wiki.rossmanngroup.com/index.php?title=Special:ListUsers&group=sysop Click here for a list of the current moderators.]
+If you do not use Discord, you can use the talk pages on the wiki and leave a message to any of the moderators ([[Consumer_Action_Taskforce:Talk_page_guidelines| how to use talk pages]]). [https://wiki.rossmanngroup.com/index.php?title=Special:ListUsers&group=sysop Click here for a list of the current moderators.]
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