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=== Websites ===
A general URL ref is shown first, but use of the more specific templates, ''particularly'' <code><nowiki>{{wob ref}}</nowiki></code>, is preferable.
;General URL {{t|url ref}}
:* <code>text=</code> should be followed with a description of the information
:* <code>site=</code> should be followed with the name of the website
:* <code>date=</code> should be followed with the date of the information ("yyyy-mm-dd")
;Arcanum {{t|wob ref}}
: Looks like: <code><nowiki>{{wob ref |ENTRY |DESCRIPTION |date=}}</nowiki></code>, where:
:* <code>ENTRY</code> is the entry number--the number following "#e" in the url
:* <code>DESCRIPTION</code> is a description of the information
:* <code>date=</code> should be followed with the date of the information ("yyyy-mm-dd")
;Theoryland Interview Database {{t|qa ref}}
: Looks like: <code><nowiki>{{qa ref
:* <code>INTERVIEW</code> is the interview number--the first number in the link
:* <code>QUESTION</code> is the question number
: Looks like: <code><nowiki>{{reddit ref |SUBREDDIT |POST |COMMENT |text= |date=}}</nowiki></code>, where:
:* <code>SUBREDDIT</code> is the subreddit name (ommit the "/r/")
:* <code>POST</code> is the alphanumeric ID of the post--the first number in the
:* <code>COMMENT</code> is the alphanumeric ID of the comment--the second number in the
:* <code>text=</code> should be followed with a description of the information
:* <code>date=</code> should be followed with the date of the information ("yyyy-mm-dd")
''Example:'' Say you want to cite book X chapter 4. For the first reference use <code><nowiki>{{book ref|X|4|name=X4}}</nowiki></code>, and then for every other instance just use <code><nowiki>{{book ref|name=X4}}</nowiki></code>.
In fact, you can ''really'' keep the article clean by putting long reference templates directly in the Notes section. Instead of <code><nowiki><references /></nowiki></code>, put all of your long citations (with names added) between <code><nowiki><references></nowiki></code> and <code><nowiki></references></nowiki></code> tags down in the Notes
For example:
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