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− | Create proper and useful sources for everything you post. | + | Create proper and useful sources for everything you post. This includes such as the following: |
+ | *Composers | ||
+ | *Lyricists | ||
+ | *Hymn publication dates | ||
+ | *Birth and death dates of hymnists | ||
+ | *Posted sheet music (or list yourself as the contributer, if you made it) | ||
+ | *Posted lyrics | ||
− | To create a source, use the following tags to create a footnote linking to your source: <nowiki><ref>Whatever your source is</ref></nowiki>. Then, under a heading for references or footnotes, put the following tag and nothing else: <nowiki><references/></nowiki> | + | You should include the full title, publication date, and hymn or page number of all sources: e.g. Hymns of Faith and Fortitude, 1909, no. 37 |
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+ | Make the source a link to an online copy of it, if available (such can often be found through [http://books.google.com/ Google Books] or [http://www.openlibrary.org/ Openlibrary.org]). | ||
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+ | To create a source with footnotes, use the following tags to create a footnote linking to your source: <nowiki><ref>Whatever your source is</ref></nowiki>. Then, under a heading for references or footnotes (create one if there is none: i.e. <nowiki>=References=</nowiki> on its own line), put the following tag and nothing else: <nowiki><references/></nowiki> | ||
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Revision as of 00:38, 7 February 2009
Create proper and useful sources for everything you post. This includes such as the following:
- Composers
- Lyricists
- Hymn publication dates
- Birth and death dates of hymnists
- Posted sheet music (or list yourself as the contributer, if you made it)
- Posted lyrics
You should include the full title, publication date, and hymn or page number of all sources: e.g. Hymns of Faith and Fortitude, 1909, no. 37
Make the source a link to an online copy of it, if available (such can often be found through Google Books or Openlibrary.org).
To create a source with footnotes, use the following tags to create a footnote linking to your source: <ref>Whatever your source is</ref>. Then, under a heading for references or footnotes (create one if there is none: i.e. =References= on its own line), put the following tag and nothing else: <references/>