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-==Inline Citations==
+==Ref Tags==
-All the information on WikiIslam, especially any statements which are likely to be challenged, must be appropriately referenced, and these references must be provided via inline citations. A general list of references at the bottom of a page is no use to readers because it does not tell them which particular statement they support.
+Statements of facts, especially those that are likely to be challenged, must be appropriately referenced. These references must be provided via inline citations. A general list of references at the bottom of a page is of little use because they do not specify which particular statements they support.
 ===Single Citation===
 An example of a reference being made on a page:
 {| border="1" cellpadding="20" cellspacing="0"
-| I'm about to give a reference.<ref>This is the Reference text at the bottom. [http://links.sourceforge.net/ Links can also be made here.]</ref>
+| This is how to provide inline citations.<ref>This is the reference text. [http://example.com/ Links can also be provided]</ref>
 ''(article text)''
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 Here is what has to be typed:
-::<tt>I'm about to give a reference.<nowiki><ref>This is the Reference text at the bottom. [http://links.sourceforge.net/ Links can also made here.]</ref></nowiki></tt>
+::<tt>This is how to provide inline citations.<nowiki><ref>This is the reference text. [http://example.com/ Links can also be provided]</ref></nowiki></tt>
 Then at the end of the article, give a "References" heading and below that, write:
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 Thereafter, the same footnote may be used multiple times by adding:
 ::<tt><nowiki><ref name="name here"></ref></nowiki></tt>
+===Multi-columned References===
+For ease of reading, when a page includes many citations, the standard <tt><nowiki>{{reflist}}</nowiki></tt> template should be replaced by <tt><nowiki>{{Reflist|30em}}</nowiki></tt>  (for 10+ citations).
 ===Linking to External websites===
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 Give it a try in the [[WikiIslam:Sandbox]]. If you want to make other kinds of references using this method, see the related [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Footnotes WikiMedia] page.
-===Multi-columned References===
-For ease of reading, when a page includes many citations, the standard <tt><nowiki>{{reflist}}</nowiki></tt> template should be replaced by <tt><nowiki>{{Reflist|30em}}</nowiki></tt>  (for 20+ citations).
 ==Islamic Text==