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If you simply copy exactly the same reference and citation, the citation will become duplicated. This template is used to indicate that editors on an article have done this. | If you simply copy exactly the same reference and citation, the citation will become duplicated. This template is used to indicate that editors on an article have done this. | ||
| − | The best way to resolve the issue is to use [[Help:Footnotes#WP:NAMEDREFS|named references]]. [[WP:VE|Visual editor]] can produce named references by using the cite reuse option. | + | The best way to resolve the issue is to use [[Help:Footnotes#WP:NAMEDREFS|named references]]. [[WP:VE|Visual editor]] can produce named references by using the cite reuse option. In addition, [[WP:AWB|AutoWikiBrowser]] is able to [[Wikipedia:AutoWikiBrowser/General fixes#Duplicate Named References .28DuplicateNamedReferences.29|automatically fix this]]. |
Articles with this tag will appear in [[:Category:Wikipedia references cleanup]] and [[:Category:All articles with duplicate citations]]. | Articles with this tag will appear in [[:Category:Wikipedia references cleanup]] and [[:Category:All articles with duplicate citations]]. | ||
Latest revision as of 15:18, 21 March 2019
| This is a documentation subpage for Template:Duplicated citations. It contains usage information, categories and other content that is not part of the original template page. |
Usage
If you simply copy exactly the same reference and citation, the citation will become duplicated. This template is used to indicate that editors on an article have done this.
The best way to resolve the issue is to use named references. Visual editor can produce named references by using the cite reuse option. In addition, AutoWikiBrowser is able to automatically fix this.
Articles with this tag will appear in Category:Wikipedia references cleanup and Category:All articles with duplicate citations.