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=== Parenthetical reference ===
 
=== Parenthetical reference ===
  
Inline [[Wikipedia:Parenthetical referencing|parenthetical referencing]] was a previously accepted citation system that is now [[Deprecation|deprecated]] per [[WP:PARREF]]. The recommendation is to convert inline parenthetical references to [[Help:Shortened footnotes|shortened footnotes]] (preferred and depicted) or [[H:FOOT|regular footnotes]].
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Inline [[Wikipedia:Parenthetical referencing|parenthetical referencing]] was a previously accepted citation system that is now [[Deprecation|deprecated]] per [[WP:PARREF]]. The recommendation is to convert inline parenthetical references to [[Help:Shortened footnotes|shortened footnotes]] (as depicted below) or [[Help:Footnotes|regular footnotes]] (as depicted in the first example above) or [[Help:List-defined references|footnotes with list-defined references]].
  
 
<blockquote>{{em|Incorrect}}: {{!xt|Australia has a government (Australian Government Press Agency, 2009).}}</blockquote>
 
<blockquote>{{em|Incorrect}}: {{!xt|Australia has a government (Australian Government Press Agency, 2009).}}</blockquote>

Revision as of 18:15, 18 September 2020

When to use

This template indicates that the article uses many improperly formatted or non-formatted inline citations that require large-scale conversion to an accepted form of inline citation.

How to use

To add this template to an article, copy and paste:

or

Both options result in the same output.

Examples

A standard, correct way of formatting the following citations (with some acceptable variations as described at Wikipedia:Citing sources) would be:

Correct: Australia has a government.[1]

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The following are examples of improperly formatted or non-formatted inline citations. This template is appropriate for articles that contain many such citations, therefore requiring large-scale conversion.

Embedded link

Incorrect: Australia has a government Australian Government.

or:

Incorrect: Australia has a government.[1]

Manual number

Incorrect: Australia has a governmentsee footnote 1

Parenthetical reference

Inline parenthetical referencing was a previously accepted citation system that is now deprecated per WP:PARREF. The recommendation is to convert inline parenthetical references to shortened footnotes (as depicted below) or regular footnotes (as depicted in the first example above) or footnotes with list-defined references.

Incorrect: Australia has a government (Australian Government Press Agency, 2009).

Correct: Australia has a government.[2]

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Sources
  • Davidson, Hazel; Court, Dorothy (2011). Australian Government. Chapel Hill, Qld: Sugarbag on Damper. ISBN 9780975759387. OCLC 697121237.

See also

  1. Australian Government Press Agency (25 November 2009). "Australian Government". Retrieved 25 November 2009.
  2. Davidson & Court 2011, p. 1.