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==== References ====

All content on encyclopedia pages must be sourced with in-line references.<ref>Like this one!</ref> While you are not required to source content on other spaces, it is encouraged. By sourcing your edits, you help the project ~~be tethered~~ to reality and help readers find resources.

All content on encyclopedia pages must be sourced with in-line references.<ref>Like this one!</ref> While you are not required to source content on other spaces, it is encouraged.

References can be brief; they don't have to be in any citation style. If possible, link the sources to the relevant user page, VassarWiki page, or external website. By sourcing your edits, you help tether the project to reality and help readers find external resources.

Sources fall into three categories, listed in decreasing authority:

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# Current or past Vassar individuals (including you!)

If possible, link the sources to the relevant user page, VassarWiki page, or external website. Along with or instead of a source, you can also use in-line references to include notes or qualifiers to the information.

References are easy! On the visual editor, click the "Cite" button. On the source editor, click the book with a ribbon or write the content between <nowiki><ref></nowiki> and <nowiki></ref></nowiki>.

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 ==== References ====
-All content on encyclopedia pages must be sourced with in-line references.<ref>Like this one!</ref> While you are not required to source content on other spaces, it is encouraged. By sourcing your edits, you help the project be tethered to reality and help readers find resources.
+All content on encyclopedia pages must be sourced with in-line references.<ref>Like this one!</ref> While you are not required to source content on other spaces, it is encouraged.
+References can be brief; they don't have to be in any citation style. If possible, link the sources to the relevant user page, VassarWiki page, or external website. By sourcing your edits, you help tether the project to reality and help readers find external resources.
 Sources fall into three categories, listed in decreasing authority:
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 # Current or past Vassar individuals (including you!)
-If possible, link the sources to the relevant user page, VassarWiki page, or external website. Along with or instead of a source, you can also use in-line references to include notes or qualifiers to the information.
+References are easy! On the visual editor, click the "Cite" button. On the source editor, click the book with a ribbon or write the content between <nowiki><ref></nowiki> and <nowiki></ref></nowiki>.
-References are easy! On the visual editor, click the "Cite" button. On the source editor, click the book with a ribbon or write the content between <nowiki><ref></nowiki> and <nowiki></ref></nowiki>.
 === Don't steal ===