VassarWiki:Policies: Difference between revisions

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== Leave a trail ==

~~{{See also|VassarWiki:References}}~~Please sign all messages on talk pages. The ~~visual editor~~ should do this for you automatically on talk pages. When in the ~~source editor~~, you can add your signature with four tildes (~).

Please sign all messages on talk pages. The Visual Editor should do this for you automatically on talk pages. When in the Source Editor, you can add your signature with four tildes (~).

To help page histories be navigable, please write a short edit summary for each of your contributions.

~~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~~.

Content should be sourced with in-line references.<ref>Like this one!</ref> By sourcing your edits, you help tether the project to reality and help readers find external resources. References can be brief, and they don't have to be in any citation style. If possible, link the sources to the relevant VassarWiki page or external website.

To produce references with the Visual Editor, click the "Cite" button. On the Source Editor, click the book with a ribbon or write the reference content between <nowiki><ref></nowiki> and <nowiki></ref></nowiki>.

== Don't steal ==

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 == Leave a trail ==
-{{See also|VassarWiki:References}}Please sign all messages on talk pages. The visual editor should do this for you automatically on talk pages. When in the source editor, you can add your signature with four tildes (~).
+Please sign all messages on talk pages. The Visual Editor should do this for you automatically on talk pages. When in the Source Editor, you can add your signature with four tildes (~).
 To help page histories be navigable, please write a short edit summary for each of your contributions.
-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.
+Content should be sourced with in-line references.<ref>Like this one!</ref> By sourcing your edits, you help tether the project to reality and help readers find external resources. References can be brief, and they don't have to be in any citation style. If possible, link the sources to the relevant VassarWiki page or external website.
+To produce references with the Visual Editor, click the "Cite" button. On the Source Editor, click the book with a ribbon or write the reference content between <nowiki><ref></nowiki> and <nowiki></ref></nowiki>.
 == Don't steal ==