A general template of the style followed in giving headings to articles, with special relevance to the naming of headings used for citing sources.

Lede edit

Summary of the article!


Sources edit

List, discuss and critique the main primary and secondary sources for the article. Include their merits and demerits.

(See: Battle of Glenmama)


Main body of article edit

Includes the main text of the article.

Works edit

(See: Alan and Michael Perry)

List of the subject's Bibliography, if a writer. Effectively an appendix of the subject's main works. Sub-headings as follows:

Written edit

Translated edit

Edited edit

Illustrated edit

See also edit

  • Internal link 1
  • Internal link 2


Citations edit

Notes edit

Explaining a controversial or unclear point in the article.

References edit

Footnote citation of sources. Author and page number only (date of publication if necessary to distinguish between ).

Bibliography edit

Full bibliography of all sources cited in the article: give details on author, date, publisher, edition, etc.

Further reading edit

Books specific to the article's subject matter or its general background and context, but not already cited in the article.

External links edit

  • Link to website 1
  • Link to website 2