A6m7mcguire
Joined 21 April 2015
Latest comment: 2 years ago by A6m7mcguire in topic Welcome!
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Happy editing! Chiswick Chap (talk) 09:11, 9 November 2021 (UTC)
- We don't normally add citations in the lead (introductory) section of articles. Among other reasons, this is because the lead is there only to summarize the rest of the article, and it's too tempting for many authors to add "new" stuff up there. Also, we place citations after the punctuation, so it's "... end.[123]" not "... end[123].". It would be best if you could move your "new" citations from the lead into the article body wherever they apply - I think you will find there are suitable citations there already, but your new ones will probably be useful, given your expertise in the area. Good luck with it. Chiswick Chap (talk) 09:14, 9 November 2021 (UTC)
- Thanks for the tips. I will move or remove my citations. Andrew McGuire A6m7mcguire 16:13, 12 November 2021 (UTC)
- We don't normally add citations in the lead (introductory) section of articles. Among other reasons, this is because the lead is there only to summarize the rest of the article, and it's too tempting for many authors to add "new" stuff up there. Also, we place citations after the punctuation, so it's "... end.[123]" not "... end[123].". It would be best if you could move your "new" citations from the lead into the article body wherever they apply - I think you will find there are suitable citations there already, but your new ones will probably be useful, given your expertise in the area. Good luck with it. Chiswick Chap (talk) 09:14, 9 November 2021 (UTC)