Help:References
Adding Information from 3rd Party Sources
Fair Dealing and Fair Use
If you plan on adding 3rd party quotes to this wiki please review the Fair Use and Fair Dealing policies.
Formatting Quotes on the Wiki
When adding a citation please use the following formatting when adding content from 3rd party sources~
- Start and end your quote with quotation marks - shows that you are quoting
- Use italics for the content of your submission - this helps end users identify the quotes
- Immediately following the quote place a url or other citation information in parentheses - helps users track down sources
Example entry, as you would enter it: ''"The [[Cooperative Ecology Project]] provides a complete set of tools for joining together enterprises in a geographic area to form a sustainable self-sufficient [[Commons Based]] support system."''~Alex Rollin (http://alexrollin.com/content/cooperative-ecology-project) Example text as it shows after saving it: "The Cooperative Ecology Project provides a complete set of tools for joining together enterprises in a geographic area to form a sustainable self-sufficient Commons Based support system."~Alex Rollin (http://alexrollin.com/content/cooperative-ecology-project)
Markup Your Submission
- Do add wiki links to relevant words or phrases in the quote
- Do add your citation information to the bottom of the article as well
You can see in the example above that Cooperative Ecology Project is linked. Try a search to see if you can find other ways to link your submission.
Use the More Information Section
The more information section should be added to the bottom of every page.
It looks like this, if you need to add it yourself: =More Information= ==Internal Links== *[[Cooperative Ecology Project]] ==External Links== *[http://alexrollin.com/content/cooperative-ecology-project Cooperative Ecology Project on AlexRollin.com]
Once you have added it, it looks like this for the visitor,and shows up in the index at the head of the page.