User:Bucket3432/Citing sources

A citation, also called a reference, uniquely identifies a source of information, e.g.:

Citations should be added for any material challenged or likely to be challenged, and for all quotations, anywhere in the main article space. A citation or reference in an article usually has two parts. In the first part, each section of text that is either based on, or quoted from, an outside source is marked as such with an inline citation. The inline citation will be a superscript footnote number. The second necessary part of the citation or reference is the list of full references, which provides complete, formatted detail about the source, so that anyone reading the article can find it and verify it.

What sources to cite
Any source is better than no source, but some sources are more preferred than others. Prefer sources that are publicly accessible, stable, and trustworthy.