Help:External links and references

External links and references are two important elements of Wikipedia that newcomers sometimes find trouble with. This page is designed to cover only the technical aspects of linking and referencing; it is essential that editors also familiarize themselves with External links, Reliable sources and Citing sources, as well as Wikipedia's various other policies regarding external links and references.

Sample cited text
John Smith is forty-three.

John Plunkett said this, that, and then some in an article in The Guardian. John Smith agreed with what John Plunkett said.