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Please format the external links
Hello again, …

Please format the external links that you are providing for by using the   template … you can use some of the other articles as examples … whenever possible, use the   from the HTML file for the Web page (assuming you're an HTML newbie):
 * 1) from your Web browser's menu, View | Page source
 * 2) search for the HTML   tag
 * 3) copy the text up to the   end tag

Using http://www.waterholes.com/~dennette/1996/hopper/bug.htm for an example, we examine the HTML source file, and can make:

That produces:

Note: by using ISO 8601 date format (YYYY-MM-DD) one avoids 02/04/08 confusion. :-)

Note: the  will add the italics, and if the source publication has an article (e.g.. The New York Times for  ), then place it in   so that it will be linked.

Just read the Template:Cite web and Template:Cite news documentation (for published articles/reviews without Web versions), and you'll figure out what else you can use … BTW, I've never used it myself, but there's a  template.

See also: Citation templates


 * Note: This example is used for illustration only, and should not suggest that user created web pages are a reliable source, although they may be referenced from an article's External links section.

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