User talk:Oklajournalist

References > Citing sources

Hold on there partner!

RE: Your contributions to Kayne Gillaspie, please add a source (or two) for these additions and format sources correctly.

Learning to format your references; add author if available, title, original source, date, publication, hosting site if applicable, etc.

How to cite sources:

Wikipedia:Citing sources and also Wikipedia:Citing sources/example style

See also: Wikipedia:Citing sources, Wikipedia:ISBN, and Wikipedia talk:Footnotes/Mixed citations and footnotes

SEE: Wikipedia:Guide to writing better articles (This is a good one!)

Please and thank you...

Titles

Book, album, movie, TV show, titles are Italicized not put quotes.

Proper names

Peoples names, like David Halberstam, Republican, and Groucho Marx should almost NEVER be put in quotes.

Example Book

EXAMPLE.[1]

References

1. Guarnere, William, with Edward Heffron and Robyn Post. Brothers in Battle, Best of Friends: Two WWII Paratroopers from the Original Band of Brothers Tell Their Story. New York, New York: Berkley Caliber. 2007. ISBN 0425217280

WikiDon (talk) 05:07, 1 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Try harder

Come on you can do better than that! Go read the tutorial links that I sent you. Format like this:

add author if available, URL, title, original source, date, publication, hosting site if applicable, etc.

Try not to use videos as your primary source, use TEXT, and then you can use videos as a backup. Don't just use a website, like http://www.distinctlyoklahoma.com/, use the actual page with the interview, image, etc, what-ever. The Ext Lnks should be DIRECTLY related to the article, like Oklahoma=Oklahoma.gov, or Norman=CityofNorman.gov Official site. Not just any ole' links, those should be made REFs. Now, slow down and go back and 1) read those links I put here earlier, and 2) look at some Featured Articles and look at the REF and EXT LNKS in those.

WikiDon (talk) 07:32, 1 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]