Adding well formatted references is actually quite easy:
While editing any article or a wikipage, on the top of the edit window you will see a toolbar which says "Cite". Click on it.
Then click on "Templates".
Choose the most appropriate template and fill in as many details as you can. This will add a well formatted reference that is helpful in case the web URL (or "website link") becomes inactive in the future.
Click on Preview when you're done filling out the 'Cite (web/news/book/journal)' to make sure that the reference is correct.
Click on Insert to insert the reference into your editing window content.
Click on Show preview to Preview all your editing changes.
Before clicking on Publish changes, check that a References header ==References== is near the end of the article.
And check that {{Reflist}} is directly underneath that header.
7.Click on Publish changes. ...and you've just added a complete reference to a Wikipedia article.
hello and welcome to Wikipedia. Just a note that the "artists" deletion sort is not for actors, bands, albums and so on. It is only for visual and media artists painters, sculptors etc. Also I might suggest that you slow down a bit on the AfD nominations, seeing as your account is less than a week old. I takes a while to have the skill to get them right. Possibly (talk) 07:43, 24 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]
@Possibly - Yes, I will hold on them. As you mention I did read WP:BEFORE but I see what you mean now it takes ages especially when there are so many factors to consider. Thank you for your guidance and please stop by anytime. Spongecob Flairpants (talk) 08:03, 24 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks, I am glad you understand. In regular editing you might come into contact with one or two editors a week. In an AfD you pretty much always come into contact with a number of editors, who have many decades of cumulative experience! It can be daunting. Possibly (talk) 08:08, 24 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]
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