विकिपीडिया:Citing sources
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A citation, also called a reference,[1] uniquely identifies a source of information, e.g.:
ई पन्ना भोजपुरी विकिपीडिया के कौनों सामग्री दिसानिर्देस के बारे में बा आ ई अइसन ब्यापक रूप से स्वीकार कइल गइल मानक बा जेवना के पालन सभ संपादक लोगन के करे के चाहीं, हालाँकि एकर पालन सहज बुद्धि से करे के चाहीं, आ कुछ दसा में अपवाद भी लागू हो सकेला। एह पन्ना पर कौनों भी बड़ या महत्व के बदलाव आम सहमति से होखे के चाहीं। संदेह की स्थिति में, पहिले वार्ता पन्ना पर चर्चा करीं। | शॉर्टकट:
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Wikipedia's verifiability policy requires inline citations for any material challenged or likely to be challenged, and for all quotations, anywhere in 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 may be a superscript footnote number, or an abbreviated version of the citation called a short citation. 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.
This page explains how to place and format both parts of the citation. Each article should use one citation method or style throughout. If an article already has citations, preserve consistency by using that method or seek consensus on the talk page before changing it (the principle is reviewed at § Variation in citation methods). While you should try to write citations correctly, what matters most is that you provide enough information to identify the source. Others will improve the formatting if needed. See "मदद:Referencing for beginners" for a brief introduction on how to put references in Wikipedia articles.