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This page in a nutshell: Using citation templates is a good idea |
When writing articles, consider using citation templates to construct your references. While, current Wikipedia consensus is neutral on the question of citation templates, they provide several advantages compared to hand-written references. Please see Wikipedia:Citation templates for a how-to essay on using citation templates.
|archiveurl=
and |archivedate=
that makes it easier to use
web archiving services to
prevent linkrot. Certain
bots, like
User:WebCiteBOT, use these parameters to automatically archive sources.