Socraticgadfly
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References
editAdding references is how we ensure that content is valid. Without references, a reader can not easily validate information and there is no presumption of accuracy. See Help:Referencing for beginners and Help:footnotes. There is a tool that can help: See wp:RefToolbar/2.0. This is covered by the Wikipedia policy of wp:verifiability (WP:V). Please wp:cite your edits with wp:reliable sources (RS). Per WP:V unsourced content can be removed. Thank you Jim1138 (talk) 00:18, 21 September 2017 (UTC)
How to link
editWikipedia:Manual of Style/Linking getting close to overlinking i.e. "wall of blue" Also, no need to wp:pipe [[University_of_Texas_at_Austin|University of Texas at Austin]] in this manner. [[University of Texas at Austin]] works identically. In links a space is converted to an underscore "_". Cheers Jim1138 (talk) 00:22, 21 September 2017 (UTC)