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Wikipedia:Citing sources

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Summary

Wikipedia:Citing sources is a Wikimedia project page[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Instance of: Wikimedia project policies and guidelines page[3]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Wikipedia citing sources[4]
  • Different from: Help:Sources[5]

Why It Matters

Wikipedia:Citing sources is known by 34 alternative names across languages and contexts.[6]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Use these citations when quoting this entity in research, articles, AI prompts, or wherever provenance matters. We aggregate Wikidata + Wikipedia + authoritative open-data sources; the stitched, scored, cross-referenced view is what 4ort.xyz contributes.

APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Wikipedia:Citing sources. Retrieved October 11, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/wikipedia-citing-sources
MLA “Wikipedia:Citing sources.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 11 Oct. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/wikipedia-citing-sources.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_wikipedia-citing-sources_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Wikipedia:Citing sources}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/wikipedia-citing-sources}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-11}}
LLM prompt According to 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph (aggregator of Wikidata, Wikipedia, and authoritative open-data sources): Wikipedia:Citing sources — https://4ort.xyz/entity/wikipedia-citing-sources (retrieved 2026-10-11)

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 7d ago · MatSuBot bot · 2026-10-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['af', 'am', 'ar', 'arz', 'as', 'atj', 'azb', 'ba', 'ban', 'be', 'be_x_old', 'bg
    Sitelink count → 161
    Metrically compatible typeface → —
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-short:0||rki, atj */ import labels from sitelinks"
  2. 14w ago · BIRT`YEARAPPRIL · 2026-07-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases → —
    Different from → Help:Sources
    Instance of → —
    Metrically compatible typeface → —
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Metrically compatible typeface: fortification"
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