Editing Template:Quote/doc (section)

==Reference citations==
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A [[GoArch:Citation guidelines|reference citation]] can be placed before the quote, after the quote, or in the <code>source</code> parameter:
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<li>'''Typical use''': In the regular-prose introduction to the quotation, when a quotation is given without the displayed <code>author</code>, <code>title</code>, or <code>source</code> parameters: <code><nowiki>According to Pat Doe, in "Underwater Basketweaving Tips" (2015):<ref>...</ref> {{quote |text=Quoted material.}}</nowiki></code></li>
<li>At the end of the quotation, when a quotation is given without the displayed <code>author</code>, <code>title</code>, or <code>source</code> parameters, and placement before the quote isn't appropriate (e.g. because the material immediately before the quote isn't cited to the same source or introduces multiple quotes from different sources: <code><nowiki>Pat Doe and Chris Foo took opposing positions: {{quote |text=Doe's Quoted material.<ref>...</ref>}} {{quote |text=Foo's Quoted material.<ref>...</ref>}}</nowiki></code></li>
<li>After the <code>source</code> value (if a value is given for the <code>source</code> parameter other than the {{tag|ref}} itself): <code><nowiki>One expert noted in 2015: {{quote |text=Quoted material. |author=Pat Doe |source="Underwater Basketweaving Tips" (2015)<ref>...</ref>}}</nowiki></code></li>
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Please do not place the citation in a {{para|author}} or {{para|source}} parameter by itself, as it will produce a nonsensical attribution line. Please also do not put it just outside the {{tnull|Quote}} template, as this will cause an attribution on a line by itself.