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When an embedded HTML link is used to provide an inline source in an article, a numbered link should be used after the punctuation, like this, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WP:CITE] with a full citation given in the References section. This style of referencing is not recommended, because such links are susceptible to [[WP:LR|link rot]] | When an embedded HTML link is used to provide an inline source in an article, a numbered link should be used after the punctuation, like this, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WP:CITE] with a full citation given in the References section. This style of referencing is not recommended, because such links are susceptible to [[Wikipedia:WP:LR|link rot]]. | ||
When placed in the References and External links sections, these links should be expanded with link text, and preferably a full citation, including the name of the article, the author, the journal or newspaper the article appeared in, the date it was published, and the date retrieved. | When placed in the References and External links sections, these links should be expanded with link text, and preferably a full citation, including the name of the article, the author, the journal or newspaper the article appeared in, the date it was published, and the date retrieved. | ||