Wikipedia talk:Citing sources: Difference between revisions

:::On the flip side, the cost of putting full the details in every reference from that source is just a copy/paste operation, so it is quite minimal effort. In fact, I often build up one in full by hand, then copy it many times and then alter the specific details - much quicker than typing it all by hand. <span style="border:1px solid blue;border-radius:4px;color:blue;box-shadow: 3px 3px 4px grey;">[[User:Stepho-wrs|'''&nbsp;Stepho&nbsp;''']]&nbsp;<span style="font-size:xx-small; vertical-align:top">[[User Talk:Stepho-wrs|talk]]&nbsp;</span></span> 00:41, 5 July 2024 (UTC)

::::I agree, making each citation self-contained seems best, as it is probably easiest to follow for the reader and robust in view of future changes. [[User:Gawaon|Gawaon]] ([[User talk:Gawaon|talk]]) 08:05, 5 July 2024 (UTC)