It's absolutely essential that you cite your sources in a Wikipedia article, as with any article you publish or research paper that you turn in. Wikipedia dictates no particular citation style but the citation templates that are available to Wikipedia editors closely resemble the Chicago Manual of Style author-date system.
Method 1 requires use of the default "edit source" toolbar feature of Wikipedia.
This first video shows how to set up a page to accept citations as footnotes, and how to create a basic citation using the citation templates. This is the general method that many, if not most, Wikipedia editors use.
This second video demonstrates advanced features of the citation templates.
I am calling this Method 2 and it is my personal favorite for using with library databases. Never include the proxy url.
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If using the Visual Editor, just click Cite and paste the ready-made citation in the the box provided under the Manual - Basic Form option.
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