Template:Ref/doc

Welcome to the oft-talked and controversial template! The usage of this template is very simple, and it'll help a lot for the wiki to have more of it once you know how to use it.

Basic usage:

Alternate form: This is the older form, where the reference content has to be supplied to the template with the cite= parameter

Named reference:

Named parameters are used when you want to refer to the same reference at many places in the same article.

Named references uses a separate template refn. This is the same as normal references but with the extra name= parameter. So the subsequent ref template can be written as:

Have fun!