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{{policyintro|type=guideline|name=reference format guideline|summary=how references for article content are structured}}

==Content==
Sections of the reference format policy are organized below by type.

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! colspan="2" | Subpages
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! '''Name'''
! '''Policy'''

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|Dialogue
|[[Fallout Wiki:Reference formatting guideline/Dialogue‎|Policy page]]

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|Holotapes and notes
|[[Fallout Wiki:Reference formatting guideline/Holotapes and notes‎|Policy page]]

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|Terminals and images
|[[Fallout Wiki:Reference formatting guideline/Terminals and images‎‎|Policy page]]

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|Publications
|[[Fallout Wiki:Reference formatting guideline/Publications‎|Policy page]]

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|Non-canon and non-game sources
|[[Fallout Wiki:Reference formatting guideline/Non canon‎|Policy page]]

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|Developer statements
|[[Fallout Wiki:Reference formatting guideline/Developer statements‏‎‎|Policy page]]
|}

==Subheader==
If references are included in an article, the correct template must be used so that they are visible. The reference subheader is situated at the end of each article, before categories and navboxes. Do not use the {{<kbd>RT</kbd>}} template which has been depreciated.
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! colspan="2" | End of the article
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! style="width: 44%;" | Instructions
! style="width: 56%;" | Code

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| If there are only canon references in an article, the following is placed at the very bottom:
| <pre style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><nowiki>

==References==
{{References}}</nowiki></pre>

|-
| If there are non canon references also, the following must be added:
| <pre style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><nowiki>
==References==
{{References}}
'''Non-canоn'''
{{References|group="Non-canоn"}}</nowiki></pre>
|}

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! colspan="4" | Reference box format
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! style="width: 35%;" | Instructions
! style="width: 15%;" | Code
! style="width: 30%;" | Instructions
! style="width: 20%;" | Code
|-
| Another option is to place all references in a scrolling reference box.
| <pre style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><nowiki>{{ref box}}</nowiki></pre>

| To use the reference box with non-canon sources.
| <pre style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><nowiki>{{ref box|Non-canоn}}</nowiki></pre>
|}

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