Suggestion 865 Unchanged Insert reference here

Date: 2 Jan 2019
Location: Worldwide
Surnames/tags: data_doctors db_error_865

Description of Error - 865: Unchanged <ref>Insert reference here</ref> tag

Inline citation form <ref>Insert reference here</ref> was added by the toolbar button but no citation was inserted.

Content of info column: Number of citations on profile

Video

Data Doctors Suggestion 865 Unchanged Insert reference here
Data Doctors - Tag You're It [Topic Video]

Possible Causes

• Citation wasn't entered.
• Citation was entered outside the form ref tags
• Unchanged citation was used to indicate a missing source for certain detail. You can recognise this when other details are sourced with actual sources and a detail or two have just the dummy citation.

Action Steps

• Replace "Insert reference here" with the full citation text , or
• Remove tags and the text.
• Replace the citation with {{Citation Needed}} template. That template is not approved at the moment but Templates Project is working on that.

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Technical Stuff

If the text <ref>Insert reference here</ref> appears in the profile, it triggers an error.

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