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===Notability===
{{MainHatnote|See [[Project:Notability]].}}
===Source what you can===
{{Hatnote|See [[Project:Citing sources]].}}
{{Shortcut|SP:CITE}}
Unlike topics covered by Wikipedia, there aren't many public reliable sources for Toki Pona. (In fact, this very wiki was made to fill that gap!) As such, it's fine if an article doesn't have any citations, though they're always appreciated (and encouraged for [[Project:lipu pona|{{tp|lipu pona}}]] status). Primary sources are fine, and are even preferable in many cases, such as when tracking the history of a subject.
Potential resources include:
* The ''[[Official Toki Pona]]'' books ({{pu}}, {{ku}}, and {{su}}), if you have them
** Freely available sections, such as the [[Dictionary (pu)|{{tp|pu}} dictionary]], or {{tp|ku}}'s "[[Notes on lipu pu|Notes on {{tp|lipu pu}}]]" section
* Other materials by {{tok|[[jan Sonja]]}}, e.g. [//jan-ne.github.io/tp/tpize the tokiponization guidelines]
* Other [[:Category:Source texts|source texts]] on the wiki
* Anything listed on the [[Recommended learning resources]] article
* The [[Toki Pona census]]
* {{tok|[[Linku]]}} <em>if necessary</em>; it does not cite its own sources (such as {{tp|[[nimi ale pona]]}}), so more direct citations are preferred. (Some other dictionaries like {{tok|[[nimi.li]]}} are forks of {{tok|Linku}}, and still lack sources regardless.)
When using a proficient speaker's thoughts as a source, remember to note whether they reflect consensus or are rather their personal [[style]]. This includes what you may consider "official" material:
<blockquote>
This is the way I use Toki Pona. {{Indent|—{{tp|pu}}, p. 7}}
</blockquote>
Resources with open submissions, such as [[Tatoeba]] and [[Glosbe]], often attract overconfident beginners and so should be treated with care.
See also {{sect|#Citations|#Formatting#Citations}}.
===Red links are not bad===
===Citations===
{{Hatnote|See {{sect|Project:Citing sources#Formatting}}.}}
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Citations are wrapped in <code>[[mw:Help:Cite|<nowiki><ref>…</ref></nowiki>]]</code> tags. Any page with citations should have a references section at the end:
<syntaxhighlight lang="html+handlebars">
==References==
<references />
</syntaxhighlight>
There are many [[:Category:Citation templates|citation templates]] for different media, sites, and even specific sources that are frequently cited. Most sources will probably be cited with [[Template:cite web]] and derivatives, [[Template:cite pu]], and [[Template:cite ku]].
Miraheze currently doesn't support Citoid, which automatically handles citation formatting on sites like Wikipedia. Instead, you can use an external tool, such as:
* [https://citer.toolforge.org/ Citer] (simplest to use)
* [https://refill.toolforge.org/ng/ reFill NG] (good for mass conversion; add a dummy title, click "Use custom wikicode", paste links within <code><nowiki><ref>…</ref></nowiki></code> tags)
* See more at [[wikipedia:Help:Citation tools]]
To prevent [[link rot]], please consider <strong>archiving a source</strong> with the [//web.archive.org/save Wayback Machine] or [//archive.is archive.is]. This is especially necessary for Discord uploads; unarchived links will start to expire so that the files can only be accessed through Discord, which requires knowing where it was originally uploaded. {{Indent|
You can add a JavaScript {{w|bookmarklet}} to quickly archive a webpage to the Wayback Machine. Create a bookmark and set this as the "URL":
<syntaxhighlight lang="javascript" line="1" start="1">
javascript:void(location.href='https://web.archive.org/save/'+location.href);
</syntaxhighlight>
Then, whenever you press the bookmarklet, a snapshot of the currently viewed webpage will be saved.
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