Template:Ref

Creates references for articles that end up listed as footnotes. Use with Template:References

{{ref
|TITLE=Title of Sim or Article
|URL=URL of Sim or Article
|AUTHOR=Author of the sim or article if applicable, using abbreviated rank, first initial, and last name (Capt. J. Smith)
|SOURCE=Ship the sim appears on, Federation News Service, or Memory Alpha/Beta
|DATE=Stardate of sim or date the FNS article was published (not needed for Memory Alpha or Beta citations)
}}

Besure to place {{References}} at the bottom of the page to create the footnote section.

Example

Established as the fifth colony in the [[Shoals]]{{ref|TITLE=Cakapunnual|URL=https://groups.google.com/d/msg/sb118-invicta/82BL2DcI5oA/azexbKsNAwAJ|AUTHOR=LtCmdr S. Blake|SOURCE={{USS|Invicta}}|DATE=SD 239311.09}}, Shadow's Edge is the smallest colony of the Coalition.

{{References}}

Established as the fifth colony in the Shoals, Shadow's Edge is the smallest colony of the Coalition.