Template:Cleanup-bare URLs
 | This article uses bare URLs for citations, which may be threatened by link rot. (December 2024) |
This template will add tagged articles to a cleanup category according to the month and year given.
What is a bare URL?[edit]
A bare URL is a link to a website with no identifying information except the link itself. It is not just a citation style that leaves the URL visible to the reader. Fully visible URLs are required by some citation styles, such as the MLA style. However, these visible URLs should be accompanied by useful descriptions of the page being linked, such as information about the author, title, and/or publication.
- Bare URLs—add this tag
- Good citations—do not add this tag
- Fuster V, Walsh RA, Harrington RA, eds. Hurst's The Heart. 13th ed. New York: McGraw-Hill; 2011. http://www.accessmedicine.com/content.aspx?aID=7812984.
- Fuster V, Walsh RA, Harrington RA, eds. Hurst's The Heart. 13th ed. New York: McGraw-Hill; 2011.[2]
How to use[edit]
If there are references you are unable to fix or you need assistance in fixing them, paste this at the top of an article with bare-URL references:
- {{Cleanup-bare URLs|date=December 2024}}
Save the page.
This template will add tagged articles to Category:Articles needing link rot cleanup and Category:Festipedia cleanup, or a dated subcategory thereof.