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[[WP:Citation templates|Citation templates]] are used to format citations in a consistent way. The use of citation templates is neither encouraged nor discouraged. Templates may be used or removed at the discretion of individual editors, subject to agreement with other editors on the article. '''Because templates can be contentious, editors should not change an article with a distinctive citation format to another without gaining consensus.''' Where no agreement can be reached, defer to the style used by the first major contributor.

 

Citations may be accompanied by metadata, though it is not mandatory. Most citation templates on Wikipedia use the [[COinS]] microformat. Metadata such as this allow browser plugins and other automated software to make citation data accessible to the user, for instance by providing links to their library's online copies of the cited works. In articles that format citations manually, metadata may be added manually in a span, according to the [http://ocoins.info/ COinS specification]; or the templates [[Template:Citation metadata]] or [[Template:COinS]] can be used.