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==How often and where do I need to add citations?==
Citations must be added (as a minimum) at the end of ''each'' '''paragraph''' - even if there is only one single source for the whole article. In other words: It is is compulsory to include at least one citation in any and all paragraphs. This also explicitly applies to the '''introductory sentence or paragraph''' at the beginning of an article, all entries in for example '''tables''' and also to each element of '''lists''', '''galleries''' and similar. Yes, this also means all information in '''templates'''. And no, just because a subject that is in a list or gallery is properly sourced in its own article, the same article or in its file description this does not mean you don't have to put a footnote in the list or galleryor template, too. However due to space restrictions and because each item in a list or gallery also has its own article '''one''' source only is permitted per entry - as the complete list of sources can be found in the article proper. Any and all '''images''' used in an article must also be sourced with a citation at the end of the corresponding caption (that, again, includes galleries).
If multiple sources are used within the ''same'' paragraph the correct footnotes must be added at the end of each corresponding '''sentence''' - ''not'' in a "collective" citation at the end of the paragraph. If a specific information is found in different sources, multiple footnotes are to be inserted accordingly at the end of the sentence or paragraph. It does however not make a lot of sense to add a huge number of different sources saying exactly the same - common sense and a policy of "not overdoing it" should be applied in these cases (while of course observing the strict need for proper sourcing). If one sentence contains information from different sources it is best to place the citation directly behind the information it is the source for.
