[17:02:03] <conr>	 hi all, i want to edit a page with a references and need to add some. What's the best way to approach this? Add the ref blocks first, then cite them in the text?
[17:02:15] <conr>	 will they auto re-number for me?
[17:12:43] <moonmoon>	 conr: there's a lot of different ways to use the Cite extension, and the "correct" way will likely vary based on the policies and existing practices of the wiki you are editing. https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Cite has an overview on how to add references
[17:13:57] <moonmoon>	 in general though the usual way is that <ref> goes inline with the text and contains the citation, and the <references /> block at the end takes those inline citations and generates the ref list
[17:16:59] <conr>	 moonmoon thanks, i want to use the modular way where i can reference it multiple times in one page. Can I add to the <references /> block first?
[17:17:37] <moonmoon>	 conr: yes, see this section for that: https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Cite#Separating_references_from_text
[17:18:00] <conr>	 brilliant, thanks