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the first heading. Shortcuts MOS:LEADCITEMOS:LEADCITE MOS:CITELEADMOS:CITELEAD The lead section must conform to verifiability, biographies of living persons...

categories. WP:V, as core policy, overrides WP:CITELEAD when the two contradict; specifically this means that CITELEAD can allow us to omit citations only in...

entire article is cited, except the lead which does not need to be per MOS:CITELEAD. Perhaps there is no media extant, otherwise you could add it. (t · c)...

alphalfalfa(talk) 02:14, 29 April 2021 (UTC) At first glance, per MOS:CITELEAD, you might want to look at (re)moving some of the citations in the lead...

thereby meeting WP:WIAGA criterion #2. The lead does lack citations per WP:CITELEAD, but it is supposed to be a summary of information that is cited in the...

descriptions could be more specific, image rights are in order Prose- MOS:CITELEAD should be removed, all other issues I cleaned up on my own. @An anonymous...

Superegz (talk) 00:20, 16 December 2018 (UTC) Some issues that I noticed: MOS:CITELEAD is not followed There are a lot of short paragraphs that should be merged...

April 2017 (UTC) Lead There should be no citations in the lead as per WP:CITELEAD. Infobox I've removed a few spaces. It is very long. You should shorten...

could be removed. Same could be said about citations in the lead per WP:CITELEAD, provided that the information in the lead is repeated elsewhere in the...

in the lede that summarize the article may not need citations, per WP:CITELEAD. — hike395 (talk) 19:51, 27 October 2024 (UTC) @Hike395: I have added cn...

(talk) 16:42, 1 May 2024 (UTC) @48JcL48: Uninvolved quick note, but per WP:CITELEAD, the lead does not actually need direct citations. It should, however,...

say, rather than dumping them in the first line, in contravention of WP:CITELEAD. Fulfillment of WP:BASIC remains elusive. - Biruitorul Talk 04:17, 26 September...

is required CIV (WP:CIV) – Civility CIVIL (WP:CIVIL) – Civility CITELEAD (WP:CITELEAD) - Citations in the lead CK (WP:CK) – Common knowledge CLS (WP:CLS)...

November 2025 (UTC) The citations in the lead should be removed per MOS:CITELEAD to better comply with criteria 1 for GA. Perhaps the quote summarising...

the lead clean, meaning there shouldn't be any refs in the lead per WP:CITELEAD. Keep refs in the body of the article. The lead is for summarizing what's...

into the body of the article if the claims are also found there, see WP:CITELEAD. According to Earwig, there are no copyvios I checked a few of the sources...

are, but at FAC at least references in the lead are discouraged per WP:CITELEAD as everything in the lead should already be cited in the body. is the flag...

December 2024 (UTC) The reason why I don't understand the point of MOS:CITELEAD, is because it's supposed to act as a guideline to not use citations in...

Gleijeses 1991, pp. 149–164. In addition, the lede doesn't follow MOS:CITELEAD and the final sentence: "Operation PBFORTUNE was a precursor to Operation...

background section and relevant sections so that it can comply with WP:CITELEAD). dxneo (talk) 13:10, 13 August 2024 (UTC) Now that I am now looking into...

{{cslist}} in the infobox results in a violation of MOS:REFPUNCT.  Done Per MOS:CITELEAD, inline references may be omitted from the lead, and featured articles...

Peabody Award) since it's already sourced in the body of the article per WP:CITELEAD, especially since you are duplicating references. I have removed the duplicate...

lack of familiarity with citing conventions for article leads. See WP:CITELEAD; it is longstanding practice to use citations sparingly in the lead paragraphs...

summary without adding any new information. This is in accordance with WP:CITELEAD. Given this fact, the claim that the article is full of original research...

citation should go in the main text and not in the lead. See WP:LEAD and WP:CITELEAD. One thing that looks like a typo, but one never knows, is the repetition...

(UTC) You may want to move citations from the lead to the body per WP:CITELEAD. Moved some sources to the body. Esquivalience t 21:29, 17 December 2015...

August 2014 (UTC) Its about sticking a balance between the two and WP:CITELEAD is clear that they are allowed when needed and point out that "The lead...

main part of the article, cite it there, to avoid citing in the lead? MOS:CITELEAD  Done Aknell4 (talk · contribs) 02:52, 7 July 2023 (UTC) Why say "work...

that there's no etymology section, so it should probably be added. MOS:CITELEAD doesn't ban nor require citations in most circumstances, so I think this...

single citation, contrary to the MOS lead section guidelines. No, the WP:CITELEAD part of MOS:LEAD says "Complex, current, or controversial subjects may...

I was not entirely sure on this point, so I asked at the help desk. WP:CITELEAD has this to say: "Because the lead will usually repeat information that...

2022 (UTC) I'm seeing a lot of citations in the lead, which raises WP:CITELEAD concerns. I'll need to read the body to know which things are cited because...

could generalize some parts to avoid referencing specific parts. Per MOS:CITELEAD, information that is sourced within the body no longer needs citations...

about 400 words. Citations are usually but not always optional; see WP:CITELEAD. Shortcut WP:PARAGRAPHWP:PARAGRAPH Paragraphs should be short enough to...

cite it in the lead, as it is should be more generalized there. Read WP:CITELEAD if what I said was confusing. Sorry if it was.--Found5dollar (talk) 05:52...

(unsurpassed), there is nothing wrong with citing it in the lead. See WP:CITELEAD. SandyGeorgia (Talk) 17:11, 19 September 2020 (UTC) The main image - do...

Although citations in the lead or the infobox are not necessary, per WP:CITELEAD (and given a past Class A review that sought that everything be cited)...

Mouse character meals by 2005." be somehow integrated in the text? Per WP:CITELEAD, and since the quote is mentioned later anyway, the sole citation in the...

GA. Vanamonde (Talk) 00:53, 30 July 2023 (UTC) @Vanamonde93 Yes, per WP:CITELEAD, redundant citations in the lede can be put in the body instead. Many of...

Department decision is covered in the body While being fully aware of CITELEAD, I have developed a strong preference for keeping lead citations, because...

Peabody Award) since it's already sourced in the body of the article per WP:CITELEAD, especially since you are duplicating references. I have removed the duplicate...

have a lot more information about the 2000s and 2010s. Note that per WP:CITELEAD, citations are not required in the lead for facts that are cited in the...

a summary of the body, the body is the source for the article (see WP:CITELEAD). If anything is important enough to be in the lead that is not already...

since the content is already sourced in the body of the article per WP:CITELEAD. - Brojam (talk) 04:43, 12 December 2019 (UTC) Good point.  Spy-cicle💥 ...

case of article ownership. I restored my edit again, this time quoting WP:CITELEAD which states that sources do not always have to be added to the lead section...

believe, similar to standard articles, list articles also conform to MOS:CITELEAD, where everything that is repeated in the body or tables don't need to...

March 2016 (UTC) "Undid revision 711600391 by Mike Peel (talk) Per WP:CITELEAD." Comments: This user made 5 reverts yesterday in clear violation of the...

sentence I removed exists? the lead doesn't need citations as per MOS:CITELEAD, but if you really wanted one in there you should have added a tag. This...

October 2016 (UTC) "Undid revision 742587986 by WikiOriginal-9 (talk) WP:CITELEAD "citations in a lead ... controversial subjects may require many citations")"...

but even then he is WP:UNDUE and including him in the lead violates WP:CITELEAD (as stated above WP:LISTEN). There's no reason to include Gottfried's minority...

Unknown parameter Image and navbox I don't understand the point of MOS:CITELEAD Wikipedia:Help_desk/Archives/2024 December 27 Citation format for interviews...

there really isn't any way for a person to dialogue with you. WP:AGF. WP:CITELEAD certainly applies. This is a short article and the lede is doing its job...

And as for leads, citations in the lead are sometimes necessary per WP:CITELEAD. And as for you saying you "will add a reference to any edit which changes...

added to article leads which shows no appreciation or understanding of WP:CITELEAD. The reversion of this 'spree', as another editor coined it, obviously...

breaching the verification policy. As far as the precise issue here goes, WP:CITELEAD asks editors to establish a consensus before requiring citations in the...

improve readability, some of the citations in the lead may be removed per WP:CITELEAD. In a nutshell, information in the lead should (usually) be presented elsewhere...

find the answer. In the article lead, references are optional (per MOS:CITELEAD), because it summarizes what is in the body of the article. Does the same...

since the content is already sourced in the body of the article per WP:CITELEAD. - Brojam (talk) 04:43, 12 December 2019 (UTC) Good point.  Spy-cicle💥 ...

down to 4 paras, by merging para2 with para3[43] citations in lede: MOS:CITELEAD says "the presence of citations in the introduction is neither required...

sockpuppetry; [98]. 2 March 2020 Removes content adequately supported per WP:CITELEAD; no edit summary. 5 March 2020 Reverts contentious infobox back into the...

paragraph. Tartigradesinspace (talk) 09:01, 13 June 2026 (UTC) Per WP:CITELEAD, the lead should not have any citations. Citations should be in the body...

Resolved comments from Azealia911 talk 19:27, 18 November 2015 (UTC) * Per WP:CITELEAD, anything referenced later in the article does not need to be referenced...

Presumably, all the info cited in the lead is also cited in the body, per WP:CITELEAD, cites in the lead should be removed. ~ GabeMc (talk|contribs) 04:24, 2...

information in them is mentioned and sourced in the table. According to WP:CITELEAD, the lead doesn't require citations if the content is sourced in the body...

particularly collegiate kind. Am pleased to support at this juncture. per MOS:CITELEAD, as discussed above. There's no good reason presented to pepper the lead...

Fyunck(click) (talk) 19:39, 10 October 2014 (UTC) That's a good point too. Per WP:CITELEAD, the lede should be a summary of what appears in the body, so in many cases...

was undone by an editor & his/her edit summary just said "MOS:LEAD, WP:CITELEAD", I checked both of those and I failed to see anything in that which is...

Contest by year View in article format Lead & Infobox – Per WP:CITELEAD, no citations to be included in the lead section. Location – Start off with {{details}}...

down to 4 paras, by merging para2 with para3[25] citations in lede: MOS:CITELEAD says "the presence of citations in the introduction is neither required...

in the lead, and if citations are required they must be there. See WP:CITELEAD for the guidance on what should have citations in the lead. You should...

corridor, although the reference itself doesn't need to be in the lead per WP:CITELEAD. Added a specific citation about the NEC. Mackensen (talk) 20:50, 12 September...

to in the article body, then these can be removed from the lead (see WP:CITELEAD). Same with the cites in the infobox. Yes, because I am unable to integrate...

fit well into WP:TOOBIG Lead Any need for citations in the lead? Per MOS:CITELEAD it’s not necessary unless it’s a quote. “As of 2013”: anything more up-to-date...

uncontroversial information already sourced in the body of the article per WP:CITELEAD. I suggest pointing out those two guidelines either in your edit summary...

Must Be Cited in a quick cheatsheet format. Then, if you haven't found WP:CITELEAD yet, that would be your next stop. Things like direct quotations and contentious...

not really need to be mentioned there. This is one of the reasons for WP:CITELEAD as well since it is assumed that citations to information mentioned in...

needed for the table. This would be sort of a tweaked application of WP:CITELEAD. If, on the other hand, the entry is not covered earlier in the article...

might find helpful are WP:SEEALSO, H:FOOT#Reference lists: the basics, WP:CITELEAD, WP:BOMBARD, WP:ELCITE and WP:CS#Avoid embedded links. You might also want...

information in the article body? If so, these references are not needed. MOS:CITELEAD seems to be a bit wishy-washy about this sort of thing. I'll take a look...

summary without adding any new information. This is in accordance with WP:CITELEAD. Given this fact, the claim that the article is full of original research...

say, rather than dumping them in the first line, in contravention of WP:CITELEAD. Fulfillment of WP:BASIC remains elusive. - Biruitorul Talk 04:17, 26 September...

the use of quotes; indeed, out MoS is quite clear on the matter in WP:CITELEAD. The quotes in the lead (and elsewhere in the article), have certainly...

CactiStaccingCrane (talk) I also notice that the lead has some citations, but under WP:CITELEAD you could remove these if the info is adequately cited in the body (unless...

lead. However, climate (for one) does not seem to be in the lead. Per WP:CITELEAD there must be citations in the lead for direct quotations and for extraordinary...

January 2020 (UTC) Hi JuanGarciaFederalAgent. Please take a look at WP:CITELEAD if by the "first section" of the article you mean the MOS:LEAD. Generally...

were helpful. I still have two minor quibbles and a suggestion. Per WP:CITELEAD, direct quotations in the lead need to be cited with an inline reference...

should come up in the body, so can be sourced there). The lead follows WP:CITELEAD. I didn't write the policy, I just follow it.—RJH (talk)\ Well, I think...

17:24, 15 April 2025 (UTC) Why? What's the rationale? According to MOS:CITELEAD its not needed. Keres🌕Luna edits! 00:27, 16 April 2025 (UTC) I believe...

even the Crook one which is repeated and cited in the main text. See WP:CITELEAD. There's a debate on the lede quotations. Would you prefer them out? I...

12 March 2015 (UTC) I agree with Ian. The relevant style guide is WP:CITELEAD. As a summary of the the article, the lead content usually doesn't need...

Teahouse. Broadly you are correct, see WP:LEDE, & more specifically WP:CITELEAD. --David Biddulph (talk) 16:55, 21 May 2014 (UTC) Thanks David Biddulph...

republishing of a report from the United States Senate. Also, please see WP:CITELEAD: The verifiability policy advises that material that is challenged or likely...

d you think it needs citing? That would probably need a consensus, per CITELEAD. I'm currently giving it another prose run, mostly looking at run-on sentences...

contradicted by MOS:CITELEAD as explained at the talk page link above. How should this direct contradiction of the MOS:CITELEAD be resolved? RealLRLee...

Background section, but perhaps that could be earlier. My understanding of MOS:CITELEAD is that the lead section shouldn't repeat notes and references that are...

person, so the citing requirements are slightly more stringent. Per WP:CITELEAD: " The lead must conform to verifiability, biographies of living persons...

summarise the number of books published in the lede, with no ref per WP:CITELEAD. In short, not a lot of additions, no unsourced additions, and nothing...

information in them is mentioned and sourced in the table. According to WP:CITELEAD, the lead doesn't require citations if the content is sourced in the body...

referring to WP:CITELEAD. Per that guideline, sources don't necessarily need to be in the lead. It's a case-by-case basis. But WP:CITELEAD is clear that...

from? Even if I grant that one of the diffs is allowed according to WP:CITELEAD, seven other diffs remain. Honestly, my impression from seeing these edits...

the article's talk page or other forms of dispute resolution. Per MOS:CITELEAD allows for consensus to determine that citations might be necessary in...

("tragic" can mean "artistically rubbish"). Done. — Golden call me maybe? MOS:CITELEAD makes an exception for direct quotes: at least cite "intense expression...

For questions about where and how to place citations, see WP:CITE, WP:CITELEAD, etc. Once an editor has provided any source that he or she believes, in...

Talk Work 13:12, 3 March 2023 (UTC) Not a full review yet, but per MOS:CITELEAD O'Brien's direct quote in the lead should probably have a cite with it...

should come up in the body, so can be sourced there). The lead follows WP:CITELEAD. I didn't write the policy, I just follow it.—RJH (talk)\ Well, I think...

(talk) 15:15, 14 April 2023 (UTC) Just a note on lead citations: per MOS:CITELEAD, The presence of citations in the introduction is neither required in every...

Presumably, all the info cited in the lead is also cited in the body, per WP:CITELEAD, cites in the lead should be removed. ~ GabeMc (talk|contribs) 04:24, 2...

warring" has been to remove four unnecessary sources from the lede (see WP:CITELEAD), which Gabe allegedly added to support changing the word "wrote" to "co-authored"...

the use of quotes; indeed, out MoS is quite clear on the matter in WP:CITELEAD. The quotes in the lead (and elsewhere in the article), have certainly...

12 March 2015 (UTC) I agree with Ian. The relevant style guide is WP:CITELEAD. As a summary of the the article, the lead content usually doesn't need...

information in the article body? If so, these references are not needed. MOS:CITELEAD seems to be a bit wishy-washy about this sort of thing. I'll take a look...

entire article is cited, except the lead which does not need to be per MOS:CITELEAD. Perhaps there is no media extant, otherwise you could add it. (t · c)...

Resolved comments from Azealia911 talk 19:27, 18 November 2015 (UTC) * Per WP:CITELEAD, anything referenced later in the article does not need to be referenced...

descriptions could be more specific, image rights are in order Prose- MOS:CITELEAD should be removed, all other issues I cleaned up on my own. @An anonymous...

corridor, although the reference itself doesn't need to be in the lead per WP:CITELEAD. Added a specific citation about the NEC. Mackensen (talk) 20:50, 12 September...

Department decision is covered in the body While being fully aware of CITELEAD, I have developed a strong preference for keeping lead citations, because...

d you think it needs citing? That would probably need a consensus, per CITELEAD. I'm currently giving it another prose run, mostly looking at run-on sentences...

Mouse character meals by 2005." be somehow integrated in the text? Per WP:CITELEAD, and since the quote is mentioned later anyway, the sole citation in the...

even the Crook one which is repeated and cited in the main text. See WP:CITELEAD. There's a debate on the lede quotations. Would you prefer them out? I...

background section and relevant sections so that it can comply with WP:CITELEAD). dxneo (talk) 13:10, 13 August 2024 (UTC) Now that I am now looking into...

were helpful. I still have two minor quibbles and a suggestion. Per WP:CITELEAD, direct quotations in the lead need to be cited with an inline reference...

(unsurpassed), there is nothing wrong with citing it in the lead. See WP:CITELEAD. SandyGeorgia (Talk) 17:11, 19 September 2020 (UTC) The main image - do...

to in the article body, then these can be removed from the lead (see WP:CITELEAD). Same with the cites in the infobox. Yes, because I am unable to integrate...

cite it in the lead, as it is should be more generalized there. Read WP:CITELEAD if what I said was confusing. Sorry if it was.--Found5dollar (talk) 05:52...

(UTC) You may want to move citations from the lead to the body per WP:CITELEAD. Moved some sources to the body. Esquivalience t 21:29, 17 December 2015...

2022 (UTC) I'm seeing a lot of citations in the lead, which raises WP:CITELEAD concerns. I'll need to read the body to know which things are cited because...

pasting. Typically, lead sections don't really require citations per WP:CITELEAD and that's just a list article. Apart from the chart methodology, whatever...

I was not entirely sure on this point, so I asked at the help desk. WP:CITELEAD has this to say: "Because the lead will usually repeat information that...

Although citations in the lead or the infobox are not necessary, per WP:CITELEAD (and given a past Class A review that sought that everything be cited)...

improve readability, some of the citations in the lead may be removed per WP:CITELEAD. In a nutshell, information in the lead should (usually) be presented elsewhere...

AIDS education service", but OK, I'll repeat that in the lead per MOS:CITELEAD. RoySmith (talk) 16:29, 26 August 2025 (UTC) This is a unique and engaging...

August 2014 (UTC) Its about sticking a balance between the two and WP:CITELEAD is clear that they are allowed when needed and point out that "The lead...

CactiStaccingCrane (talk) I also notice that the lead has some citations, but under WP:CITELEAD you could remove these if the info is adequately cited in the body (unless...

citation should go in the main text and not in the lead. See WP:LEAD and WP:CITELEAD. One thing that looks like a typo, but one never knows, is the repetition...

noticed you mentioned wanting citations in the lead. Have you read MOS:CITELEAD? Generally you don't need citations in the lead so long as the information...

particularly collegiate kind. Am pleased to support at this juncture. per MOS:CITELEAD, as discussed above. There's no good reason presented to pepper the lead...

17:24, 15 April 2025 (UTC) Why? What's the rationale? According to MOS:CITELEAD its not needed. Keres🌕Luna edits! 00:27, 16 April 2025 (UTC) I believe...

in the lede that summarize the article may not need citations, per WP:CITELEAD. — hike395 (talk) 19:51, 27 October 2024 (UTC) @Hike395: I have added cn...

November 2025 (UTC) The citations in the lead should be removed per MOS:CITELEAD to better comply with criteria 1 for GA. Perhaps the quote summarising...

fair and impartial summary of the body, it doesn't need sourcing per wp:citelead. While disputed BLP claims should normally stay out until consensus to...

believe, similar to standard articles, list articles also conform to MOS:CITELEAD, where everything that is repeated in the body or tables don't need to...

that there's no etymology section, so it should probably be added. MOS:CITELEAD doesn't ban nor require citations in most circumstances, so I think this...

source per WP:Reliable sources. Removing sources from the lede per MOS:CITELEAD and changing to British for now, at least till we find a valid source on...

GA. Vanamonde (Talk) 00:53, 30 July 2023 (UTC) @Vanamonde93 Yes, per WP:CITELEAD, redundant citations in the lede can be put in the body instead. Many of...

could generalize some parts to avoid referencing specific parts. Per MOS:CITELEAD, information that is sourced within the body no longer needs citations...

body. It not being sourced in the lede is my point of contention. MOS:CITELEAD states that The necessity for citations in a lead should be determined...

Background section, but perhaps that could be earlier. My understanding of MOS:CITELEAD is that the lead section shouldn't repeat notes and references that are...

paragraph. Tartigradesinspace (talk) 09:01, 13 June 2026 (UTC) Per WP:CITELEAD, the lead should not have any citations. Citations should be in the body...

(talk) 16:42, 1 May 2024 (UTC) @48JcL48: Uninvolved quick note, but per WP:CITELEAD, the lead does not actually need direct citations. It should, however,...

(edit conflict) Hi EmoryNB. There's some information on this found at WP:CITELEAD, but generally citations aren't required for the lede section except in...

@Editorthatedits: I would say the lead has too many inline citations, but read MOS:CITELEAD to guide your final decision. Also, Newsweek, Associated Press and ABC...

I'm not an expert, just another editor. I'd suggest looking thorough MOS:CITELEAD though, usually most articles won't contain citations in the lead since...

references where they are not needed (e.g.: in the lead section, per MOS:CITELEAD). They should contribute to improving the encyclopedia, for instance by...

(UTC) @Aydoh8 Lead section doesn't necessarily need citations; see MOS:CITELEAD Staraction (talk | contribs) 04:01, 30 March 2024 (UTC) Oh ok. Aydoh8 (talk...

Talk Work 13:12, 3 March 2023 (UTC) Not a full review yet, but per MOS:CITELEAD O'Brien's direct quote in the lead should probably have a cite with it...

(UTC) Support article's OK, although why the cites in the lead? See WP:CITELEAD. I imagine the main sections of the article will expand as further info...

AIDS education service", but OK, I'll repeat that in the lead per MOS:CITELEAD. RoySmith (talk) 16:29, 26 August 2025 (UTC) This is a unique and engaging...

insertion that radicalizes the introductory section in violation of WP:CITELEAD. However, in recent days, multiple sockpuppets and evaders [100] WP:Zombie...

(talk) 15:15, 14 April 2023 (UTC) Just a note on lead citations: per MOS:CITELEAD, The presence of citations in the introduction is neither required in every...

February 2023 — blatant violation of WP:PSCI. I believe they violated WP:CITELEAD, since the pseudoscientific and racist character of Anthroposophy is rendered...

even be a B-rated article, but the lead needs some work following MOS:CITELEAD. Broc (talk) 13:50, 26 January 2024 (UTC) @Broc Thanks a bunch! I was completely...