How to cite FamilySearch

Question

I am trying to cite FamilySearch and I'm trying to put a source for a record for a profile I have copied the web page and followed the help article on WikiTree I've used the citation on FamilySearch and the web link https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:ML16-S1B

"United States Census, 1910", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:ML16-S1B : Sat Mar 09 22:48:15 UTC 2024), Entry for Herbert S Tisdale and Cornelia A Tisdale, 1910.

And I keep getting this error message on the profile:

and I keep getting this error message: Cite error 5; Invalid <references> tag; no input is allowed, use <references /> 

Comments

I know your citation is what FamilySearch suggests, but I find their suggestions overly broad. Personally, I would add the town (or other description used on the census), county, and state.

Answer 1

You were missing a /

After the ==Sources== heading you need to have

<references/>

FamilySearch provides citations that can easily be copied and pasted into Wikitree.  Links to images don't always work so it's always better to provide a complete citation that names the document and the repository where it is held.  It's also helpful to summarize the contents.

Answer 2

The profile had this line:

<references >

which should be:

<references />

I fixed it for you.

Comments

Thank you!