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I have nine citations. User:MoonyTheDwarf still added the tag {more citations} the same minute I first published the article (16:05). There is no chance, that they have been able to properly assess the content, and the sources during that time. Creuzbourg (talk) 16:11, 4 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

My tag was added after I noticed the lack of citations in the article's opening, as it contains exactly none. MoonyTheDwarf (Braden N.) (talk) 16:13, 4 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
For note, the rest seems fine. Just the beginning. I have no knowledge on the subject, so I could not add citations myself. MoonyTheDwarf (Braden N.) (talk) 16:15, 4 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
For your information, the lead of an article in Wikipedia is a summary of the whole article. No notes are needed. I will therefore remove the tag.Creuzbourg (talk) 16:16, 4 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
You mind pointing out where this is said? Many articles I read have citations in the lead. For example, Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress does MoonyTheDwarf (Braden N.) (talk) 16:27, 4 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
See: Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Lead section#Citations. Creuzbourg (talk) 19:21, 5 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]