Help:Cite errors/Cite error refs without references

Overview
When a page contains references enclosed in  tags, the page must also have markup to actually show the reference list; otherwise the error message will be displayed.

The reference list is shown by including reference list markup: used for a basic rendering,  used with  or the template reflist, which will supports columns and other features. Reference list markup is generally placed in its own section near the end of the page and may have a section heading titled "References", "Notes", "Footnotes", "Works cited" or some other name; see WP:FNNR.

Issues and resolution
Since the most common issue is missing reference list markup, simply add the markup:

==References==
 * Or;

==References==

Sometimes the reference list markup exists, but the message is shown because the tag immediately before the reference list markup does not have a closing  or it is malformed, thus "eating" the rest of the text including the reference list. If this is the case, find the last tag and ensure it is properly closed with.

Similarly the reference list markup may be "eaten" by an unclosed HTML comment or HTML tag such as or.

This message may also show if there are  tags after the reference list markup. Ensure all  tags are properly placed.

A template such as a navbox may have  tags. Template reference list may be used— see the documentation.

Multiple uses of reflist require that it be closed for each use. See Template:Reflist.

Redirect pages should have no content other than the redirect, a redirect template and possibly a category.

Examples
The reflist template is missing:

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat.

Would appear in an article as:

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat.

Bugs

 * Misleading error message for omitted tag: this documents the issue with the last  missing

Proposals
There have been several proposals to have the error message automatically add Reflist or. Issues:
 * There is no standard section name for references; see WP:FNNR.
 * The cite error message is always placed at the end of the article, thus any automatic reflist will be placed out of order at the very end.
 * The extension classes all error messages in bold red, thus a reference list generated by the message will inherit those attributes.