Related topics: Lore, Creating and Editing Lore Articles, How To Make Footnotes, Template:Lore Citation Needed, Template:Specific Citation Needed
Using <ref> tags
When using a source only one time in an article, place it in this format:
<ref>Source</ref>
When using the same source throughout an article, giving the source a name is the correct procedure. To give a source a name, use the following steps:
- When the source is first used, place it in this format:
<ref name=SourceName>Source</ref>
- When using the same source again, place it in this format:
<ref name=SourceName/>
At the end of the article, place this text to have references displayed:
== References == <references/>
More details can be found at How To Make Footnotes.
Format
Lore sources should be formatted in the following way:
yyyy/mm [[Patch]] - [[Source]]
If no date/patch information is available, simply link to the source:
[[Source]]
What to Link to
Some times it may not be clear what to link to. Here are some example situations and the proper article to link to.
Quest Dialog
- Example:
- Worcer's dialog from the quest Worcer's Missing Heirlooms:
- Worcer tells you, "My parents were killed there when I was but a boy, when Holtburg was overrun with Tumeroks. I was saved, whisked away by the mage Celcynd at my parents' behest."
- Worcer's dialog from the quest Worcer's Missing Heirlooms:
- Incorrect Source:
- Correct Source:
- 2004/12 The Calm - Worcer's Missing Heirlooms
Town Crier/Ulgrim Dialog
- Example:
- Town Crier's dialog from the patch The Beast With Many Heads:
- Town Crier tells you, "I've heard that there's a well of magical water within the roots of the Deru tree on the Vesayens."
- Town Crier's dialog from the patch The Beast With Many Heads:
- Incorrect Source:
- 2008/02 The Beast With Many Heads - Town Crier
- Correct Source:
- 2008/02 The Beast With Many Heads - Town Crier Rumors
Event Article Text
- Example:
- Ancient Powers Teaser, regarding Oswald and MacTavish:
- "The two men were old friends, comrades in a long-ago war on another world, and had not seen each other in years."
- Ancient Powers Teaser, regarding Oswald and MacTavish:
- Incorrect Source: (linked to patch page)
- 2008/08 Ancient Powers - Teaser
- Correct Source: (linked to announcements page)
- 2008/08 Ancient Powers - Teaser
Pre-Release sources
- Example:
- Incorrect Source:
- Correct Source:
Articles in need of Sources
Click here for a list of pages tagged as needing sources.
When a lore article is lacking in sources, the following is placed at the top of the page:
{{Lore Citation Needed}}
Which displays as:
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