Help:Citing Sources in a Lore Article

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 tag a name attribute is the correct procedure. To give a source a name, use the following steps:

1. When the source is first used, place it in this format:

<ref name=SourceName>Source</ref>

1. 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]] - [[Quest/Higher Topic]]: [[Source]] specific detail

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."

Incorrect Source:

1999/11 Release - Worcer

Correct Source:

2004/12 The Calm - Worcer's Missing Heirlooms: Worcer dialog

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."

Incorrect Source:

2008/02 The Beast With Many Heads - Town Crier

Correct Source:

2008/02 The Beast With Many Heads - Town Crier dialog

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."

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:

Microsoft Games Archive/World/History/Historical Archive

Incorrect Source:

1999/10 Asheron's Call Beta - Microsoft Games Archive/World/History/Historical Archive

Correct Source:

1999/10 Asheron's Call Beta - Microsoft Games Archive: Historical Archive

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:

The following Lore information lacks references or sources for some or all of its content, and may not be correct. Please help improve this article by properly citing sources.