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I've wanted to get something off my chest for a while now, and that's why I think citations are important. I've noticed lots of articles don't have that many citations, and it's been bothersome to me for a while now. I'll give an example of why I think even media can be good to cite in cases. | I've wanted to get something off my chest for a while now, and that's why I think citations are important. I've noticed lots of articles don't have that many citations, and it's been bothersome to me for a while now. I'll give an example of why I think even media can be good to cite in cases. | ||
So to give an example of something I think benefits from an in-game citation, [[Mr. Luggs]] shoots 15 fireballs the first time and then five fireballs subsequently. I think previously the idea was that if someone wanted to verify a fact for themselves, they would be expected to either play the game themselves or look at a video. Thing is, not everyone wants to play video games all the time, and | So to give an example of something I think benefits from an in-game citation, [[Mr. Luggs]] shoots 15 fireballs the first time and then five fireballs subsequently. I think previously the idea was that if someone wanted to verify a fact for themselves, they would be expected to either play the game themselves or look at a video. Thing is, not everyone wants to play video games all the time, and I've read that a person here is more interested in the research of them. Citations are important in research, whether it's writing a thesis in school or writing a wiki article. Even if citing videos, it may take effort to get to the exact spot of a video that corroborates a wiki statement, especially if that video is a longplay; in that case, it may take as much time combing through the exact part of the video that corroborates a sentence or paragraph. | ||
There's lots of dialogue in role-playing games, where I think it becomes especially important since most role-playing games are not linear. And dialogue is sometimes locked between multiple-choice options for the player. I can't remember exacts, but I have seen game dialogue from ''Super Mario Galaxy'' being cited before, presumably for the similar reason that it | There's lots of dialogue in role-playing games, where I think it becomes especially important since most role-playing games are not linear. And dialogue is sometimes locked between multiple-choice options for the player. I can't remember exacts, but I have seen game dialogue from ''Super Mario Galaxy'' being cited before, presumably for the similar reason that it provides instant corroboration. | ||
Now for when a character describes a subject, that wouldn't count as a quote from the subject, nor would it count as a profile. For example, a [[Message Block]] describing how to aim Yoshi's Eggs in ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'' ("Roses are red, violets are blue, never forget, what I say to you. Timing is vital, aim must be true, measure the angle and win, do!"): This "adds on" to the statement of aiming Yoshi's Eggs with official word from the Message Block, so citing a quote from the character (Message Block) puts it all together with the sentence in the article that explains about, perhaps, the act of aiming the egg. Since it's not a quote from a Yoshi's Egg, it wouldn't fit under a designated Quotes section, but that would apply to the Message Block page, though, since the Message Block isn't the recipient of that quote. | Now for when a character describes a subject, that wouldn't count as a quote from the subject, nor would it count as a profile. For example, a [[Message Block]] describing how to aim Yoshi's Eggs in ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'' ("Roses are red, violets are blue, never forget, what I say to you. Timing is vital, aim must be true, measure the angle and win, do!"): This "adds on" to the statement of aiming Yoshi's Eggs with official word from the Message Block, so citing a quote from the character (Message Block) puts it all together with the sentence in the article that explains about, perhaps, the act of aiming the egg. Since it's not a quote from a Yoshi's Egg, it wouldn't fit under a designated Quotes section, but that would apply to the Message Block page, though, since the Message Block isn't the recipient of that quote. | ||
