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I think we should source the games when an information might seem obscure/false to a number of fans. [[Bonetail]] being a Skeleton because he/she didn't eat anything and died might seem an important bit of info, however, the only source for that is that guy who tell stories in [[Rogueport]] (What is his name again?). {{User:Blitzwing/sig}} | I think we should source the games when an information might seem obscure/false to a number of fans. [[Bonetail]] being a Skeleton because he/she didn't eat anything and died might seem an important bit of info, however, the only source for that is that guy who tell stories in [[Rogueport]] (What is his name again?). {{User:Blitzwing/sig}} | ||
:That's a different case. You can still use the <nowiki><ref></ref></nowiki> tags, but you shouldn't say "Source: Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door", but rather use a footnote: "This information comes from [[Grifty]], a storyteller in Rogueport's East Side.", or something like that. - {{User:Cobold/sig}} 06:51, 27 January 2008 (EST) | :That's a different case. You can still use the <nowiki><ref></ref></nowiki> tags, but you shouldn't say "Source: Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door", but rather use a footnote: "This information comes from [[Grifty]], a storyteller in Rogueport's East Side.", or something like that. - {{User:Cobold/sig}} 06:51, 27 January 2008 (EST) | ||
The part that confuses me is this sentence "To cite a written source, which you cannot provide a link to, you only need to state it exactly.". That sentence seems to imply that we cannot use <nowiki><ref></nowiki> for things that can't be linked to. And using <nowiki><ref></nowiki> isn't always about linking to another website.{{User:Knife/sig}} 19:50, 27 January 2008 (EST) | |||
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Great page, but just one problem. Why can't we still use <ref> for written sources? Even though written sources can't be linked to, why can't you cite the without a link?Knife (talk) 20:25, 26 January 2008 (EST)
- Why? The section says that written sources also can be used in ref tags. I don't understand. :S - Cobold (talk · contribs) 05:28, 27 January 2008 (EST)
I think we should source the games when an information might seem obscure/false to a number of fans. Bonetail being a Skeleton because he/she didn't eat anything and died might seem an important bit of info, however, the only source for that is that guy who tell stories in Rogueport (What is his name again?). Blitzwing (talk · gnome work)
- That's a different case. You can still use the <ref></ref> tags, but you shouldn't say "Source: Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door", but rather use a footnote: "This information comes from Grifty, a storyteller in Rogueport's East Side.", or something like that. - Cobold (talk · contribs) 06:51, 27 January 2008 (EST)
The part that confuses me is this sentence "To cite a written source, which you cannot provide a link to, you only need to state it exactly.". That sentence seems to imply that we cannot use <ref> for things that can't be linked to. And using <ref> isn't always about linking to another website.Knife (talk) 19:50, 27 January 2008 (EST)
