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To avoid mistakes, unnecessary reverts, endless discussions, etc one is seriously advised to cite ones sources. By doing that, another user can read and check the issue in question, and if necessary improve/correct any unclear points.
 
To avoid mistakes, unnecessary reverts, endless discussions, etc one is seriously advised to cite ones sources. By doing that, another user can read and check the issue in question, and if necessary improve/correct any unclear points.
  

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http://www.textlidarv.com To avoid mistakes, unnecessary reverts, endless discussions, etc one is seriously advised to cite ones sources. By doing that, another user can read and check the issue in question, and if necessary improve/correct any unclear points.

The easiest way 'to cite' is to write a special paragraph below the main text. There one provides a list of the sources that were used. The proper page-number is also very apreciated.


The canonicity of some novels is disputed: Noone is really sure if the events described in a particular novel really happened in the described way in the 'official 40K universe' . A fine example for this are the events in the novel Annihilation Squad where the fate of Herman von Strab was decided. The events of the novel itself have not been confirmed by official sources of Games Workshop. Some novels are more suspect than others.


Therefore one is advised to link important statements and facts obtained from a novel to the proper source (i.e. include the information from the novel in the main text, but then provide the novel as a source and 'link' the two).

If your source includes a Codex, then list it among your sources. Notice however that to link all the statements obtained from the Codex is widely unecessary.


Even if a particular information obtained from a novel has been confirmed by a Codex (or vice-versa) one can still link it with the novel. A good example for this is the article Sisters of Battle. Statements of the novels have been confirmed by the Codex (e.g. role of the individual Orders). Nevertheless the statements have also been linked to the novels 'below'.


To link every single statement and information is simply foolish. Most of the Users need a good article. Use a little common sense and only link when neccessary or if the statement and information is somewhat important.


A simple example of providing sources and linking (subject, statements, and sources are completly invented)

The Order of the Glorious Lady is a minor Order of the Adepta Sororitas. They recieved the Emperor's Star on 999M41<sup>1</sup> 
by order of the High Lords of Terra.

===Sources===
*[[Codex: Sisters of Battle (7th Edition)]], page 34
*<sup>1</sup>[[No Surrender (Novel)|No surrender]] page 456


For arguments sake the awarding of Emperor's Star only appears in the (invented) novel. It was advisable to link it with the source (a note of caution: the text above is shown as it is suppossed to be written by the user). What would appear in the article is the following below:


The Order of the Glorious Lady is a minor Order of the Adepta Sororitas. They recieved the Emperor's Star on 999M411 by order of the High Lords of Terra.

Notifying missing citations

If you stumble upon an article or a sentence that needs a verifiable source, you should use one of the following templates:

{{Cite}}
For articles that do not have sources at all, or have very few.
{{Add'l cite}}
For articles that already have some sources, but need a further work into it.
{{Cite section}}
For article sections that are not explicitly linked to a source and whose canonicity is disputed.
{{Cite This}}
For sentences that are not explicitly linked to a source and whose canonicity is disputed.

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