Welcome to Warhammer 40k - Lexicanum! Log in and join the community.

Difference between revisions of "Warhammer 40k - Lexicanum:Sourcing"

From Warhammer 40k - Lexicanum
Jump to: navigation, search
(Web Site Sourcing)
 
(9 intermediate revisions by 8 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
'''Sourcing''' in Lexicanum is important to maintain a professional and objective insight into the Warhammer 40,000 universe. To this end, please follow these rules although variation is expected.
+
#redirect[[Warhammer 40k - Lexicanum:Citation]]
 
 
==Basics==
 
Throughout the article you are creating, at the end of paragraphs you should put a number to identify where the information in the paragraph came from. Also, if there is information from more than one source in one paragraph, you should put the relevant number at the relevant point in the text. This is shown here:
 
 
 
"Wikipedia rules <sup>1</sup>. The source for this text is coming from me rather than Wikipedia<sup>2</sup>. If I then said that Wikipedia is a free online encyclopedia I would have to source it <sup>1</sup>."
 
 
 
You can also source bulk text in the same way, just don't think you have to source every single sentence!
 
 
 
==Doing numbers==
 
To produce the small, superscript numbers you should type <nowiki><sup></nowiki> (short for superscript), then the number, and then <nowiki></sup></nowiki>. A full example would be <nowiki><sup>1</sup></nowiki>. You can put anything you like between the sups, but we suggest only using a number as that is how it is done throughout Lexicanum.
 
 
 
==At the end==
 
At the end of the text, you should create a level two heading (<nowiki>==Headline Text==</nowiki>) entitled Sources (i.e. <nowiki>==Sources==</nowiki>) under which you will put the proper name of the source. You can use both internal and external links and most of the sources you will use will be something we have an internal article on. To do this, put a star (*) and type the sup of the article you wish to source from. Then place a colon after the <nowiki></sup></nowiki> and type the link in. An example is:
 
<table><tr><td>
 
==Sources==
 
*<sup>1</sup>:[[Codex: Imperial Guard (4th Edition)]]
 
*<sup>2</sup>:[[Codex: Imperial Guard (3rd Edition)]]
 
*<sup>3</sup>:[[Imperial Armour Volume One - Imperial Guard and Imperial Navy]]
 
*<sup>4</sup>:[[Imperial Armour: Volume 4 - The Anphelion Project]]
 
</td></tr></table>
 
 
 
==Web Site Sourcing==
 
Only official Games Workshop (and subsidiaries) websites should be listed as a source.
 
===PDF files===
 
You cannot link directly to a .pdf document. GW & Lexicanum policy state you must link to the Terms of Use that leads to the .pdf file. And only to .pdf files that are posted on an official GW site.
 
===Active Sites===
 
When citing a web site, use the same process as citing a GW publication.  Also include a notation of when you viewed the site using ISO date notation (YYYY.MM.DD). Example:
 
<table><tr><td>
 
*<sup>1</sup>:[http://www.armageddon3.com/ Armageddon 3 Web Site] ''(site accessed 2007.02.17)''
 
</td></tr></table>
 
===Inactive Sites===
 
A website that has been removed should not be listed as a source. However, if a site that had been listed as a source (see above) has been taken down, the citation should be changed as follows:
 
# Remove the link brackets <nowiki>[ ]</nowiki>
 
# Place <nowiki><nowiki></nowiki></nowiki> tags around the URL. This will keep it from becomming a link.
 
# Add notation that the site is no longer active.
 
Example:
 
<table><tr><td>
 
*<sup>1</sup>:<nowiki>http://www.badabwar.com</nowiki> ''(site is no longer active, accessed 2006.07.12)''
 
</td></tr></table>
 
<table><tr><td>
 
Here is the coding:
 
*<sup>1</sup>:<nowiki>&lt;nowiki&gt;http://www.badabwar.com&lt;/nowiki&gt;</nowiki> ''(site is no longer active, accessed 2006.07.12)''
 
</td></tr></table>
 
 
 
==Old Sourcing==
 
The older and out of use form of sourcing can be found here: [[Lexicanum:Sourcing (old)]].
 
 
 
[[Category:Lexicanum Help]]
 

Latest revision as of 18:50, 4 July 2019