Citing Sources in a Lore Article - Revision history

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	<b>Pre-Release sources</b>		<b>Pre-Release sources</b>
	:<i>Example:</i>		:<i>Example:</i>
	::[[Microsoft~~.com - Asheron's Call~~ History/Historical Archive]]		::[[Microsoft Games Archive/World/History/Historical Archive]]
	:<font color=red><i>Incorrect Source:</i></font>		:<font color=red><i>Incorrect Source:</i></font>
	::1999/10 [[Asheron's Call Beta]] - [[Microsoft~~.com - Asheron's Call~~ History/Historical Archive]]		::1999/10 [[Asheron's Call Beta]] - [[Microsoft Games Archive/World/History/Historical Archive]]
	:<font color=green><i>Correct Source:</i></font>		:<font color=green><i>Correct Source:</i></font>
	::1999/11 [[Release]] - [[Microsoft~~.com - Asheron's Call~~ History/Historical Archive]]		::1999/11 [[Release]] - [[Microsoft Games Archive/World/History/Historical Archive]]

	== Articles in need of Sources ==		== Articles in need of Sources ==

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	<b>Pre-Release sources</b>		<b>Pre-Release sources</b>
	:<i>Example:</i>		:<i>Example:</i>
	::[[Asheron's Call Historical Archive]]		::[[Microsoft.com - Asheron's Call History/Historical Archive]]
	:<font color=red><i>Incorrect Source:</i></font>		:<font color=red><i>Incorrect Source:</i></font>
	::1999/10 [[Asheron's Call Beta]] - [[Asheron's Call Historical Archive]]		::1999/10 [[Asheron's Call Beta]] - [[Microsoft.com - Asheron's Call History/Historical Archive]]
	:<font color=green><i>Correct Source:</i></font>		:<font color=green><i>Correct Source:</i></font>
	::1999/11 [[Release]] - [[Asheron's Call Historical Archive]]		::1999/11 [[Release]] - [[Microsoft.com - Asheron's Call History/Historical Archive]]

	== Articles in need of Sources ==		== Articles in need of Sources ==

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	{{Related\|How To Make Footnotes\|Template:Lore Citation Needed\|~~Lore~~}}		{{Related\|Lore\|Creating and Editing Lore Articles\|How To Make Footnotes\|Template:Lore Citation Needed\|Template:Specific Citation Needed\|}}

	== Using <nowiki><ref></nowiki> tags ==		== Using <nowiki><ref></nowiki> tags ==
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	If no date/patch information is available, simply link to the source:		If no date/patch information is available, simply link to the source:
	<pre><nowiki>[[Source]]</nowiki></pre>		<pre><nowiki>[[Source]]</nowiki></pre>

	~~== Acceptable Sources ==~~
	* Most in-game sources, such as [[:Category:Text\|Text]]s, Item descriptions, and In-Game dialog.
	* Some internet sources, such as [[:Category:Internet Lore Article\|Internet Lore Article]]s and Developer quotes.

	== What to Link to ==		== What to Link to ==
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	Which displays as:		Which displays as:
	{{Lore Citation Needed}}		{{Lore Citation Needed}}


	[[Category:Help]]		[[Category:Help]]

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	:: 1999/11 [[Release]] - [[Worcer]]		:: 1999/11 [[Release]] - [[Worcer]]
	:<font color=green><i>Correct Source:</i></font>		:<font color=green><i>Correct Source:</i></font>
	:: 2004/12 [[The Calm]] - [[Worcer's Missing Heirlooms]]		:: 2004/12 [[The Calm]] - [[Worcer's Missing Heirlooms#Lore & Dialog\|Worcer's Missing Heirlooms]]

	<b>Town Crier/Ulgrim Dialog</b>		<b>Town Crier/Ulgrim Dialog</b>

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	{{Related\|How To Make Footnotes\|Template:Lore Citation Needed\|Lore}}		{{Related\|How To Make Footnotes\|Template:Lore Citation Needed\|Lore}}

	=== Using <nowiki><ref></nowiki> tags ===		== Using <nowiki><ref></nowiki> tags ==

	When using a source only one time in an article, place it in this format:		When using a source only one time in an article, place it in this format:
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	More details can be found at [[How To Make Footnotes]].		More details can be found at [[How To Make Footnotes]].

	=== Format ===		== Format ==
	Lore sources should be formatted in the following way:		Lore sources should be formatted in the following way:
	<pre><nowiki>yyyy/mm [[Patch]] - [[Source]]</nowiki></pre>		<pre><nowiki>yyyy/mm [[Patch]] - [[Source]]</nowiki></pre>
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	<pre><nowiki>[[Source]]</nowiki></pre>		<pre><nowiki>[[Source]]</nowiki></pre>

	=== Acceptable Sources ===		== Acceptable Sources ==
	* Most in-game sources, such as [[:Category:Text\|Text]]s, Item descriptions, and In-Game dialog.		* Most in-game sources, such as [[:Category:Text\|Text]]s, Item descriptions, and In-Game dialog.
	* Some internet sources, such as [[:Category:Internet Lore Article\|Internet Lore Article]]s and Developer quotes.		* Some internet sources, such as [[:Category:Internet Lore Article\|Internet Lore Article]]s and Developer quotes.

	=== What to Link to ===		== 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.		Some times it may not be clear what to link to. Here are some example situations and the proper article to link to.

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	:<font color=green><i>Correct Source:</i></font>		:<font color=green><i>Correct Source:</i></font>
	::1999/11 [[Release]] - [[Asheron's Call Historical Archive]]		::1999/11 [[Release]] - [[Asheron's Call Historical Archive]]

			== Articles in need of Sources ==
			[[Special:WhatLinksHere/Template:Lore_Citation_Needed\|<b>Click here</b>]] for a list of pages tagged as needing sources.
			<br><br>When a lore article is lacking in sources, the following is placed at the top of the page:
			<pre>{{Lore Citation Needed}}</pre>
			Which displays as:
			{{Lore Citation Needed}}


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