102,066
edits
Want an adless experience? Log in or Create an account.
m
Text replacement - "http://www.zeldadungeon.net/" to "https://www.zeldadungeon.net/"
No edit summary |
m (Text replacement - "http://www.zeldadungeon.net/" to "https://www.zeldadungeon.net/") |
||
| (7 intermediate revisions by 2 users not shown) | |||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
This page will help in citing sources and adding references to articles. | This page will help in citing sources and adding references to articles. | ||
==When to Cite Sources== | |||
Until a more formal guide is created, here's a quick list of details that can be found in articles that should be cited: | |||
*Direct quotes from game text or other primary textual resources | |||
*Facts that are not common knowledge and can be traced back to one or a few source(s) | |||
*Statistics (e.g. game ratings) | |||
This list is not complete. | |||
==Where to Find Sources== | |||
Whenever possible, it's best to use information that's hosted on zeldadungeon.net. Specifically, the [https://www.zeldadungeon.net/Zelda-textual-resources.php Resources] section of the website contains many different types of sources. If it can't be found on Zelda Dungeon, use an alternative source and notify [[User Talk:Locke|Locke]] to look into the possibility of adding it to the site. | |||
===Game Text=== | |||
If you have a specific quote in mind and/or have useful search terms, use ctrl+f on the {{Catlink|Text Dumps}} on the wiki. If you're having trouble finding it, [https://www.zeldadungeon.net/Zelda-textual-resources.php#Scripts Game Scripts] may also be useful. | |||
===Game Manuals=== | |||
Game manuals can also be found on the resources page. | |||
===Interviews=== | |||
If the interview is on the wiki ([[:Category: Interviews]]), use an internal link. If it's not there, add it, or cite the original source and notify [[User Talk: Locke|Locke]] with the interview and the page you used it on. | |||
==How to Cite Sources== | |||
{{Temlink|Ref}} and {{Temlink|References}} templates allow references to appear at the bottom of the article and linked to the associated statement. <nowiki>{{Ref}}</nowiki> is used within the article body at the end of the statement that requires a source. <nowiki>{{References}}</nowiki> is added at the end of the article where the references will appear. This section is always the last section, above only Navboxes and Categories. | |||
{| class="wikitable" style="margin: auto;" | |||
! Syntax || Result | |||
|- | |||
| <nowiki>...{{Ref|Reference Contents}}</nowiki> || Adds "Reference Contents" to the References and places a link inline. | |||
|- | |||
| <nowiki>...{{Ref|name=source1|Reference Contents}}</nowiki> || Does the same as above and identifies this reference for further use. | |||
|- | |||
| <nowiki>...{{Ref|name=source1}}</nowiki> || Recalls the reference contents from the first Ref template with this name. | |||
|- | |||
| <nowiki>{{References}}</nowiki> || Adds a references section and lists all the references in the article defined with the Ref template. | |||
|} | |||
To achieve consistent formatting, the reference contents are split up into different parameters: source, quote, and speaker. Only the source is required. The Ref template is overloaded to work with two different types of sources. | |||
===Game Quotes=== | |||
In-game quotes can be pulled directly from the text dump to ensure that there are no typing or copy errors. Citing a game quote involves a few steps. | |||
#Visit the game's text dump ("[Game's Subtitle] Text Dump", e.g. [[Ocarina of Time Text Dump]]) and locate the quote. | |||
#At the beginning of the quote is a small '?'. Hover your cursor over this and the quote's ID is displayed as a tooltip. | |||
#Now you can construct the citation by filling in the game, the quote ID, and the speaker in the following format: | |||
<nowiki>{{Ref|game|quoteID|[[Speaker]]}}</nowiki>, e.g. <nowiki>{{Ref|OoT|123|[[Navi]]}}</nowiki>. | |||
Linking to the speaker is optional. Place this after the statement in question, and <nowiki>{{References}}</nowiki> will include the quote followed by the speaker and the game it's from, linked to that game's text dump. | |||
===Other Sources=== | |||
Cite can be generalized to any source, any quote, and any speaker: | |||
<nowiki>{{Ref| source | quote | speaker }}</nowiki> | |||
If not a game abbreviation, the source is interpreted as a link to an internal or external source. Quote then is interpreted as an excerpt from the source instead of an ID. Quote and speaker are optional. | |||
See {{Temlink|Ref}} for more details. | |||