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Insert name here at 23:43, 8 April 2020

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	==Reference Markup==		--[[User:Insert name here\|Insert name here]] ([[User talk:Insert name here\|talk]]) 19:43, 8 April 2020 (EDT)==Reference Markup==
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	I think it is a good idea to avoid manual reference lists, like this: '''['''[[Help_talk:Editing#References\|1]]''']'''.--[[User:MarsVoyager\|MarsVoyager]] ([[User talk:MarsVoyager\|talk]]) 18:14, 15 January 2018 (EST)		I think it is a good idea to avoid manual reference lists, like this: '''['''[[Help_talk:Editing#References\|1]]''']'''.--[[User:MarsVoyager\|MarsVoyager]] ([[User talk:MarsVoyager\|talk]]) 18:14, 15 January 2018 (EST)

			I'm having trouble creating pages because i can't use images that aren't already on this website. [[User:Insert name here\|Insert name here]] ([[User talk:Insert name here\|talk]]) 19:25, 8 April 2020 (EDT)
	=== References ===		=== References ===
	[1] ([[Help_talk:Editing#Reference_Markup\|return]]) [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Help:Editing Bad reference list example]--[[User:MarsVoyager\|MarsVoyager]] ([[User talk:MarsVoyager\|talk]]) 18:14, 15 January 2018 (EST)		[1] ([[Help_talk:Editing#Reference_Markup\|return]]) [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Help:Editing Bad reference list example]--[[User:MarsVoyager\|MarsVoyager]] ([[User talk:MarsVoyager\|talk]]) 18:14, 15 January 2018 (EST)

Evil Tim: /* References */

2018-01-16T09:49:21Z

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	:We don't want those either. Like I said, we don't use inline citations, so we don't need reference tags. Haven't you noticed there isn't a single article on IMFDB that has a references list? [[User:Evil Tim\|Evil Tim]] ([[User talk:Evil Tim\|talk]]) 18:18, 15 January 2018 (EST)		:We don't want those either. Like I said, we don't use inline citations, so we don't need reference tags. Haven't you noticed there isn't a single article on IMFDB that has a references list? [[User:Evil Tim\|Evil Tim]] ([[User talk:Evil Tim\|talk]]) 18:18, 15 January 2018 (EST)
	::Ok, understood. I have found some statements that could be supported by a source, e.g. the first sentence on [[For_a_Few_Dollars_More]], but I'll leave it. --[[User:MarsVoyager\|MarsVoyager]] ([[User talk:MarsVoyager\|talk]]) 18:40, 15 January 2018 (EST)		::Ok, understood. I have found some statements that could be supported by a source, e.g. the first sentence on [[For_a_Few_Dollars_More]], but I'll leave it. --[[User:MarsVoyager\|MarsVoyager]] ([[User talk:MarsVoyager\|talk]]) 18:40, 15 January 2018 (EST)
			:::You're probably familiar with how Wikipedia does this, so to explain the difference: Wikipedia (and other places that use the same model) seeks to be a ''tertiary'' source, so each statement they make is supported by, ideally, an authoritative secondary source writing about the subject of the article. IMFDB seeks to be a ''secondary'' source, so we rely on our own authority by assembling a knowledgeable group of editors: we're as likely to end up arguing with other sources as we are to agree with them. One of Wikipedia's maxims is "verifiability, not truth:" we're the opposite.
			:::As a result, discussion of sources for any contentious information is done on the talk page between individual editors: if you believe any information you're adding is unusual or likely to be challenged, you can put a link to a source in your edit summary. [[User:Evil Tim\|Evil Tim]] ([[User talk:Evil Tim\|talk]]) 04:49, 16 January 2018 (EST)

MarsVoyager: /* References */

2018-01-15T23:40:09Z

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	:We don't want those either. Like I said, we don't use inline citations, so we don't need reference tags. Haven't you noticed there isn't a single article on IMFDB that has a references list? [[User:Evil Tim\|Evil Tim]] ([[User talk:Evil Tim\|talk]]) 18:18, 15 January 2018 (EST)		:We don't want those either. Like I said, we don't use inline citations, so we don't need reference tags. Haven't you noticed there isn't a single article on IMFDB that has a references list? [[User:Evil Tim\|Evil Tim]] ([[User talk:Evil Tim\|talk]]) 18:18, 15 January 2018 (EST)
	::Ok, understood. I have found some statements that could be supported by a source, e.g. the first sentence on [[For_a_Few_Dollars_More]], but I'll leave it.		::Ok, understood. I have found some statements that could be supported by a source, e.g. the first sentence on [[For_a_Few_Dollars_More]], but I'll leave it. --[[User:MarsVoyager\|MarsVoyager]] ([[User talk:MarsVoyager\|talk]]) 18:40, 15 January 2018 (EST)

MarsVoyager: /* References */

2018-01-15T23:39:27Z

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	:We don't want those either. Like I said, we don't use inline citations, so we don't need reference tags. Haven't you noticed there isn't a single article on IMFDB that has a references list? [[User:Evil Tim\|Evil Tim]] ([[User talk:Evil Tim\|talk]]) 18:18, 15 January 2018 (EST)		:We don't want those either. Like I said, we don't use inline citations, so we don't need reference tags. Haven't you noticed there isn't a single article on IMFDB that has a references list? [[User:Evil Tim\|Evil Tim]] ([[User talk:Evil Tim\|talk]]) 18:18, 15 January 2018 (EST)
			::Ok, understood. I have found some statements that could be supported by a source, e.g. the first sentence on [[For_a_Few_Dollars_More]], but I'll leave it.

Evil Tim at 23:18, 15 January 2018

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	=== References ===		=== References ===
	[1] ([[Help_talk:Editing#Reference_Markup\|return]]) [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Help:Editing Bad reference list example]--[[User:MarsVoyager\|MarsVoyager]] ([[User talk:MarsVoyager\|talk]]) 18:14, 15 January 2018 (EST)		[1] ([[Help_talk:Editing#Reference_Markup\|return]]) [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Help:Editing Bad reference list example]--[[User:MarsVoyager\|MarsVoyager]] ([[User talk:MarsVoyager\|talk]]) 18:14, 15 January 2018 (EST)

			:We don't want those either. Like I said, we don't use inline citations, so we don't need reference tags. Haven't you noticed there isn't a single article on IMFDB that has a references list? [[User:Evil Tim\|Evil Tim]] ([[User talk:Evil Tim\|talk]]) 18:18, 15 January 2018 (EST)

MarsVoyager: Bad reference list example

2018-01-15T23:14:42Z

Bad reference list example

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	:Yes, we're aware of this. Fortunately, we don't really use the reference tag here. --[[User:Funkychinaman\|Funkychinaman]] ([[User talk:Funkychinaman\|talk]]) 15:48, 15 January 2018 (EST)		:Yes, we're aware of this. Fortunately, we don't really use the reference tag here. --[[User:Funkychinaman\|Funkychinaman]] ([[User talk:Funkychinaman\|talk]]) 15:48, 15 January 2018 (EST)
	::Yeah, if I recall I actually deleted the ref template to emphasise that people shouldn't use inline citations because that isn't how IMFDB functions. I mean bear in mind that this is copy-pasted from Wookiepedia, hence all the references to Star Wars. [[User:Evil Tim\|Evil Tim]] ([[User talk:Evil Tim\|talk]]) 16:08, 15 January 2018 (EST)		::Yeah, if I recall I actually deleted the ref template to emphasise that people shouldn't use inline citations because that isn't how IMFDB functions. I mean bear in mind that this is copy-pasted from Wookiepedia, hence all the references to Star Wars. [[User:Evil Tim\|Evil Tim]] ([[User talk:Evil Tim\|talk]]) 16:08, 15 January 2018 (EST)
			:::Reference tags seems to work in Wookieepedia[1]. Reference: [1] [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Help:Editing Wookieepedia Help Editing, retrieved 2018-01-15]. --[[User:MarsVoyager\|MarsVoyager]] ([[User talk:MarsVoyager\|talk]]) 18:14, 15 January 2018 (EST)

			I think it is a good idea to avoid manual reference lists, like this: '''['''[[Help_talk:Editing#References\|1]]''']'''.--[[User:MarsVoyager\|MarsVoyager]] ([[User talk:MarsVoyager\|talk]]) 18:14, 15 January 2018 (EST)
			=== References ===
			[1] ([[Help_talk:Editing#Reference_Markup\|return]]) [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Help:Editing Bad reference list example]--[[User:MarsVoyager\|MarsVoyager]] ([[User talk:MarsVoyager\|talk]]) 18:14, 15 January 2018 (EST)

Evil Tim at 21:08, 15 January 2018

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	:Yes, we're aware of this. Fortunately, we don't really use the reference tag here. --[[User:Funkychinaman\|Funkychinaman]] ([[User talk:Funkychinaman\|talk]]) 15:48, 15 January 2018 (EST)		:Yes, we're aware of this. Fortunately, we don't really use the reference tag here. --[[User:Funkychinaman\|Funkychinaman]] ([[User talk:Funkychinaman\|talk]]) 15:48, 15 January 2018 (EST)
			::Yeah, if I recall I actually deleted the ref template to emphasise that people shouldn't use inline citations because that isn't how IMFDB functions. I mean bear in mind that this is copy-pasted from Wookiepedia, hence all the references to Star Wars. [[User:Evil Tim\|Evil Tim]] ([[User talk:Evil Tim\|talk]]) 16:08, 15 January 2018 (EST)

Funkychinaman at 20:48, 15 January 2018

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			:Yes, we're aware of this. Fortunately, we don't really use the reference tag here. --[[User:Funkychinaman\|Funkychinaman]] ([[User talk:Funkychinaman\|talk]]) 15:48, 15 January 2018 (EST)

MarsVoyager: References don't work

2018-01-15T20:18:05Z

References don't work

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== References ==
<nowiki>
The <ref> and <reference/> tags don't work.
</nowiki>
This is seen in the examples on this page.
[[User:MarsVoyager|MarsVoyager]] ([[User talk:MarsVoyager|talk]]) 15:18, 15 January 2018 (EST)