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== References ==
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The <ref> and <reference/> tags don't work.
The <ref> and <reference/> tags don't work.
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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)

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

Yes, we're aware of this. Fortunately, we don't really use the reference tag here. --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. Evil Tim (talk) 16:08, 15 January 2018 (EST)
Reference tags seems to work in Wookieepedia[1]. Reference: [1] Wookieepedia Help Editing, retrieved 2018-01-15. --MarsVoyager (talk) 18:14, 15 January 2018 (EST)

I think it is a good idea to avoid manual reference lists, like this: [1].--MarsVoyager (talk) 18:14, 15 January 2018 (EST)

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[1] (return) Bad reference list example--MarsVoyager (talk) 18:14, 15 January 2018 (EST)

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