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Use discretion in deciding whether or not the information requires a reference--if it is basic smash knowledge (i.e. Mario is a playable character in SSB), you don't need a link to another website to confirm that. However, if you make a claim like "Mewtwo was originally playable in SSB, but was replaced by Captain Falcon", you'd better be able to link to a website with a game developer interview or something to confirm that! Any disputes over whether an article should be properly cited or not can be resolved on the talk page. | Use discretion in deciding whether or not the information requires a reference--if it is basic smash knowledge (i.e. Mario is a playable character in SSB), you don't need a link to another website to confirm that. However, if you make a claim like "Mewtwo was originally playable in SSB, but was replaced by Captain Falcon", you'd better be able to link to a website with a game developer interview or something to confirm that! Any disputes over whether an article should be properly cited or not can be resolved on the talk page. | ||
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Citation is the process by which an article references information found at another location (usually the internet in SmashWiki's case). They appear at the bottom of articles under a level 2 header called '''External | Citation is the process by which an article references information found at another location (usually the internet in SmashWiki's case). They appear at the bottom of articles under a level 2 header called '''External links''' (i.e. <nowiki>==External links==</nowiki>). | ||
Provide a link to the website where the information was found in a bullet point under the External Links header, preferably with the title of the target page and/or what information is being referenced (i.e. <nowiki>[http://www.source.com/mariosfinalsmash.html Source.com - Mario's Final Smash]</nowiki>). If there are multiple sources of information, each link should get its own bullet point. | Provide a link to the website where the information was found in a bullet point under the External Links header, preferably with the title of the target page and/or what information is being referenced (i.e. <nowiki>[http://www.source.com/mariosfinalsmash.html Source.com - Mario's Final Smash]</nowiki>). If there are multiple sources of information, each link should get its own bullet point. | ||
