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:I say yes to inline references per section, but not to paragraphs; see [[Lalia Clayhanger]], for example. -- {{User:Ederchil/sig}} 14:49, 13 December 2010 (UTC) | :I say yes to inline references per section, but not to paragraphs; see [[Lalia Clayhanger]], for example. -- {{User:Ederchil/sig}} 14:49, 13 December 2010 (UTC) | ||
:: I am firmly in the "reference as much, and as often, as possible" camp. If I were writing an essay I would struggle to write a paragraph without referencing, so I think the same must be true here especially as we are simply conveying information. --{{User:Mith/sig}} 15:07, 13 December 2010 (UTC) | |||
==Similar claims in different articles== | ==Similar claims in different articles== | ||
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:# Part of me says "No, that's common knowledge", but another says "Yes, to avoid confusion". Maybe a reference to [[Appendix B]] instead? | :# Part of me says "No, that's common knowledge", but another says "Yes, to avoid confusion". Maybe a reference to [[Appendix B]] instead? | ||
:# Yes. -- {{User:Ederchil/sig}} 14:49, 13 December 2010 (UTC) | :# Yes. -- {{User:Ederchil/sig}} 14:49, 13 December 2010 (UTC) | ||
::# I'm similarly torn. | |||
::# Yes. Languages are a minefield of misinformation. --{{User:Mith/sig}} 15:07, 13 December 2010 (UTC) | |||
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Articles with only one source
Where to put and how to use referencing, when you only have one source for an article (which has many sections or paragraphs)?
- Inline references (footnotes) for every paragraph
- Pros: It's easy to add new fact to an article, using a different source
- Cons: Clutters up the text with many footnotes
- Just put the source at the bottom (no footnotes)
- Pros: Doesn't clutter up the text (obviously!)
- Cons: If new info is added from a different source, it's hard to say to where each reference is pointing
Anyone recognize this problem? --Morgan 00:19, 13 December 2010 (UTC)
- I say yes to inline references per section, but not to paragraphs; see Lalia Clayhanger, for example. -- Ederchil (Talk/Contribs/Edits) 14:49, 13 December 2010 (UTC)
- I am firmly in the "reference as much, and as often, as possible" camp. If I were writing an essay I would struggle to write a paragraph without referencing, so I think the same must be true here especially as we are simply conveying information. --Mith (Talk/Contribs/Edits) 15:07, 13 December 2010 (UTC)
Similar claims in different articles
Sometimes there are claims which I find are better (or more properly) explained in a different article. Shouldn't the reference only be used in that 'proper' article?
- Example 1) Yesterday I was editing the article Fire-drakes. There is a reference to Smaug, and that he was killed by Bard. Now, the article on Fire-drakes isn't really concerned about the details of Smaug. Do we then need a reference for the general claims that are made about Smaug in the article on Fire-drakes?
- Example 2) In the page for Quenya atar, we have the claim that it is derived from root ATA. If you go to the article on ATA you find the reference for this claim. But is it really needed to also have this reference on the atar page?
--Morgan 00:33, 13 December 2010 (UTC)
- Part of me says "No, that's common knowledge", but another says "Yes, to avoid confusion". Maybe a reference to Appendix B instead?
- Yes. -- Ederchil (Talk/Contribs/Edits) 14:49, 13 December 2010 (UTC)
