Help:Citing sources

You can use citations to cite in-game text, cite external sources (usually a website), or some other medium to back up your claims, by wrapping the content around <ref> tags, then adding <references/> under a "References" section above the "Navigation" section. When citing a website, you should use the {{cite}} template. In the visual editor, you can insert citations with this template by clicking on "cite", then "website". In the source editor, you insert citations by wrapping {{cite}} around <ref> tags.

When to cite sources

• If the source comes from a website, such as an official Reddit post or blog post.
• If a game mechanic is difficult or time-consuming or expensive to verify through testing. Ideally the citation should be something like a YouTube video or Reddit post proving that it works as described.
• If something within a game is permanently missable. For example, if a source for a name or term only appears in a pop-up message that only appears once per account.

Good sources

• Official social media posts
• Developer comments
• Official artwork/assets
• In-game text
• Clear, readable screenshots
• News articles and interviews with primary sources

Bad sources

• Camera-taken images in lieu of screenshots
• Player-made social media posts (e.g., Reddit or Discord messages) without readable screenshots or footage

Example

Captain Churchill's favorite color is green.<ref>{{cite|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/NinjaKiwiOfficial/comments/n1l1qp/whats_up_at_ninja_kiwi_30th_april_2021/|title=What's Up At Ninja Kiwi? - 30th April, 2021|publisher=Reddit|retrieved=1 sept 2024}}</ref>

 <references/>

Captain Churchill's favorite color is green.

Citing the same source multiple times

If two or more references have the same "name" parameter, only one needs to have a body.<ref name="c">They will have the same reference number and display the same citation when selected.</ref> Use this for when a single citation backs up multiple separate claims on a page.<ref name="c"/>

 <references/>

If two or more references have the same "name" parameter, only one needs to have a body. Use this for when a single citation backs up multiple separate claims on a page.

Reference groups

If a citation has a "group" parameter, it displays under a reference list with the same group.<ref group="group A">This displays under "group A".</ref> Use this when adding a footnote under a separate section.<ref group="group B">This displays under "group B".</ref> References without a group will display under a references tag with no group.<ref>This displays under "other".</ref>

 ;Group A
 <references group="group A"/>
 ;Group B
 <references group="group B/>
 ;Other
 <references/>

If a citation has a "group" parameter, it displays under a reference list with the same group. Use this when adding a footnote under a separate section. References without a group will display under a references tag with no group.

Group A

Group B

Other