When dealing with information that a reader might find questionable, the Resident Evil Wiki requires that the source of that information be presented to allow independent verification.
How to create a reference
On the Source editor, the coding for references - "reftags" - are typed with the information between "<ref>" and "</ref>". This creates a footnote that can be clicked on to send the reader to the source. Here is an example.[1]
Types of references
The Resident Evil Wiki uses certain standards in referencing content, which can be seen as the following formulae.
- Files in a game
<ref>''[[Resident Evil 3: Nemesis]]'' (1999), file: "[[Jill's Diary]]".</ref> creates this.[2]
- Cutscenes in a game
<ref>''[[Resident Evil 6]]'' (2012), scene: "[[Death of a President]]".</ref> creates this.[3]
Note the formula as: GAME (RELEASE YEAR), TYPE: "NAME".
Sources
- ↑ Example.
- ↑ Resident Evil 3: Nemesis (1999), file: "Jill's Diary".
- ↑ Resident Evil 6 (2012), scene: "Death of a President".