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This is an old revision of this page, as edited by ChrisG (talk | contribs) at 17:19, 4 December 2004 (→Sources and references: not as bad as you make out). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Sources and references

I'm not sure the guidance on sources and references is clear. But maybe I just haven't read enough yet. Also, this and the "encyclopedic standards" group might want to coordinate with the "fact-checking" group. Maurreen 16:48, 18 Nov 2004 (UTC)

It's not, we need to come up with some consensus. And yes those two projects seem overlapping, and should at the minimum keep an eye out for each other. - Taxman 20:58, Dec 1, 2004 (UTC)

Taxman, do you see some of these you think might be appropriate for a collaborative effort to improve their sourcing? If so, please drop a note at Wikipedia talk:Forum for Encyclopedic Standards. -- Jmabel | Talk 03:03, Nov 25, 2004 (UTC)

As I mentioned there, yes any of them would be. - Taxman 20:58, Dec 1, 2004 (UTC)
Looking at the list I don't think it is as bad as it seems. Half the problem is that people don't seem to know what standard needs to be used. In many of the articles the external links is also doubling as a reference section and internet reference to specific points are included in the text; but not duplicated in a specific references section. What we really need is for th e software to automatically create a references section which we can add to. :ChrisG 17:19, 4 Dec 2004 (UTC)

Doom

I have separated external links and "further reading" works from references for Doom. It still needs work though, in that although these references cover 95% of what's in the article, there are a few specific figures and facts that should probably be given appropriately specific references in the form of footnotes or specific, inlined links. I'll try to go through those soon. Fredrik | talk 01:54, 4 Dec 2004 (UTC)

  • Great, thank you, please do. I went and formatted them according to the guidelines at Wikipedia:Cite sources, taking a few liberties with the reliability of dates and authors that I can't confirm personally. I will move Doom down to a fixed section. - Taxman 06:25, Dec 4, 2004 (UTC)
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