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We use a specific citation method to ensure that it's as easy as possible to check an article's references. Sherwood doesn't need to use citations, of course, but everyone else should include citations whenever they add information so other readers can find it as well. Some things can be considered common knowledge, but as a general guideline, anything that a casual reader wouldn't remember after one read-through needs a citation.
Contents:
PmWiki doesn't have an easy citation markup, so we'll provide our own for now. Each citation has two parts: numbered links within the article text and a reference section at the bottom. The page anchors may not seem necessary in short articles, but they will come in extremely handy for longer articles.
'^[[#ref | #]]^' -- the # symbol will automatically be converted to numbers when you save the page. It should show up like this: [1]
#ref means it links to the part of the page labeled "#ref"
| # means the link will show up as a number
'^ and ^' make the reference into a superscript, for style reasons
'^[[#ref | #]]^' elsewhere in the article if needed. The numbers should show up automatically: the next two appear as [2] and [3] respectively. If you type it again, you will have 4 and 5 in brackets as well, and so on.
#ref for the entire article, and this is the place where #ref will be defined. Type [[#ref]]. On the next line, list all of your citations by number.
[[http://www.something.com | link]]
In the end, the reference section should look something like this when you type it:
!![[#ref]]References # Citation [[http://www.something.com | link]] # Citation # Citation # This is a footnote.
And at the bottom of the page, you'll see this:
(For the full effect, scroll back up and click on the numbers in brackets.)
Sherwood has written a lot of stories, so there needs to be a simple way to refer to them. The abbreviation should replace the Citation text in the reference table above. It should consist of a source code, a period (.) and then a string of numbers, these numbers indicating the page (if it is published), the chapter (if it is unpublished), or the message or digest number (if it is an internet source).
Examples:
IN.p382
SHEV.ch16
D.46
Published Books *
Stories online or yet unpublished
Citation where it is supposed to be up there, write Citation needed - insert reason here. The reason could be in the LJ archives or on page 131 of the paperback edition of... etc. Someone will (eventually) come along and correct it.
With so many books published since the last round of wiki updates, many existing citations need to be updated with new chapter or page numbers. Because not all the books have a hardcover edition, it may be more consistent to use chapter numbers across the board. Additionally, I (kateoftate) find it hard to keep track of all the abbreviations, so unless anyone objects, I'm planning to switch to using book names rather than abbreviations.