This is the Epithet Erased Wiki's Citation Policy. Citations are important because it allows the reader to easily check sources and know where information come from.
Adding a Citation
Visual Mode
To create a new citation click:
To reuse one, copy one that already exists and than paste or click:
Source Mode
In source mode, you add a citation with the <ref></ref> with the citation in the middle of the two. To reuse them change <ref> to <ref name=""> with a reusable name in between the "". To reuse the citation elsewhere in the article put <ref name=""/> and put the previous reusable name in between the "".
When & How to Use Citations
Note: Not every citation on this wiki follows these protocols due to there are lot of citations and I'm only just finalizing these now
You should use citations anything you are sourcing something that provides the information especially when the source is obscure or specific. This includes Episodes and Novels.
Epithet Erased Episode
Whenever you cite an Epithet Erased episode link to this wiki article, formatted like so:
[[Epithet Erased]] | [<link to article> EP<ep #> - <episode title>]
And the citation should be name "EP<ep #>"
Novel
Whenever you cite an Epithet Erased Novel link to this wiki article, formatted like so:
[[Epithet Erased]] | [<link to article> EP<ep #> - <episode title>]
And the citation should be name "<ch/pro><chapter #>"
Whenever you source twitter please you the following format.
[<link> <twitter account name> - <date>]
or when applicable:
[link [title of tweet of thread] - <date> - <Twitter account name> (<number of tweets deep in thread>)]
or
[link <twitter account name> in response to <twitter account name> - <date>]
With the entire name linking to the source tweet.
Notable Creditable Twitter Sources:
Note: This is not an expansive list
Tumblr
For Asks:
Ask:<Text in URL> - <Tumblr> on Tumblr - <date>
Other YouTube Videos
Whenever you cite a youtube video (that does not have its own article on the wiki):
[<link> <title>]
Commentary Tracks
Episode 5 is free so:
Epithet Erased | EP5 - Redwood Run Commentary Track
While for the rest:
Epithet Erased [<episode> EP<#> - <episode>] Commentary Track
Citation Tags
Citation Tags are tags that an be placed to note something about citations. These are:
Citation Needed
Citation Needed is a citation tag that should be added at the end of a statement that needs to be sourced but for whatever reason it is not there and you yourself cannot acquire it.
{{CitNeeded}}
There is also a version of this for a whole section with out sections. Citation Needed
Out of Order
Out of Order is a citation tag that should be added at the end of a citation that's link no longer functions. These should be replaced with a working citation when possible.
{{OoO}}