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*Do note that the names of the author(s) are never included in the citations - this information is in the article about the source itself. The same applies to ISBN numbers and similar information.

**for '''all''' publications the exact title of the corresponding chapter or applicable sub-division of the text must be given (including eventual numbering exactly as it appears). These titles should retain the format as given in the original source, e.g. do not write ''"Chapter 9"'' if in the book it is written as "''Chapter IX"'' or just "''IX''" etc. If broader divisions than chapters are used (e.g. the publication is also divided into different parts like Part 1, Part 2 etc.) also give that information exactly as it appears in the book.**for '''print''' publications '''page number(s)''' are obligatory. Where no official page numbers are available, use the correct description such as "front cover", "back cover", "inside front cover", "inside back cover" etc. If the publication's pages are not numbered at all you will have to count them yourself - starting at "1" with the first paper page after the cover page (and its eventual inside cover page). If only some page numbers are given you will have to count yourself, too - starting at the last given page number. Add the character "~" before any self-counted page numbers to indicate the nature of said page numbers. Do note that sometimes there are re-issues of publications that can lead to changes in the page numbering. Some publications also exist in different formats such as hardback, softback/paperback or limited edition runs. So if you are using a specific print run or edition please indicate this. Additonal useful information could for example look like this: "''printed in the US 2010''" or "''2011 Special Collector's edition''" etc. Also do note that when specific information (e.g. image material) is only included in specific editions of a publication this '''must''' obviously be listed in the source section.

*''pg.'' for single pages*''pgs.'' for multiple pages*''ch.'' for single chapters (followed by the chapter title/ number as given in the source) ==How often and where do I need to add citations?==Citations must at least be added at the end of ''each'' '''paragraph''' (including the introductory one!) - even if there is only one source to an article. In other words: It is is compulsory to include a citation in any and all paragraphs. This also explicitly applies to the introductory sentence or paragraph at the beginning of an article. Any and all images used in an article must also be sourced with a citation at the end of the corresponding caption. The reason behind this is that when information from another source is edited or added at a later date it will still be clear where which information is from. If multiple sources are used within the ''same'' paragraph the correct footnotes must be added at the end of the corresponding '''sentence''' - ''not'' in a "collective" citation at the end of the paragraph. If a specific information is found in different sources, multiple footnotes are to be inserted accordingly at the end of the sentence or paragraph. It does however not make a lot of sense to add a huge number of different sources saying exactly the same - common sense and a policy of "not overdoing it" should be applied in these cases. If one sentence contains information from different sources it is best to place the citation directly behind the information it is the source for. ===Citations in tables===Entries into tables (for example about details of a unit) also require citations. ===Citations in lists===Entries into lists (for example about members of an organization) also require citations. However due to space restrictions and because each item in a list also has its own article '''one''' source only is permitted per entry - the complete list of sources can be found in the article proper. ==How to add citations==In the Lexicanum the ''footnote template'' is used to link the in-line citation number with the matching footnote (click the number to see this in action).{{Fn|0}} We use '''<nowiki>{{Fn|#}}</nowiki>''' for the in-line citation number, and '''<nowiki>{{Endn|#}}</nowiki>''' to link to the footnote at the bottom of the page ('''#''' is replaced with the footnote number, starting at '''1''' and running 'til you run out of references). For exampleformatting:  :Paragraph Name of new text, or statement.{{Fn|1}} '''Code:'''<pre>Paragraph of new text, or statement.{{Fn|1}}</pre>  This footnote is then referenced as an ''internal'' (most cases) or ''external'' link (for web sites) under the level two "Sources" heading (i.e. <nowiki>==Sources==</nowiki>) at the end of the article: :*{{Endn|1}}: [[Codex: Blood Angels (3rd Edition)]]source, pg. 71 '''Code:'''<pre>*{{Endn|1}}: [[Codex: Blood Angels (3rd Edition)]], pg. 71</pre> In practice, it should look like this: :This new text has something to prove. It was founded on the ice-world of Hubbleron in late [[M29]]{{Fn|2}} and will have citations at the end of each and every paragraph.{{Fn|3}}5:<big>'''Sources'''</big>:*{{Endn|2}}: [[Codex: Black Templars (4th Edition)]], pg. 42:*{{Endn|3}}: [[White Dwarf 286 (UK)]]: ''The Eye of Terror'', pgs. 69-70 ==Sources==*{{Endn|0}}: This footnote hasn't been researched at ''all''. Click the footnote number to see the in-line citation (it works both ways!). ==Different formats==The above example covers most print materials permitted as sources on Lexicanum. Some formats, however, have varying page numbers (for example digital publications depending on the font size used on e-readers or for paper versions different print runs, or different editions like hardback or softback issues) or irregular formats. Therefore we cannot rely on using pagenumbers for sourcing in these cases. Instead information should be cited as detailed below: In the case of '''novels''', chapter numbers are compulsory. These chapter numbers should retain the format as given in the original source, e.g. do not write ''"Chapter 9"'' if in the book it is written as "''Chapter IX"'' etc. If the chapters are not numbered chapter names or other divisions (e.g. "Part III") are to be used. Page numbers ''can'' be given for ''print'' sources (but since they may vary between print runs or format they should be accompanied by additonal information, for example "''printed in the US 2010''" or "''2011 Special Collector's edition''" etc.). Also do note that when specific information (e.g. image material) is only included in specific editions of a publication this '''must''' obviously be listed in the source section. Do note that the Lexicanum does not reference the authors, ISBN numbers or similar information in its citations. This information can be found in the corresponding articles about the source itself. So for a typical novel the footnote should look like this::*{{Endn|5}}: [[Phalanx (Novel)]], ch. 2:*{{Endn|6}}: [[First and Only (Novel)]], ''Part Three: Fortis Binary'', ch. 4 '''Short stories''' are to be referenced with their full title (as used in the corresponding Lexicanum article), the anthology in which it was published (if applicable). Like novels, page numbers differ between print runs. Unlike novels, short stories often don't have chapters to quote. :*{{Endn|7}}: [[Gauntlet Run (Short Story)]], [[Heroes of the Space Marines (Anthology)]]:*{{Endn|8}}: [[Apostle's Creed (Short Story)]], [[Sabbat Worlds (Anthology)]] '''Audiobooks''' are referenced in a similar manner to novels, but using track numbers instead of chapter numbers. :*{{Endn|10}}: [[Garro: Oath of Moment (Audio Book)]], Track 13: ''The Oath'', ca. 00h:03m:35s ==Citing multiple references from the same source==If the article you are editing or creating requires sourcing from more than one page of the source (e.g. different pages of the same book), then the main source must be listed under the main footnote number as a normal (i.e. non-footnote template) number (e.g. "16"), and the individual pages or chapters listed under the same number ''with consecutive letters added'' with the proper footnote template (e.g. <nowiki>{{Endn|16a}}</nowiki>, <nowiki>{{Endn|16b}}</nowiki>, <nowiki>{{Endn|16c}}</nowiki>...). '''Example:''':Statement sourced from one section of source material {{Fn|16a}} ... end of paragraph with citation for a ''different section'' of the ''same'' source material.{{Fn|16b}} The footnotes for these citations are placed below the main source as an indented column by adding two asterisks (**) at the start of each footnote line. The source material is listed at the top, with a single asterisk (and without using the footnote template) (*). :<big>'''Sources'''</big>:*16: [[Codex: Space Marines (5th Edition)]]::**{{Endn|16a}}: pg. 27 :**{{Endn|16b}}: pg. 31:**{{Endn|16c}}: pg. 45:**{{Endn|16d}}: pgs. 49-51 ==Web site sourcing=='''Note''': Due the ephemeral nature of websites and the unreliability of external website archiving solutions web sites as sources should be avoided wherever possible. I.e. please use paper or e-format non-website publications instead if that is an option. If websites have to be used do note that only official [[Games Workshop]] (and subsidiaries or license holders) websites or official channels used by ''Games Workshop'' (and subsidiaries or license holders) on media portals or social media sites etc. can be used as a source. Do not link to third party websites illegally hosting copyrighted material. Also note that only ''[[Wikipedia:Internet Archive|archive links]]'' are allowed to be listed as sources for files or in articles '''in conjunction''' with screenshots (see below). The reason for this is quite simple: websites (and thereby the cited sources) constantly disappear (see also above). The only way to try to keep those sources accessible despite a potential removal is by using ''archive links'' from the [[Wikipedia: Wayback Machine|Wayback Machine]] or similarly well-established archiving projects '''and''' screenshots. ===Active sites===When citing a active web site, use the same process as citing any other allowed publication. This means that you must include an ''archive version'' of an [[Warhammer 40k - Lexicanum:External link|External link]] containing the name of the webpage ''and'' of the specific sub-page used as a source and as found (or saved by oneself) in the [[Wikipedia:Wayback Machine|Wayback Machine]]. Also do include the original link in case the archiving service ever is taken offline. This also applies for media portals or social media networks. If for example a date of posting was included you also have to include that in the ''exact'' form as given on the page. In the case of video or audio publications the precise position of the relevant part of the file must also be mentioned. Apart from the date of the archiving of the site you must also include a notation of when you viewed the site to use it as a source. '''Note:''' It is mandatory to work with [[Warhammer 40k - Lexicanum:Internet Archive|archived links]] as active web sites can disappear from the Internet without warning or trace. For more details on how to use ''archived'' links see further down. ''Example 1:'':*{{Endn|12}}: [https://web.archive.org/web/20201126092400/https://www.games-workshop.com/en-EU/Titandeath-sb-2019 Games Workshop: Adeptus Titanicus: The Horus Heresy – Titandeath Campaign Book] ''(saved archive page, dated 26 November 2020, last accessed 14 March 2021, original link: https://www.games-workshop.com/en-EU/Titandeath-sb-2019)'' '''Code:'''<pre>*{{Endn|12}}: [https://web.archive.org/web/20201126092400/https://www.games-workshop.com/en-EU/Titandeath-sb-2019 Games Workshop: Adeptus Titanicus: The Horus Heresy – Titandeath Campaign Book] ''(saved archive page, dated 26 November 2020, last accessed 14 March 2021, original link: https://www.games-workshop.com/en-EU/Titandeath-sb-2019)''</pre> ''Example 2:'':*{{Endn|15}}: [https://web.archive.org/web/20200106121459/https://www.warhammer-community.com/2019/08/12/successor-chapter-showcase-paul-nortons-iron-ravensgw-homepage-post-1/ Warhammer Community: Successor Chapter Showcase: Paul Norton’s Iron Ravens (Posted 12/08/2019)] ''(saved archive page, dated 06 January 2020, last accessed 14 March 2021, original link: https://www.warhammer-community.com/2019/08/12/successor-chapter-showcase-paul-nortons-iron-ravensgw-homepage-post-1/)'' '''Code:'''<pre>*{{Endn|15}}: [https://web.archive.org/web/20200106121459/https://www.warhammer-community.com/2019/08/12/successor-chapter-showcase-paul-nortons-iron-ravensgw-homepage-post-1/ Warhammer Community: Successor Chapter Showcase: Paul Norton’s Iron Ravens (Posted 12/08/2019)] ''(saved archive page, dated 06 January 2020, last accessed 14 March 2021, original link: https://www.warhammer-community.com/2019/08/12/successor-chapter-showcase-paul-nortons-iron-ravensgw-homepage-post-1/)</pre> ====Videos====Note that since the [[Wikipedia:Wayback Machine|Wayback Machine]] has trouble with archiving videos it is - at least currently - not compulsory to use ''archive links'' here. All other citation requirements do however apply, including the need for screenhots/ screen recordings.<br> ''Example:'':*{{Endn|19}}: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xjSu0HwM9xU Warhammer TV: Deathwatch - Building a Kill Team (published 22.08.2016)] ''(last accessed 27 January 2020)'': 00h:04m:27s '''Code:'''<pre>*{{Endn|19}}: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xjSu0HwM9xU Warhammer TV: Deathwatch - Building a Kill Team (published 22.08.2016)] ''(last accessed 27 January 2020)'': 00h:04m:27s</pre> ==Embedded videos==All [[Warhammer 40k - Lexicanum:Embedded video|Embedded video]]s must be sourced in their description. Note that only videos from [[Warhammer 40k - Lexicanum:Accepted sources|Accepted sources]] are allowed. Also note that since the [[Wikipedia:Wayback Machine|Wayback Machine]] has trouble with archiving videos it is - at least currently - not compulsory to use ''archive links'' here. All other citation requirements do however apply, including the need for screenhots/ screen recordings.<br> ''Example:'':*{{Endn|1}}: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oYNwYo9GA7w Warhammer TV: The Daemonifuge Returns (published 04.04.2020)] ''(last accessed 30 May 2020)'' '''Code:'''<pre>*{{Endn|1}}: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oYNwYo9GA7w Warhammer TV: The Daemonifuge Returns (published 04.04.2020)] ''(last accessed 30 May 2020)''</pre> ===Inactive, non-archived sites===A website that has been removed from the internet should ''if possible'' not be used as a source. Sometimes it is however impossible to avoid it, specifically when the removed website was the only source in existence. In this case the citation has to be changed as follows:# Remove the link brackets <nowiki>[ ]</nowiki># Place <nowiki><nowiki></nowiki></nowiki> tags around the URL. This will keep it from becoming a link.# Add notation that the site is no longer active and not archived, including the last access date.# Mark inactive sources with the [[:Template:Replace citation|Replace citation template]] (<nowiki>{{Replace citation}}</nowiki>. An overview of inactive sources needing replacement can be found [[Special:WhatLinksHere/Template:Replace_citation|here]]. '''Example:''' :*{{Endn|14}}:{{Replace citation}} <nowiki>http://www.badabwar.com</nowiki> ''(site no longer online, no archived version found, last accessed 12 July 2006)'' '''Code:'''<pre>*{{Endn|14}}:<nowiki>{{Replace citation}}</nowiki> <nowiki><nowiki>http://www.badabwar.com</nowiki></nowiki> ''(site no longer online, no archived version found, last accessed 12 July 2006)''</pre> ===Inactive, archived sites===If a website has been removed from the internet there is a chance that an archived version of the site still exists, for example in the [http://web.archive.org/ Internet Archive] (also known simply as the ''[[Wikipedia:Wayback Machine|Wayback Machine]]''). In this case the formatting of the footnote should look look like this: '''Example:''' :*{{Endn|11}}: [http://web.archive.org/web/20110211195348/http://www.games-workshop.com/MEDIA_CustomProductCatalog/m70041a_Strategy_cards_4 Games Workshop: Strategy Cards] for [[Planetary Empires]] expansion game, card ''"Hatred - Minor Stratagem"'' ''(saved archive page, dated 11 February 2011, last accessed 06 October 2015)'' '''Code:'''<pre>:*{{Endn|11}}: [http://web.archive.org/web/20110211195348/http://www.games-workshop.com/MEDIA_CustomProductCatalog/m70041a_Strategy_cards_4 Games Workshop: Strategy Cards] for [[Planetary Empires]] expansion game, card ''"Hatred - Minor Stratagem"'' ''(saved archive page, dated 11 February 2011, last accessed 06 October 2015)''</pre> ==How to deal with content missing citations==If you stumble upon an article or a sentence that needs a verifiable source, you should use first try to find a corresponding source. If that is not possible proceed to [[Warhammer_40k_-_Lexicanum:Quarantine|quarantining]] the unsourced content. ==Old styles of citation==Older forms Name of citation included the manual use of superscript (<nowiki></nowiki>) and ''comment tags''. When encountered these outdated and outlawed citation styles should be replaced by the current citation method. ==Non-officially recognized Trivia sources==For the [[:Template:Trivia|Trivia sections]] sources that are not officially recognized game or lore ressources the relevant sources should be formatted as [[Lexicanum:External Linking|direct external links to the source]] of the "Trivia" item (see also [[Warhammer_40k_-_Lexicanum:Allowed_content#References.2C_inspirations.2C_.22real_world.22_information|here]]). '''Example:''' "At the [[Wikipedia:First Council of Nicaea|First Council of Nicaea]], in 325 AD [[Wikipedia:Constantine the Great|Constantine the Great]] — the first openly Christian Emperor of Rome - invited 1800 bishops to meet together for the first to time establish Christianity as a single consistent faithpgs." '''Code:'''<pre><nowiki>At the [[Wikipedia:First Council of Nicaea|First Council of Nicaea]], in 325 AD [[Wikipedia:Constantine the Great|Constantine the Great]] — the first openly Christian Emperor of Rome 3- invited 1800 bishops to meet together for the first to time establish Christianity as a single consistent faith.</nowiki></pre>7