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==What are acceptable sources?==
'''All sources used for citations must be part of the [[Warhammer 40,000]] [[Warhammer 40k - Lexicanum:Accepted sources|acceptable sources]]'''. While it is impossible to cover all eventualities this includes all official print or online material. If you are unsure if a source can be legitimately used, ask your fellow users, a [[Warhammer 40k - Lexicanum:Administrators|Lexicanum Administrator]] or a [[Warhammer 40k - Lexicanum:Bureaucrats|Bureaucrat]]. Do also note that it is explicitly forbidden to simply copy and paste sources from existing ''Lexicanum'' articles - every editor has to personally check and verify that sources cited in other articles are correct and that the content in question corresponds 100 % to what is said in the original source.
We are aware that accepted sources might contradict each other, but there is no "hierarchy of sources" - i.e. no official source is considered ''more valid'' than another official source. More recent sources do however take precedence over older sources. This does however ''not'' mean that the old information is considered "wrong" and has to be deleted altogether. It is an explicit goal of the ''Lexicanum'' to also reflect outdated information - if necessary with appropriate disclaimers, notes and explanations.
