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== Using <nowiki><ref></nowiki> tags ==

When using a source only one time in an article, place it in this format:
<pre><ref>Source</ref></pre>
When using the same source throughout an article, giving the source tag a name attribute is the correct procedure. To give a source a name, use the following steps:
# When the source is first used, place it in this format:
<pre><ref name=SourceName>Source</ref></pre>
# When using the same source again, place it in this format:
<pre><ref name=SourceName/></pre>
At the end of the article, place this text to have references displayed:
<pre>
== References ==
<references/>
</pre>

More details can be found at [[How To Make Footnotes]].

== Format ==
Lore sources should be formatted in the following way:
<pre><nowiki>yyyy/mm [[Patch]] - [[Quest/Higher Topic]]: [[Source]] specific detail</nowiki></pre>
If no date/patch information is available, simply link to the source:
<pre><nowiki>[[Source]]</nowiki></pre>

== What to Link to ==
Some times it may not be clear what to link to. Here are some example situations and the proper article to link to.

<b>Quest Dialog</b>
:<i>Example:</i>
::[[Worcer]]'s dialog from the quest [[Worcer's Missing Heirlooms]]:
:::<font color=darkgoldenrod>Worcer tells you, "My parents were killed there when I was but a boy, when Holtburg was overrun with Tumeroks. I was saved, whisked away by the mage Celcynd at my parents' behest." </font>
:<font color=red><i>Incorrect Source:</i></font>
:: 1999/11 [[Release]] - [[Worcer]]
:<font color=green><i>Correct Source:</i></font>
:: 2004/12 [[The Calm]] - [[Worcer's Missing Heirlooms]]: [[Worcer]] dialog

<b>Town Crier/Ulgrim Dialog</b>
:<i>Example:</i>
::[[Town Crier]]'s dialog from the patch [[The Beast With Many Heads]]:
:::<font color=darkgoldenrod>Town Crier tells you, "I've heard that there's a well of magical water within the roots of the Deru tree on the Vesayens."</font>
:<font color=red><i>Incorrect Source:</i></font>
:: 2008/02 [[The Beast With Many Heads]] - [[Town Crier]]
:<font color=green><i>Correct Source:</i></font>
:: 2008/02 [[The Beast With Many Heads]] - [[Town Crier]] dialog

<b>Event Article Text</b>
:<i>Example:</i>
::[[Ancient Powers]] Teaser, regarding Oswald and MacTavish:
:::"The two men were old friends, comrades in a long-ago war on another world, and had not seen each other in years."
:<font color=red><i>Incorrect Source:</i></font> (linked to patch page)
::2008/08 [[Ancient Powers]] - [[Ancient_Powers#Teaser|Teaser]]
:<font color=green><i>Correct Source:</i></font> (linked to announcements page)
::2008/08 [[Ancient Powers]] - [[Announcements_-_2008/08_-_Ancient_Powers#Teaser|Teaser]]

<b>Pre-Release sources</b>
:<i>Example:</i>
::[[Microsoft Games Archive/World/History/Historical Archive]]
:<font color=red><i>Incorrect Source:</i></font>
::1999/10 [[Asheron's Call Beta]] - [[Microsoft Games Archive/World/History/Historical Archive]]
:<font color=green><i>Correct Source:</i></font>
::1999/10 [[Asheron's Call Beta]] - [[Microsoft Games Archive]]: [[Microsoft Games Archive/World/History/Historical Archive|Historical Archive]]

== Articles in need of Sources ==
[[Special:WhatLinksHere/Template:Lore_Citation_Needed|<b>Click here</b>]] for a list of pages tagged as needing sources.
<br><br>When a lore article is lacking in sources, the following is placed at the top of the page:
<pre>{{Lore Citation Needed}}</pre>
Which displays as:
{{Lore Citation Needed}}
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