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~~While the Tenth Fleet Wiki is recognized as the definitive resource for all things within our organization, we~~ must endeavor to '''cite our sources''' when building or maintaining articles, especially when referencing materials not on the wiki, such as Honorverse or other external works. If we fail to cite our sources, it may be considered '''plagiarism''' and could be removed to a [[mp:Copyrights|copyright]] violation.

We must endeavor to '''cite our sources''' when building or maintaining articles, especially when referencing materials not on the wiki, such as Honorverse or other external works. If we fail to cite our sources, it may be considered '''plagiarism''' and could be removed to a [[mp:Copyrights|copyright]] violation.

For the sake of consistency, please adhere to the system described through the examples below for any citations you add.

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== Citing the Tenth Fleet Wiki ==

When citing articles from one page on the Tenth Fleet Wiki to another, please use ~~the~~ a simple link to the article. An example of this use would be:

When citing articles from one page on the Tenth Fleet Wiki to another, please use a simple link to the article. An example of this use would be:

:HMS ''Merlin'' was first commissioned in Second Fleet.<ref name="BSD110801">[[BuShips Directive 1108-01]]</ref>

:HMS ''Merlin'' was first commissioned in Second Fleet.<ref name="BSD110801">[[Orders:BuShips Directive 1108-01]]</ref>

<nowiki>HMS ''Merlin'' was first commissioned in Second Fleet.<ref name="BSD110801">[[BuShips Directive 1108-01]]</ref></nowiki>

<nowiki>HMS ''Merlin'' was first commissioned in Second Fleet.<ref name="BSD110801">[[Orders:BuShips Directive 1108-01]]</ref></nowiki>

== Sample References ==

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+{{Editor handbook}}
 {{policy}}
-While the Tenth Fleet Wiki is recognized as the definitive resource for all things within our organization, we must endeavor to '''cite our sources''' when building or maintaining articles, especially when referencing materials not on the wiki, such as Honorverse or other external works.  If we fail to cite our sources, it may be considered '''plagiarism''' and could be removed to a [[mp:Copyrights|copyright]] violation.
+We must endeavor to '''cite our sources''' when building or maintaining articles, especially when referencing materials not on the wiki, such as Honorverse or other external works.  If we fail to cite our sources, it may be considered '''plagiarism''' and could be removed to a [[mp:Copyrights|copyright]] violation.
 For the sake of consistency, please adhere to the system described through the examples below for any citations you add.
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 == Citing the Tenth Fleet Wiki ==
-When citing articles from one page on the Tenth Fleet Wiki to another, please use the a simple link to the article.  An example of this use would be:
+When citing articles from one page on the Tenth Fleet Wiki to another, please use a simple link to the article.  An example of this use would be:
-:HMS ''Merlin'' was first commissioned in Second Fleet.<ref name="BSD110801">[[BuShips Directive 1108-01]]</ref>
+:HMS ''Merlin'' was first commissioned in Second Fleet.<ref name="BSD110801">[[Orders:BuShips Directive 1108-01]]</ref>
-  <nowiki>HMS ''Merlin'' was first commissioned in Second Fleet.<ref name="BSD110801">[[BuShips Directive 1108-01]]</ref></nowiki>
+  <nowiki>HMS ''Merlin'' was first commissioned in Second Fleet.<ref name="BSD110801">[[Orders:BuShips Directive 1108-01]]</ref></nowiki>
 == Sample References ==

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