Board Thread:Policies/@comment-61022-20130405205930

Hi folks,

So the admins have been talking and we have decided that we want to try and tighten things up around here and ask that if you are contributing to various profiles (for characters, races, teams etc) that you please start using reference tags to quote what issue that you got your information from.

If you haven't been doing that so far, don't panic or stress out! We are just asking that for any future additions that you start using them.

This will be a great help for all readers. Because, how many times have you read something on this site (or a Marvel Handbook) and wondered "Hey, what issue did that happen in?" and find that information very hard to come by. Well, if you plug in Reference Tags as you edit articles it'll give people that information, easily at their finger tips.

For those who don't know how to do a reference tag, it's very simple.

At the end of a sentence you would enter in a short code. The code starts with an open set of brackets like this {{, then the letter r, then a | then the comic book you're referencing.

So for example, if I was going to say:

"Peter Parker was bitten by a radio-active spider"

I would put a reference tag on it like this:

"Peter Parker was bitten by a radio-active spider{{r|Amazing Fantasy #15}}"

It's as simple as that, as long as you're referencing a title that is the first Volume of a series.

However, if it's another volume of a different the series of say Amazing Spider-Man. You would reference {{r|Amazing Spider-Man Vol 2 #1}}

For an excellent example of how Reference Tags are used check out this link: http://marvel.wikia.com/Patrick_Carney_(Earth-616)

And click on the edit button, you'll see how I entered in the reference tags on for the character Yankee Clipper.

If you're stuck on how to do reference tags feel free to contact any of the administrators they will be willing to help you out.

We ask that you please start using the reference tags on all the new edits you contribute to. If you'd like to go back and enter reference tags in profiles that are missing them that's even better!

If you forget reference tags during edits, you may be contacted by an administrator to remind you that you should be plugging them in.

Myself and the other Admins want to stress how important it is that you plug in the reference tags so that this Wiki can become the best go-to source for Marvel Comics info. Without your regular contributions we cannot achieve this goal, and every bit of effort in this endeavour on your part is greatly appreciated!

But most of all have fun folks! 