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| BG3Wiki is a fan wiki for a video game. That means there's a lot of information to catalog and a lot of different hands touching a lot of different wiki pages. | | BG3Wiki uses references to inform readers where im the game information on the wiki comes from. This is called '''verification'''. |
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| It also means citing external sources for in-game information is not necessary; the game itself is our source. That said, we like to maintain a reasonably high level of accuracy in the information committed to each page.
| | All information on the wiki does not need to be referenced. The more difficult it is to find a piece of information in the game, the more likely it is that it needs references. |
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| To communicate to readers that a piece of information may not be 100% accurate, and to help other wiki editors know something needs attention, please use the {{code|<nowiki>{{Verify}}</nowiki>}} template (template page here: [[:Template:Verify]]) when you're not sure about a piece of information. This is more helpful than omitting the information or writing the dreaded 'I think' (see the [[:Help:Style Guide#Perspective|Style Guide]] for more info on this and other guidelines for writing articles). | | To add references, use the {{code|<nowiki><ref></nowiki>}} ... code|<nowiki></ref></nowiki>}} tag. If there is no Reference sections at the end of the article, add it, and add the tag code|<nowiki></references></nowiki>}} as the only content in that section. |
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| == Marking Unverified Information ==
| | If you come across information on the wiki without references, or if you don't believe the references are correct or sufficient, you can request verification by adding the [[Template:Verify|verify]] template ({{code|<nowiki>{{Verify}}</nowiki>}}) after the sentence or paragraph with the potentially incorrect information. Do not remove information unless you know it to be incorrect – take it to the Talk Page instead. |
| Insert the {{code|<nowiki>{{Verify}}</nowiki>}} template to mark some information as needing verification by other readers or wiki editors.
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| Doing so will insert a link to this page and update the list of [[:Special:WhatLinksHere/Template:Verify|Pages Needing Verification]].
| | For a list of pages that need verification, see [[:Special:WhatLinksHere/Template:Verify|Pages needing verification]]. |
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| == Pages Needing Verification ==
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| See [[:Special:WhatLinksHere/Template:Verify|this special page]] for a full list of pages that have invoked the {{code|<nowiki>{{Verify}}</nowiki>}} template.
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| == Verifying Information and Cleaning Up ==
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| The ideal way to verify information is to check/test it for yourself in-game on the latest patch, but this isn't always necessary. In a pinch, videos and streams from other players can help. Do be wary of any installed mods.
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| Once you've verified the information and made any necessary edits, remove the {{code|<nowiki>{{Verify}}</nowiki>}} template from the page in question.
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