Forum:CT Archive/FAN red link addendum, pt. 2 - Sources

For Part 1, please see Forum:FAN red link addendum.

Requirement 8 of Featured article nominations states that a Featured article must "…have no more than 3 redlinks and none in the introduction." As currently worded, this allows the sources, appearances and references of an article to contain redlinks. While I happen to think a very small number of redlinks in a Featured Article encourage readers to get involved in our project and are thus a good thing, there is no excuse for a Featured Article to lack complete bibliographic information. Wookieepedia's method of sourcing and referencing relies on the existence of articles on the sources in question to provide that information. Thus, an article with redlinks in its sources, appearances, or references is not completely sourced, as is required by FAN Requirement 11, which states an article must "…be completely referenced for all available material and sources." Thus, we ought to clarify that redlinks are not permitted in those sections. jSarek 01:00, 22 May 2008 (UTC)

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 * 1) jSarek 01:00, 22 May 2008 (UTC)