Forum:CT Archive/Updating the referencing policy

I will try to make this as brief and concise as possible. Rule 9 for the Comprehensive article nominations page currently states:


 * 9. ...(Comprehensive article nominations must) be completely referenced for all available material and sources. See Sourcing for more information. While this is not required for an article possessing a singular source, it is encouraged, as it provides both uniformity and a good infrastructure should the topic be referenced in any future materials.

In addition, Wookieepedia's Sourcing policy states the following:


 * Articles with only one source or appearance may be sourced, although it is not required.

I believe we need to update this policy. In GANs and FANs, it is required that both the infobox and body of an article be sourced. I believe we should carry this over to all articles. This CT is proposing that the CAN page be updated to read as the following:


 * 9. ...be completely referenced for all available material and sources. See Sourcing for more information.

(Specifically, the part that begins with "While" and ends with "materials" would be removed.)

Also, Rule 5 of the Sourcing policy would be replaced with the following:


 * All articles must be completely sourced.

(Rule 5's reasoning would remain the same.)

In short, this CT proposes that all articles will be required to be fully sourced. It is already common practice to reference the body if the infobox is sourced, and to reference the infobox if the body is sourced. Rule 8 of the Sourcing policy states that References are required in infoboxes. (emphasis added) Thus, according to common practice, we should already be sourcing all articles completely. In addition, this will be a big step towards bettering the wiki. I realize that this will require some additional work in some situations. However, we should be more worried about Wookieepedia's quality than our laziness. Completely sourcing articles provides greater ease of access for references. Also, it will help out in the future if the article eventually does need more sources. Anyway, enough chit-chat. Here is the vote.

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 * 1) &mdash; Cal Jedi Infinite Empire.svg (Personal Comm Channel) 22:46, January 27, 2013 (UTC)