Legacy of Kain Wiki:Referencing

Referencing sources can be a daunting process, but we've set up a few procedures to make it easier.

Basics
For starters, a place to display the references must be placed. If one is not already present, go to the bottom of the article (just above any navigation templates or categories) and add a section titled 'References', beneath it enter the text:

This creates a blank scrolling box which will automatically display and number the references (see the bottom of this page fro an example). Once references have been added, the References box will display a small summary of where the information can be found or a link to the information itself. References will appear in the text as a small number, which skips to (and highlights) the appropriate part of the reference section when clicked.

Adding References
References themselves are added into the main text of the article at an appropriate point using reference coding, though we have attempted to simplify this by creating a set of prepared templates for referencing purposes.

Find a point in the text that needs referencing and click the nearest 'Edit' button. Now we have to establish where this information came from:

For simple and general gameplay observations
For simple or often seen observations - typically those that are not officially described - each game has a simple reference:
 * For BO1 type: - which displays like this(numbers may vary)
 * For SR1 type: - which displays like this)
 * For SR2 type: - which displays like this)
 * For BO2 type: - which displays like this)
 * For Defiance type: - which displays like this)

For dialogue and specific observations
For more complicated matters - typically those referenced in dialogue or seen in a specific place - each game has references by chapter or level.

Blood Omen 1 Chapters

 * For Chapter 1 (opening cinematics) type: - which displays like this

For Comics
For comics, only the comic itself needs to be referenced:
 * For the Soul Reaver comic, type: - which displays like this
 * For the Defiance comic, type: - which displays like this

For Prima's Official Guides
For Prima guides, only the guide itself needs to be referenced:
 * For Prima's BO1 Guide, type: - which displays like this
 * For Prima's SR1 Guide, type: - which displays like this
 * For Prima's SR2 Guide, type: - which displays like this
 * For Prima's BO2 Guide, type: - which displays like this
 * For Prima's Defiance Guide, type: - which displays like this