Fire Force Wiki:Manual of Style/Referencing

Referencing information is critical for many reasons, most commonly to cancel suspicion and speculations. Referencing information is simple and can be done by anyone, following the standard style of the.

What is citing?
Citing is sourcing your information from official sources for both credibility, and reliability.
 * Here on this Wiki, we follow a specific priority of sources which goes: Original Manga > Atsushi Ōkubo > Accurate Translations (by reliable translators of the Wiki) > Unofficial translations by several scanning groups.

Why reference?
Giving sources to your information is critical for many reasons.
 * 1) Cancels fan speculations and proves the piece of information's legitimacy.
 * 2) Gives the reader a chance to check the piece of information themselves from the source given.
 * 3) Allows the reader to further into the subject as well as read from that point onward if they are looking for a specific scene.

How to add references
To add a reference to a piece of information, follow these steps.

Note: The following instructions only apply for the Classic Editor or Source Editor, not the new Visual Editor.

1. Start by adding the code   to the piece of information.

3. If the source is from the manga, start the reference by adding Fire Brigade of Flames Manga: so the code would now look like this  Fire Brigade of Flames Manga: 
 * The apostrophe marks are critical to create an italic look like this Fire Brigade of Flames Manga:

4. Continue to add the chapter number, and link it to its article on the wiki. So if the reference is from Chapter 1, add  Chapter 01  so the code would look like this   to the end of the code so it would look like this  

8. The final step is to add the references tag at the bottom of the page by adding:

 ==References== 

 

The End Result
If you've followed the steps above correctly, the reference will show up next to the piece of information as a number inside a small superscript square like this.

Side Notes

 * If you have any problems with referencing information, please contact Grimmjay.