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==Citing Sources and Using Footnotes==

==Citing Sources and Using Footnotes==

Always cite and give credit to your sources, even if in the [[public domain]]. Please do not cite [[Wiki|wikis]] as sources, except when specifically talking about that wiki.  

* Always cite and give credit to your sources, even if in the [[public domain]]. Please do not cite [[Wiki|wikis]] as sources, except when specifically talking about that wiki.

When writing articles it is necessary to use primary and secondary source material as references.  All source material should be properly cited as to work, author, publisher, and date published.  The ''Harbrace Manual'', used in many colleges and universities as a standard of style, is recommended as a guide; this website [http://www.knowledgecenter.unr.edu/instruction/help/primary.html] is also recommended.

* When writing articles it is necessary to use primary and secondary source material as references.  All source material should be properly cited as to work, author, publisher, and date published.  The ''Harbrace Manual'', used in many colleges and universities as a standard of style, is recommended as a guide; this website [http://www.knowledgecenter.unr.edu/instruction/help/primary.html] is also recommended.

====Primary sources====

 

====Primary Sources====

Original, primary-source documents consist of: diaries; autobiographies; memoirs; interviews with journalists; minutes of meetings; private and public letters; speeches; official records; photographs and film.  When citing these sources, write in this manner:

Original, primary-source documents consist of: diaries; autobiographies; memoirs; interviews with journalists; minutes of meetings; private and public letters; speeches; official records; photographs and film.  When citing these sources, write in this manner:

:Author. ''Name of work in italics''; Publishing company; Location where published. (Date published in parenthesis)

:Author. ''Name of work in italics''; Publishing company; Location where published. Page number(s), (Date published in parenthesis)

====Secondary sources====

====Secondary Sources====

Secondary sources consist of interpretation and analysis of published material, history, and other primary source data.  These sources consist of: biographies; encyclopedias; newspapers, news magazines, and news-related websites; journalistic and political commentaries or opinions (this includes web-blogs); literary criticisms of film, books, or poetry (such as ''Cliff's Notes''); scientific journals and papers; textbooks.  When using these sources, the same citation rule as above applies.

Secondary sources consist of interpretation and analysis of published material, history, and other primary source data.  These sources consist of: biographies; encyclopedias; newspapers, news magazines, and news-related websites; journalistic and political commentaries or opinions (this includes web-blogs); literary criticisms of film, books, or poetry (such as ''Cliff's Notes''); scientific journals and papers; textbooks.  When using these sources, the same citation rule as above applies.

For scientific journals and papers, do not rely upon a newspaper or journalistic report on them; find and cite the scientific article directly

For scientific journals and papers, do not rely upon a newspaper or journalistic report on them; find and cite the scientific article directly

====Partisanship of sources ====

====Partisanship of Sources ====

It's typical of partisans to strengthen their criticisms of a target by claiming a source who is supposedly loyal to the target. That's why Conservapedia gets dozens of pranksters every week claiming to be Christian or conservative.

It's typical of partisans to strengthen their criticisms of a target by claiming a source who is supposedly loyal to the target. That's why Conservapedia gets dozens of pranksters every week claiming to be Christian or conservative.