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Guardian Soul Talk. — Don't I even warrant a hello? It's such a shame. The Organization used to be the rope that bound us together. - {{{time}}} I'm always hearing about how unreliable this wiki is, even though it's gotten so much better. I think that if we want to take things to the next level, that we really need to start using citations. Perhaps we can start looking up facts on articles and put references at the bottom of the pages. Once we do that, people can't just say that we're unreliable any longer. I'm not entirely certain how the citation system works however, I tried to figure out how it works on wikipedia. Do we need to set up some sort of template? I think it's important that we get this worked out.

DoorToNothing — I dreamed last night... I got on the boat to Heaven! And by some chance, I had brought my dice along! I believe that citations are put in the final section of an article. I agree that they are necessary. For example, lots of information on 358/2 Days is coming in, and lots of it is questionable. As it turns out, most of the questionable information comes from YouTube videos. This information would seem less questionable with the use of citations, as well as information from the Startegy Guides. So yes, I agree that citations should become a part of this Wiki.

BebopKate - This one is Zazzles...because he's Zazzy! TALK - Here's your cat...and here's your $20...{{{time}}} There are templates for citations; I think the <ref> tags work on here, too, and that's pretty easy to use. And especially with information coming in from outside the games themselves...absolutely. It might have a side benefit of cutting down some of the overly large Trivia sections. So we can all be enlightened, in what way is our information unreliable? Is it on all the new stuff coming in, or is it a more widespread issue?

Guardian Soul Talk. — Don't I even warrant a hello? It's such a shame. The Organization used to be the rope that bound us together. - {{{time}}} We can't continue to just write information and expect people to take it as fact without giving proof. Even though our information might be reliable, not everyone knows that. "What kind of wiki doesn't use citations in their articles?" I saw a quote such as that somewhere today. I think people will take the wiki more seriously if we use citations. I don't mind being the one to go around editing in some citations, but I just want to know for sure how it works.