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Referencing templates

Video games

Generic game citation ({{Ref/Game}})
Campaign level ({{Ref/Level}})
Open-world quests or missions ({{Ref/Quest}})
Multiplayer map ({{Ref/Map}})
Firefight map ({{Ref/FFMap}})
Spartan Ops level ({{Ref/SpOps}})
Gametype/gamemode ({{Ref/Mode}})
Specific game files ({{Ref/File}})

Books and print

Novels and novellas ({{Ref/Novel}})
Anthology short stories ({{Ref/Anthology}})
Comics and graphic novels ({{Ref/Comic}})
Reference books, and miscellaneous print ({{Ref/Book}})

Other media

Audio dramas and media ({{Ref/Audio}})
Film and TV ({{Ref/Film}})
Board and tabletop games ({{Ref/Tabletop}})
Trailers, ARGs and marketing ({{Ref/Marketing}})
Magazines ({{Ref/Mag}})

External material

YouTube videos ({{Ref/YouTube}})
Twitter posts ({{Ref/Twitter}})
Websites or articles ({{Ref/Site}})

Other

Generic references ({{Ref/Generic}})
Reusing sources ({{Ref/Reuse}})

Listing sources

Citation list ({{Ref/Sources}})
Other reference group list ({{Ref/List}})

Notes

Notes ({{Ref/Note}})
Reusing notes ({{Ref/NoteReuse}})
Notes list ({{Ref/Notes}})

Usage

This template is alternative method for citing references, replacing the traditional <ref name="..." group="...">...</ref> syntax. In normal circumstances, this template should not be used on pages - instead, the templates listed above should be favoured, for the sake of simplicity and standardisation.

Simplified Version	Full Version
{{Ref \| }}	{{Ref \|Name= \|Group= \| }}

Parameters

Field Name	Field Aliases	Optional or Required?	Description	Example
1 (Unnamed field)	Text	Required	The content of the citation.	`''[[Halo: The Flood]]'', Chapter 12`
Id	Name	Optional	A name used to refer to the citation later on, if it needs to be reused.	`FloodChptr12`
Group	-	Optional	The group that the citation should be placed in. If it is just a normal reference, then no group should be specified.	`Note`

Example

Here is an example of how to use this template:

Wiki Markup

Result

Sergeant [[Avery Johnson]] was a member of the [[ORION Project]].{{Ref|Name=GNPg122|Halo Graphic Novel, Page 122}}{{Ref|Group=Note|The ORION Project is also known as the SPARTAN-I program, a name retroactively given to it after the formation of the [[SPARTAN-II program]].}}

==Notes==
{{Ref/Notes}}

==Sources==
{{Ref/Sources}}

Sergeant Avery Johnson was a member of the ORION Project.^[1]^{[Note 1]}

Notes

^ The ORION Project is also known as the SPARTAN-I program, a name retroactively given to it after the formation of the SPARTAN-II program.

Sources

^ Halo Graphic Novel, Page 122

[2] The ORION Project is also known as the SPARTAN-I program, a name retroactively given to it after the formation of the SPARTAN-II program.

[GNPg122-1] Halo Graphic Novel, Page 122

[1]

[Note 1]