Ref

Referencing Templates

Video Games

Generic game citation ({{Ref/Game}})
Campaign level ({{Ref/Level}})
Multiplayer map ({{Ref/Map}})
Firefight map ({{Ref/FFMap}})
Spartan Ops level ({{Ref/SpOps}})
Gametype/gamemode ({{Ref/Mode}})

Books and Print

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

Other Media

Film and TV ({{Ref/Film}})
Board and tabletop games ({{Ref/Tabletop}})

External Material

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

Other

Notes ({{Ref/Note}})
Reusing sources ({{Ref/Reuse}})
Reusing notes ({{Ref/NoteReuse}})

Listing Sources

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

Internal

These templates are ones that are used internally by the reference templates, to share common functionality. It is not recommended that you use them on any pages besides other reference templates.

Format reference arguments ({{Ref/Format}})

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= \| }}

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

Fields

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`

[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]

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