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== Citation style == | == Citation style == | ||
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<code><Author>. ''<Document name (with article link)>''. <Game (with article link)>.</code> | <code><Author>. ''<Document name (with article link)>''. <Game (with article link)>.</code> | ||
Example: Atrus. ''[[Reference:Atrus, Channelwood journal|Channelwood journal]]''. [[Myst (game)|Myst]]. | |||
When citing DRC research documents, use "DRC" as the author whenever the individual writer is unknown. | When citing DRC research documents, use "DRC" as the author whenever the individual writer is unknown. | ||
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<code><Speaker>. <Scene (with article link)>. <Game (with article link)>. </code> | <code><Speaker>. <Scene (with article link)>. <Game (with article link)>. </code> | ||
Example: Atrus. [[Reference:Atrus, forechamber recording|Forechamber recording]]. [[Myst (game)|Myst]]. | |||
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=== Books === | === Books === | ||
<code>''<Book title (with link to article)>''. <Format>, <Location>.</code> | <code>''<Book title (with link to article)>''. <Format>, <Location>.</code> | ||
Example: ''[[Myst: The Book of Atrus]]''. Hardcover, pages 10–11. | |||
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Always use the full name of the book, such as ''Myst: The Book of Atrus''. When citing the ebook version of a book, do not use device- or service-specific page numbers such as iBooks page numbers or Kindle location numbers (if your Kindle copy also has [https://web.archive.org/web/20110320023533/http://www.kindlepost.com/2011/03/kindles-real-page-numbers.html real page numbers], you may use them). Instead, cite the chapter of the book in which the quote or reference appears. If you want to be particularly precise, you can also include the section of the chapter—as determined by the D'ni number separators which break up individual scenes—or the paragraph number, as counted from the start of the chapter. | Always use the full name of the book, such as ''Myst: The Book of Atrus''. When citing the ebook version of a book, do not use device- or service-specific page numbers such as iBooks page numbers or Kindle location numbers (if your Kindle copy also has [https://web.archive.org/web/20110320023533/http://www.kindlepost.com/2011/03/kindles-real-page-numbers.html real page numbers], you may use them). Instead, cite the chapter of the book in which the quote or reference appears. If you want to be particularly precise, you can also include the section of the chapter—as determined by the D'ni number separators which break up individual scenes—or the paragraph number, as counted from the start of the chapter. | ||
Example: | Example: ''[[Myst Reader]]''. Ebook, ''The Book of Ti'ana'' "Part Three: Fault Lines", section 4 | ||
=== Websites === | === Websites === | ||
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"<Page title (with link to page)>", <Website name>, accessed <Date>. | "<Page title (with link to page)>", <Website name>, accessed <Date>. | ||
Example: "[http://journals.riumplus.com The Riven Journals]", Realm of RIUM+, accessed July 5, 2017. | |||
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==== Forum Posts ==== | ==== Forum Posts ==== | ||
<code><Post Author (with link to post)>, "<Thread title>". ''<Forum name>''. <Date of post>.</code> | <code><Post Author (with link to post)>, "<Thread title>". ''<Forum name>''. <Date of post>.</code> | ||
Example: [http://mystonline.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=69991&sid=8cae255dea4bf23c3cbabe8347074cb0#p69991 RAWA], "Deciphering the Age names?". ''Myst Online forums''. December 11, 2006. | |||
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==== Archival links ==== | ==== Archival links ==== | ||
Often, older web references may no longer be available online. In these cases, | Often, older web references may no longer be available online. In these cases, use a link to the [http://www.archive.org Wayback Machine] or other archiving utility in place of the actual URL, and add "archived from the original on <date>" to the end of the citation, where <date> is the date the archival version was created. | ||
Example: "[https://web.archive.org/web/20010417002719/http://www.rivenguild.com:80/kbahnsen/minutiamain.html Minutiae]", D'ni Desk Reference, accessed July 5, 2017. Archived from the original on April 17, 2001. | |||
=== Email === | === Email === | ||
In the past, Cyan posted quite a lot of information on | In the past, Cyan posted quite a lot of information on [[The Riven Lyst]], and later on [[The Lyst]]. Historically, those emails were re-posted online on the now-defunct D'ni Desk Reference site. Some of them have also been posted in the Archive's [[Reference:Main Page|Reference]] namespace. In the event that an email needs to be referenced, the best course of action would be to first create a reference article with the full text of the email (provided all parties consent to it being posted publicly), and including a link to it in your citation. For example: | ||
<code>Email, <Author>. "<Subject (with link if available)>". <Date received>.</code> | <code>Email, <Author>. "<Subject (with link if available)>". <Date received>.</code> | ||
Example: Email, RAWA. "[[Reference:RAWA/Book(s) of Birenni|Questions about the Book/Books of Birenni]]". May 30, 2013. | |||
If you do not have permission to post an email publicly, but you ''do'' have permission to release the information in the message, please cite the reference as follows: | |||
If you do not have permission to post an email publicly, but you ''do'' have permission to release the information in the message, please cite the reference as follows | |||
<code>Email, Author. "<Subject>". <Date received>. Personal Email to <recipient(s)> (unavailable to publish).</code> | <code>Email, Author. "<Subject>". <Date received>. Personal Email to <recipient(s)> (unavailable to publish).</code> | ||
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