Talk:Siege of Ravenna (539–540)

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No page numbers

Most of my sources are Ebooks, I can at best at some chapter names and a page numbers to a few of them. Dorromikhal (talk) 13:24, 16 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

@Dorromikhal: By Ebooks you mean epub format? Then please use chapter names. For true-format digitalizations, please always give the page number for WP:VERIFY purposes. As far as source use is concerned, I recommend reading WP:CITE and especially WP:CITEKILL; although it is always good to use references, you should be more economical with them. You not required to cite every part of a sentence, and the lead section should actually not be cited as it should summarize the rest of the article (where the cited information is).

You also should also note that quantity is not quality, not even in referencing: heaping six or ten refs after a single and rather unambiguous sentence stating that "event X happened in year Y" is not a sign of quality, rather the contrary, especially if these include outdated sources (like Oman). A few high-quality sources are much preferable to build the bulk of your article with. Otherwise, really good job with creating these articles :). Constantine ✍ 13:45, 16 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]