User talk:Dattmamon
Welcome!
[edit]Hello, Dattmamon, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are a few links to pages you might find helpful:
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Reliable sources and external links
[edit]Hello Dattmamon, I noticed you recently added several references to IMDB and similar sites. Such sources are not considered "reliable sources" for Wikipedia's purpose, as their authors are often unknown, or lack expertise, or lack editorial oversight. See WP:RS for more information about Wikipedia's definition of a reliable source. Also, the usage of external links, especially to commercial and unreliable sites, is restricted - please see WP:EL for more information on this aspect. If you have additional questions please feel free to ping me (Template:ping), or ask for advice at WP:TEAHOUSE or WP:help desk. Best regards. GermanJoe (talk) 20:49, 6 December 2016 (UTC)
- Another quick point (sorry for the double-post), you usually don't have to reference the first lead sentence(s). The first section, the "lead", is supposed to be a brief summary of the most significant facts of the article's main body. To some degree this is a matter of editorial consensus, but references are usually put into later sections, where the same information should be repeated in more detail and with additional secondary information. Information about lead citations, and some exceptions to this practise, can be found in MOS:LEADCITE. GermanJoe (talk) 20:57, 6 December 2016 (UTC)