Help:References and citations

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A reference is an external source that is used to support a statement on the wiki. The source can be a book, a paper, a news outlet, a web site... what matters is that the information from that source is true and relevant to the article. References on the Nonbinary Wiki look like little numbers at the end of the statement they are supporting —click the number to go to the full list of references for the article.

Not all sources are valid as references on the Nonbinary Wiki. This page explains which references are valid, and how you can add them to any article.

Valid references

Good	Acceptable	Bad
This kind of references are always good, as long as they are related to the statement they are supporting: Papers and scientific journals Non-fiction books News articles Official or otherwise respectable websites	These references can be used in some contexts, but should generally be avoided if a better option can be found: Social networks Blogs YouTube videos Archived web sites (using the Wayback Machine)	This kind of sources shouldn't generally be included: Fiction books (unless the statements they are supporting is about the books themselves) Sources directly related to the subject Sources created specifically in order to justify the inclusion of certain content.