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Under most circumstances, a source for a given article will be officially released media. For general information that the average user could obtain on their own, such as a game ending, no source needs to be cited.
Under most circumstances, a source for a given article will be officially released media. For general information that the average user could obtain on their own, such as a game ending, no source needs to be cited.


If a "[[Template:Cite|Citation needed]]" template is in an article, it means that information still needs to be verified.
If a "[[Template:Citation needed|Citation needed]]" template is in an article, it means that information still needs to be verified.


In other instances, some information may come from an official source, but isn't readily available to the general public. In such instances, a source of this kind ''should'' be cited or linked to. You can use the [[Template:Bookref|Bookref]], [[Template:Gameref|Gameref]], [[Template:Pressref|Pressref]], [[Template:Twitterref|Twitterref]] and [[Template:Siteref|Siteref]] templates to more easily cite such sources. Don't forget to include a [[Template:Reflist|Reflist]] under a '''References''' heading at the end of the article as well.
In other instances, some information may come from an official source, but isn't readily available to the general public. In such instances, a source of this kind ''should'' be cited or linked to. You can use the [[Template:Bookref|Bookref]], [[Template:Gameref|Gameref]], [[Template:Pressref|Pressref]], [[Template:Twitterref|Twitterref]] and [[Template:Siteref|Siteref]] templates to more easily cite such sources. Don't forget to include a [[Template:Reflist|Reflist]] under a '''References''' heading at the end of the article as well.