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I was wondering what opinions are on mid-sentence sourcing. To illustrate this point I have created the articles [[Slave]] and [[Servant]]. The latter does not use mid-sentence sourcing whereas the former does. Do we need a definitive policy on this or does anything go? Thanks--[[User:Skittles the hog|Skittles the hog]]--<small>[[User talk:Skittles the hog|Talk]]</small> 14:31, January 22, 2011 (UTC) | I was wondering what opinions are on mid-sentence sourcing. To illustrate this point I have created the articles [[Slave]] and [[Servant]]. The latter does not use mid-sentence sourcing whereas the former does. Do we need a definitive policy on this or does anything go? Thanks--[[User:Skittles the hog|Skittles the hog]]--<small>[[User talk:Skittles the hog|Talk]]</small> 14:31, January 22, 2011 (UTC) | ||
::I've always taken mid-sentence sourcing to be for times when two different things from different episodes. For example; ''The Face of Boe witnessed the expansion of the sun ([[ | ::I've always taken mid-sentence sourcing to be for times when two different things from different episodes. For example; ''The Face of Boe witnessed the expansion of the sun ([[TV]] ''[[The End of the World (TV story)|The End of the World]]'') before travelling to New Earth. ([[TV]]: ''[[New Earth (TV story)|New Earth]]'')'' That's the kind of thing I would expect mid sentencing in. At parts where the titles of the sources would not actually specify where each piece of information came from. --[[User:The Thirteenth Doctor|The Thirteenth Doctor]] 15:07, January 22, 2011 (UTC) | ||
:::I agre with The Thirteenth Doctor. Mid-sentence sourcing is for pointing to specific sources for that bit of information. Or a paragraph can mention several things that cover a wide range sources, in that case it'd be at the end. --[[User:Tangerineduel|Tangerineduel]] / '''[[User talk:Tangerineduel|talk]]''' 15:21, January 22, 2011 (UTC) | :::I agre with The Thirteenth Doctor. Mid-sentence sourcing is for pointing to specific sources for that bit of information. Or a paragraph can mention several things that cover a wide range sources, in that case it'd be at the end. --[[User:Tangerineduel|Tangerineduel]] / '''[[User talk:Tangerineduel|talk]]''' 15:21, January 22, 2011 (UTC) | ||
Yeah, I realise this is the general consensus.--[[User:Skittles the hog|Skittles the hog]]--<small>[[User talk:Skittles the hog|Talk]]</small> 15:24, January 22, 2011 (UTC) | Yeah, I realise this is the general consensus.--[[User:Skittles the hog|Skittles the hog]]--<small>[[User talk:Skittles the hog|Talk]]</small> 15:24, January 22, 2011 (UTC) | ||