Wikisimpsons:Sourcing and Referencing
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Wikisimpsons sources and references its information in order to make the wiki a reliable source of information. All information should be sourced and referenced.
In-universe content
Hierarchy
There is a simple hierarchy of sources used for in-universe information. The hierarchy goes, in order:
- Episodes, shorts and the movie
- Comics
- Books
- Video games
- All other media
Some sources are more "trusted" than others. Episodes, shorts and the movie come before all other sources, as they're the main media source in the franchise. If something is stated in an episode, but something else is stated in a comic that contradicts the episode, the episode statement is counted as true, whilst the comic statement is false. The comic is then not a useful source. Comics come after episodes, being the second main media in the franchise. Books are generally canon and g
