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Knowing how to properly cite and archive sources of information is incredibly fundamental to the quality and reliability of the Daniel Larson Wiki. However, due to the nature of Daniel Larson content and other lolcow-adjacent content, sources of information often get taken down off of most mainstream websites, which makes archival much more important on the DLW than other wikis.
{{HowToEditNav|Right Article=[[Daniel Larson Wiki:Transcripts|Adding Transcripts]]|Left Article=[[To-do list]]}}Knowing how to properly cite and archive sources of information is incredibly fundamental to the quality and reliability of the Daniel Larson Wiki. However, due to the nature of Daniel Larson content, and other lolcow-adjacent content, sources of information often get taken down from most mainstream websites, which makes archival much more important on the DLW than other wikis.
 
It is theorized that there is more lost media of Daniel than found media, and while that is heavily debated, we should try to not make it a reality.


== Citations ==
== Citations ==
<u>If a claim is made, then it should be cited</u>. If there is content (photos, videos) below that proves the claim, you do not need to cite it, but it is recommended you put <sup>[See below]</sup> next to it to clarify that.
<u>If a claim is made, then it should be cited</u>. If there is content (photos, videos) below that proves the claim, you do not need to cite it, but it is recommended that the video or image in inserted, or <sup>[See below]</sup> is put next to said claim, to clarify it. If a claim cannot be substantiated, either <small>[Citation Needed]</small> needs to be added, or the information will be deleted altogether.


== Archiving ==
== Archiving ==
Websites, videos, and other links should be archived on Archive.org. You can embed the Archive.org template and insert the link to the video to put it on an article.
=== Websites that delete content should be immediately archived ===
 
=== Websites that delete content and should be immediately archived ===
These websites are known to regularly remove Daniel Larson content. ''Please'' do not cite them without archival.
These websites are known to regularly remove Daniel Larson content. ''Please'' do not cite them without archival.


* Youtube
* Youtube
* Reddit
* Reddit
** Reddit used to be OK to cite without archival, but due to the recent takedown of r/Daniellarson
** Reddit used to be OK to cite without archival, but due to Reddit threatening a possible takedown of r/Daniellarson, it cannot be risked
* Any other
* Rumble
* Odysee


=== Websites that are known to be reliable and are suggested to be archived ===
=== Websites that can be used for archiving ===
<u>While you still ''should'' archive videos/links</u>, not immediately archiving these sources is not necessarily bad practice as they do not regularly take down Daniel Larson content.
Websites that can be used for archiving content are:
* Archive.org
Videos should be saved and archived on Archive.org. You can embed the Archive.org template and insert the link to the video to put it on an article.


* Rumble
* Archive.ph
* Odysee
 
Archive.ph can be used to archive links to websites, as it loads webpages out much smoother than Archive.org, which can potentially cause components of websites to stop functioning altogether.

Latest revision as of 18:03, 10 January 2024

< To-do list Citations and Archiving Adding Transcripts >

Knowing how to properly cite and archive sources of information is incredibly fundamental to the quality and reliability of the Daniel Larson Wiki. However, due to the nature of Daniel Larson content, and other lolcow-adjacent content, sources of information often get taken down from most mainstream websites, which makes archival much more important on the DLW than other wikis.

It is theorized that there is more lost media of Daniel than found media, and while that is heavily debated, we should try to not make it a reality.

Citations

If a claim is made, then it should be cited. If there is content (photos, videos) below that proves the claim, you do not need to cite it, but it is recommended that the video or image in inserted, or [See below] is put next to said claim, to clarify it. If a claim cannot be substantiated, either [Citation Needed] needs to be added, or the information will be deleted altogether.

Archiving

Websites that delete content should be immediately archived

These websites are known to regularly remove Daniel Larson content. Please do not cite them without archival.

  • Youtube
  • Reddit
    • Reddit used to be OK to cite without archival, but due to Reddit threatening a possible takedown of r/Daniellarson, it cannot be risked
  • Rumble
  • Odysee

Websites that can be used for archiving

Websites that can be used for archiving content are:

  • Archive.org

Videos should be saved and archived on Archive.org. You can embed the Archive.org template and insert the link to the video to put it on an article.

  • Archive.ph

Archive.ph can be used to archive links to websites, as it loads webpages out much smoother than Archive.org, which can potentially cause components of websites to stop functioning altogether.