Board Thread:Lore Discussion/@comment-28664595-20160605220956/@comment-26893431-20160607001121

Bronkiin wrote: You can see which parts belong where. They are very clearly signalled with "OOG" next to every out of game citation. There is also a notice at the top of the page. It should be taken with a grain of salt (as opposed to dismissed) because MKs work continues to be used by Bethesda, as linked above, and because of his extensive work while contracted and semi-contracted for them. We also include OOG works by other developers, not just MK. You misunderstand me. The reference rule here on the wiki is that the reference is placed after a sentence this can make for a whole chain of sentences, which don't even belong to the source listed, to be taken for the reference... If that makes any sense?

But that's what I don't get. If his work isn't used by Bethesda (the work that IS used can stay, that has all of its right) why is it here? Sure, he may have written a lot in the past, sure, he may have contributed a lot, but that doesn't mean suddenly his work gets more rights. Maybe a seperate type of link regarding MK lore? Or non-Bethesda but worth-mentioning lore? Something like:

Reference tab

1.1 Books of blablablabla

1.2 Varieties of cooking blablabla

Related but unofficial lore

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1. Michael Kirkbride: blablabla

It's just an example, but by puting stuff in from unoffical lore you can easily trick readers. By doing something like what I just made there won't be quotes/references to the unofficial page, but it will still get on the page, since it's relevant.

(sorry for the wall of text)