Wikipedia:WikiProject Novels/Harry Potter task force/Sources

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 Guide to sources  If you want to make a page related to WikiProject Harry Potter featured (whether it is an article or a list), you have to apply sources to every piece of information. Any information given in an article should be verifiable by a reliable source. If you want to make a page featured you probably need at least 30 references. There is some confusion as to what proper sourcing is and therefore this guide is made to help you save time and go for the right source right away.

What can be used

 * News articles: These are usually solid information and sometimes go a bit deeper than the usual stuff.
 * Fan sites: Be wary of using them, but reliable fan sites, specifically, those found at Harry Potter fandom, are fine for citing information about the films, when Warner Bros. directly supplies the information to the site. (All of the sites in the "fandom" article are in direct contact with Warner.) Other information found in news postings on the site that come from the direct source are also acceptable.
 * Books: Paper sources are the best kind of source you can use. Over time people have been writing a few decent books. Below is a list of recommendations:


 * A large number of seminars, scholarly articles and meeting abstracts are listed here.