User talk:AnthonyRThompson
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[edit]Hello, AnthonyRThompson, and welcome to Wikipedia. Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. If you are stuck, and looking for help, please come to the New contributors' help page, where experienced Wikipedians can answer any queries you have! Or, you can just type {{helpme}} on your user page, and someone will show up shortly to answer your questions. Here are a few good links for newcomers:
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Citing material as a cultural reference
[edit]Anthony, if you believe that a work of some sort (book, tv show etc) has been influenced by or is paying homage to some other piece of work, it's not enough to simply say so. Nor is it enough to show an example from the piece of work you believe is being referenced.
If there is a link between the two, you should find a source that says so, and use that as the cite. Comparing two sources and suggesting a link yourself may reflect the truth of the situation, but it does represent synthesis.
There is a guide on dealing with such under WP:NOR and WP:SYNTH. Best of luck. WikiuserNI (talk) 20:09, 11 July 2010 (UTC)