Question About Referencing.

[Deceived3596]

So i'm revising the profiles of a game verse that i've recently became of fan of and all was going good until i fell into this issue.

"Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; invalid names, e.g. too many"

This keeps popping up when i try to reference the second game of the series, the references regarding the first game work completely fine but every time I try to reference the second game this pops up.

So what's exactly causing this to happen?.

 

[LIFE_OF_KING]

You probably forgot some ">" or "/"

 

[AdNiBN002]

I've had similar problems before, if the same source is cited multiple times, check if you're using it like this:

<ref name="name" />

In instead of this:

<ref name="name">

The former should be the correct one, idk why but the latter malfunctions, although not always for some reason.

 

[Deceived3596]

You probably forgot some ">" or "/"

<ref name=Infamous 2: (2011)>Infamous 2: (2011)</ref>

<ref name=Infamous 2: (2011)/>

These are both the codes i'm using.

It's the same as the ones for the first game and that works perfectly fine but for some reason it isn't working for the second game.

 

[LIFE_OF_KING]

Spoiler

Infamous

Please tell me you will fix the AP section

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The problem is variable, you have to try several times until it works. The easiest is to just delete everything and make a new reference

 

[Deceived3596]

Please tell me you will fix the AP section

Ye.

The problem is variable, you have to try several times until it works. The easiest is to just delete everything and make a new reference

Bruh.

I guess i'll try that and see if it'll work.

 

[AdNiBN002]

<ref name=Infamous 2: (2011)>Infamous 2: (2011)</ref>

<ref name=Infamous 2: (2011)/>

These are both the codes i'm using.

It's the same as the ones for the first game and that works perfectly fine but for some reason it isn't working for the second game.

Have you tried replacing the reference name with something simpler? Sometimes I've had weird issues there with some signs. Usually I just have it down as like:

<ref name="ABC">Reference text</ref>

 

[FluffyCreatureZ]

<ref name=Infamous 2: (2011)>Infamous 2: (2011)</ref>

<ref name=Infamous 2: (2011)/>

These are both the codes i'm using.

It's the same as the ones for the first game and that works perfectly fine but for some reason it isn't working for the second game.

Put a space in the second one after 2011.

<ref name=Infamous 2: (2011) />

 

[Deceived3596]

Have you tried replacing the reference name with something simpler? Sometimes I've had weird issues there with some signs. Usually I just have it down as like:

How would i even make that simpler in the first place? it's already extremely simple as it is.

Put a space in the second one after 2011.

Did that and it didn't help at all, still showing the text.

 

[AdNiBN002]

How would i even make that simpler in the first place? it's already extremely simple as it is.

Frankly, I'm not quite sure, there's just symbols like : or () that have given me some error codes before.
I can't really explain the mechanics behind it, but I would try it out nevertheless. It also seems a bit in line with the error code.

 

[Deceived3596]

Frankly, I'm not quite sure, there's just symbols like : or () that have given me some error codes before

I removed both the colons and parentheses.

Didn't help.

Still showing the error code.

 

[AdNiBN002]

I removed both the colons and parentheses.

Didn't help.

Still showing the error code.

Try just straight up making the ref name " Infamous" and nothing additional (if this doesn't work then IDK, sorry)

 

[Deceived3596]

Try just straight up making the ref name " Infamous" and nothing additional (if this doesn't work then IDK, sorry)

Did that and it actually worked.

Another problem though.

"Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name "Infamous:" defined multiple times with different content"

Got another error.....

This system blows ASS.

 

[FluffyCreatureZ]

Did that and it actually worked.

Another problem though.

"Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name "Infamous:" defined multiple times with different content"

Got another error.....

This system blows ASS.

Change the other reference tags to infamous also. It would be better if you just link the page you are editing so I can see the code myself.

 

[Deceived3596]

It would be better if you just link the page you are editing so I can see the code myself.

InFamous Profiles Reworks (InFamous 1 and 2)

vsbattles.fandom.com

Here it is.

Good Luck.

 

[AdNiBN002]

Did that and it actually worked.

Another problem though.

"Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name "Infamous:" defined multiple times with different content"

Got another error.....

This system blows ASS.

It might be another source referenced as Infamous then.
Try just replacing the reference name with a completely random word, like "car", "truck" or something.

 

[FluffyCreatureZ]

I can't view your source code from the blog so it's useless.
Your main reference ahould look like this.

<ref name=(random word)>Infamous 2: (2011)</ref>

Then make sure each multiple citations are the same word.

<ref name=(random word) />

I suspect that either the problem is you changed the name of the main reference and the rest of the citations weren't changed or there is an issue with the ":" colon or the parentheses which are screwing up the code in main reference name.

 

[Deceived3596]

I can't view your source code from the blog so it's useless.
Your main reference ahould look like this.

Then make sure each multiple citations are the same word.

I suspect that either the problem is you changed the name of the main reference and the rest of the citations weren't changed or there is an issue with the ":" colon or the parentheses which are screwing up the code in main reference name.

Alright i'll see if that works tomorrow and if it does/doesn't i'll make sure to tell you.

 

[Deceived3596]

I can't view your source code from the blog so it's useless.
Your main reference ahould look like this.

Then make sure each multiple citations are the same word.

I suspect that either the problem is you changed the name of the main reference and the rest of the citations weren't changed or there is an issue with the ":" colon or the parentheses which are screwing up the code in main reference name.

<ref name=Truck>Infamous (2011)</ref>

<ref name=Truck />

Switched up the source code with these two and it seems like it works.

Thanks for the help.

 

[FluffyCreatureZ]

<ref name=Truck>Infamous (2011)</ref>

<ref name=Truck />

Switched up the source code with these two and it seems like it works.

Thanks for the help.

Good work.