G2G: Biography references tag

Question

Just a reminder from the guidance on Biographies

All profiles should have these sections:

== Biography ==
== Sources ==
<references />

The sources section should always have a <references /> tag even if there aren't any footnoted references yet.

So that extra work to remove the Biography heading or the references tag is not needed

Answer 1

This is a good reminder. I would also add that I find it odd that currently they are not always generated automatically on a new profile, depending on the method of creation -- I'm not a techie, but this would seem to me to be an easy fix.

Comments

Matthew, there is a known situation where use of the WikiTree X extension can remove the required lines. However, this is because WikiTree X is no longer being maintained. See this post from Jamie Nelson, who recommends that WikiTree Sourcer be used instead.

If you are seeing a method of profile creation not involving WikiTree X where the headers or references line end up missing, that may be a new, not yet known error. Are you able to give more detail?