Parent Dating Guide uses external sources when a claim depends on information that can change or on details controlled by another organization. Not every sentence needs a citation; the source should be there because it supports something the reader may reasonably want to check.
When a source is useful
For changing facts, the first choice is usually the organization responsible for the information: a public agency, official service, venue, manufacturer, research publisher, or another primary source. Reputable secondary sources can add context when a primary source does not answer the whole question.
Which sources come first
- It should support the specific claim next to it, not merely discuss the same broad subject.
- If a current price, rule, schedule, specification, or availability claim cannot be supported, the safer choice is to leave it out or tell the reader where to verify it.
- Opinion, interpretation, and stable advice should be recognizable from the wording rather than dressed up with unrelated citations.
What a citation should support
Medical, financial, legal, immigration, and similarly sensitive subjects are kept general unless suitable authoritative information supports the detail being discussed. Personal decisions still belong with the relevant professional or official source.
When a guide relies on an external source, the relevant link should make the supporting material easy to check.