Editing Eurovision Wiki:Teahouse (section)

== Fixing duplicate citation error  ==

When I noticed that someone accidentally removed [https://www.comicsbeat.com/michael-huang-bfdi-tpot-20-battle-dream-island/ this article] from ''[[Battle for Dream Island]]'', I readded it using the parameter <nowiki><ref name="Burlingame October 2025"</ref></nowiki>. The issue arose when this created a duplicate error since another article cited in the same page shares a publisher ([[Comics Beat]]) and an author. I combed through several MOS guides, but all the solutions I found did not fit my predicament; they only pertained to cases where two separate references shared a source. [[User:Giovanni Potage|Giovanni Potage]] ([[User talk:Giovanni Potage|talk]]) 08:46, 12 March 2026 (UTC)

:Now resolved? <span class="vcard"><span class="fn">[[User:Pigsonthewing|Andy Mabbett]]</span> (<span class="nickname">Pigsonthewing</span>); [[User talk:Pigsonthewing|Talk to Andy]]; [[Special:Contributions/Pigsonthewing|Andy's edits]]</span> 09:58, 12 March 2026 (UTC)
::@[[User:Pigsonthewing|Pigsonthewing]], can you clarify what you meant by "now resolved?" [[User:Giovanni Potage|Giovanni Potage]] ([[User talk:Giovanni Potage|talk]]) 10:00, 12 March 2026 (UTC)
:::It's a question: "is the issue now resolved?" <span class="vcard"><span class="fn">[[User:Pigsonthewing|Andy Mabbett]]</span> (<span class="nickname">Pigsonthewing</span>); [[User talk:Pigsonthewing|Talk to Andy]]; [[Special:Contributions/Pigsonthewing|Andy's edits]]</span> 10:29, 12 March 2026 (UTC)
::::Oh, my bad. To answer your question: no. As of writing, no one besides me has attempted to fix the duplicate error. [[User:Giovanni Potage|Giovanni Potage]] ([[User talk:Giovanni Potage|talk]]) 10:32, 12 March 2026 (UTC)
:::::Hello, @[[User:Giovanni Potage|Giovanni Potage]], and welcome to the Teahouse. 
:::::I haven't looked at the article, but as far as I know, that error means that there are two references defined with the same name (the bit after <code>name=</code>), and that is not allowed.
:::::It doesn't object to, or even notice, if there are two references with the same publisher, or date, or in fact if two separate references are actually identical: it's just the duplicate definition for the name. 
:::::So, either the two references with that name ''are'' actually the same, in which case, delete one of them, and just use the short form <code><nowiki><ref name="..."/></nowiki></code> for the second citation; or else the two are not the same, in which case, change one of the names to be different. Reference names can be anything: it's a useful convenience to make them the title/author/publisher and date, but that's not a requirement. [[User:ColinFine|ColinFine]] ([[User talk:ColinFine|talk]]) 13:30, 12 March 2026 (UTC)
::::::The two articles are different, but they are written by the same author and share the same publisher. I used "Burlington 2025" for the ref names, and only distinguished them by sandwiching the month of publication between the author's name and year. I changed the second citation's ref name to "Comics Beat 2025" but according to [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:LintErrors&wpNamespaceRestrictions=0&titlesearch=Battle+for+Dream+Island&exactmatch=1 this page], a lint error is still present. [[User:Giovanni Potage|Giovanni Potage]] ([[User talk:Giovanni Potage|talk]]) 13:48, 12 March 2026 (UTC)
:::::::@[[User:Giovanni Potage|Giovanni Potage]] The lint error is most likely caused by the name ("Burlingame") being used multiple times (in this case, the cite news template) throughout the article; I think it can be safely ignored. [[User:Jolly1253|Jolly1253]] ([[User talk:Jolly1253|talk]]) 14:55, 12 March 2026 (UTC)
::::@[[User:Pigsonthewing|Pigsonthewing]], can I explain the problem in more detail? [[User:Giovanni Potage|Giovanni Potage]] ([[User talk:Giovanni Potage|talk]]) 12:50, 12 March 2026 (UTC)
:::::You don't need to ask! Someone will help, even if I'm (or any other named editor is) not around. [[User:BlueStaticHorse|<span style="color: rgb(2, 28, 196)">Blue</span><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 0)">Static</span><span style="color: brown">Horse</span>]] ([[User talk:BlueStaticHorse|<span style="color: rgb(2, 28, 196)">talk</span>]]) 14:26, 12 March 2026 (UTC)