Template:Cite interview

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Usage

This template formats citations to interviews with developers, writers, actors, producers, and other people involved with Arkham media.

<ref>{{Cite interview
 | interviewee = Eric Holmes
 | title = Interview title
 | interviewer = Interviewer Name
 | publication = Publication Name
 | date = October 2013
 | url = https://example.com/original-interview
 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/example
 | access-date = September 20, 2026
}}</ref>

Parameters

interviewee

The person being interviewed.

title

The title of the interview, article, or video.

interviewer

The interviewer or author conducting the interview.

publication

The website, magazine, channel, newspaper, or other publication that released the interview.

date

The publication date.

url

The original URL.

archive-url

An archived copy of the original source.

access-date

The date the source was accessed.

timestamp

The timestamp of the relevant statement when citing a video or audio interview.

Original sources

Whenever possible, cite the original publication of an interview rather than a later article, wiki page, forum post, or video discussing it.

For example, prefer:

<ref>{{Cite interview
 | interviewee = Developer Name
 | title = Original interview title
 | publication = Original publication
 | date = 2013
 | url = ORIGINAL_URL
}}</ref>

rather than:

<ref>A fan wiki says the developer confirmed this.</ref>

Archived interviews

If the original page is no longer online, use an archived copy:

<ref>{{Cite interview
 | interviewee = Developer Name
 | title = Interview title
 | publication = Publication Name
 | date = 2013
 | url = https://original.example/interview
 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/example
}}</ref>

Keep the original URL when known, even if it is dead. This helps preserve the history of the source and makes it easier to verify the archive.

Video interviews

For video or audio interviews, provide a timestamp when possible:

<ref>{{Cite interview
 | interviewee = Developer Name
 | title = Batman: Arkham Origins Developer Interview
 | publication = Example Channel
 | date = 2013
 | url = https://example.com/video
 | timestamp = 12:34
}}</ref>

If a specific statement is important to a continuity claim, a timestamp is strongly recommended.

Attribution

An interview citation does not automatically turn a developer's statement into an in-universe fact.

For example:

Eric Holmes stated in an interview that ...<ref>{{Cite interview
 | interviewee = Eric Holmes
 | title = ...
}}</ref>

is preferable to:

It is canon that ...

unless released material independently establishes the claim.

See Arkham Wiki:Canon policy and Arkham Wiki:Sourcing policy.