Help:Official sources

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The following is a list of viable official sources of information that can be used in the wiki as citations. Also included are links to corresponding citation templates. Unless stated otherwise, {{Citation}} should be used when citing the following sources.

Generally, sources are only required for information that cannot be easily tested in-game. This includes information such as intentions of, quotes from, and information about Mojang Studios employees. This also includes any game content that has not appeared in a development or released version.

Dedicated websites

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First party

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Minecraft.net sources can be cited using {{Mcnet}}.

Note: The following websites contain archival information that was relevant during an earlier stage of Minecraft's development. Tumblr sources can be cited using {{Tumblr}} while The Word of Notch sources can be cited using {{The Word of Notch}}.

Marketplace developers

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Third parties

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Social networks

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X (formerly Twitter)

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X sources can be cited using {{Tweet}}.

Note: The following X (formerly Twitter) profiles are Minecraft developers, but not Mojang Studios employees.

Note: The following X (formerly Twitter) profiles are profiles of contract employees for Mojang Studios.

Note: The following X (formerly Twitter) profiles are profiles of former Mojang Studios employees.

Note: The following X (formerly Twitter) profiles are not profiles of Mojang Studios staff, but rather people who got/gets in touch with Mojang Studios stuff, and, while not conclusive evidence, can be used for citation if there is no other source.

Mastodon

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Note: The following Mastodon profile is an profile of a contract employee for Mojang Studios.

Note: The following Mastodon profiles are profiles of former Mojang Studios employees.

Bluesky

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Bluesky sources can be cited using {{Bluesky}}.

Hive Social

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  • @jappa – Jasper 'Jappa' Boerstra
  • @jdavidfries – David Fries
  • @kingbdogz – Brandon 'kingbdogz' Pearce
  • @gegy – Gegy

Note: The following Hive Social account is an account of a former Mojang Studios employee.

  • @helenangel – Helen 'HelenAngel' Zbihlyj

Facebook

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Note: While some Mojang Studios staff members have Facebook accounts, they only help this much if you're not in their friend list, thus ruling this out from being an official source that everyone can check and verify.

Instagram

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Instagram sources can be cited using {{Cite Instagram}}.

Note: The following Instagram account is an account of a former Mojang Studios employee.

Note: The following Instagram accounts are accounts of contract employees for Mojang Studios.

Minecraft Wiki

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Main page: Minecraft Wiki:About

Edits made by Mojang Studios employees can be used as sources.

Current employees

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The following are current accounts of Mojang employees.

One wiki account has been confirmed to be run by Minecraft staff

Two current Mojang employees formerly had wiki accounts that got deleted. Former edits may be treated as a valid source, but the accounts will no longer make new edits.

Contract employees

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The following Wiki accounts are accounts of contract employees for Mojang Studios.

Former employees

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The following Wiki accounts are accounts of former Mojang Studios employees.

One former employee formerly had wiki accounts that got deleted. Former edits may be treated as a valid source, but the account will no longer make new edits.

Forums

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Minecraft Forum

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Users:

Note: The following Forums accounts are accounts of contract employees for Mojang Studios.

Note: The following Forums accounts are accounts of former Mojang Studios employees.

Reddit

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Reddit sources can be cited using {{Reddit}} and {{Reddit2}}.

Communities:

Users:

Note: The following Reddit accounts are accounts of contract employees for Mojang Studios.

Note: The following Reddit accounts are accounts of former Mojang Studios employees.

Note: The following Reddit accounts are not accounts of Mojang Studios staff, but rather people who got/gets in touch with Mojang Studios staff, and, while not conclusive evidence, can be used for citation if there is no other source.

Video hosting services

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Using a video as a source, especially one longer than five minutes, please use a timestamp in the link so other users can easily view the location of the reference.

YouTube

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YouTube sources can be cited using {{YouTube link}}.

Note: YouTube has a feature that makes videos unlisted, i.e., that can only be found via a direct link; such as all unlisted videos from Mojang Studios will be shown in this list.

Note: The following YouTube accounts are accounts of contract employees for Mojang Studios.

Note: The following YouTube accounts are accounts of former Mojang Studios employees.

TikTok

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TikTok sources can be cited using {{Cite TikTok}}.

Live streams

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Twitch sources can be cited using {{Twitch link}}.

Twitch:

Note: The following Twitch accounts are accounts of former Mojang Studios employees.

Other websites

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Linktree

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ask.fm

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Kickstarter

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ArtStation

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Pinterest

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Chat services

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IRC

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IRC sources can be cited using {{Cite IRC log}}.

irc.esper.net

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  • #minecraft - ''Minecraft'' IRC channel
  • #mcchatter - ''Minecraft'' off-topic IRC channel
  • #minecrafthelp - ''Minecraft'' help IRC channel
  • #minecraftwiki - ''Minecraft'' Wiki IRC channel
  • #minecraftforums - ''Minecraft'' Forums IRC channel

Discord servers

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Discord sources can be cited using {{Cite Discord}}.

WhatsApp

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Online shops

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Merchandise
Bedrock Edition
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