Revision as of 23:12, 12 January 2024 view source SMcCandlish (talk \| contribs) Autopatrolled, Extended confirmed users, Page movers, File movers, New page reviewers, Pending changes reviewers, Rollbackers, Template editors 200,049 edits m Link cleanup; shortcuts are for editorial convenience on talk pages and in the URL bar, not for informing editors (mostly new ones) where and what things are. Tag: Reverted ← Previous edit		Revision as of 15:40, 20 January 2024 view source JeffSpaceman (talk \| contribs) Extended confirmed users, Pending changes reviewers, Rollbackers 15,455 edits I think it would make more sense to link to the reliable sources guideline page here, but feel free to revert if you disagree Tags: Mobile edit Mobile web edit Advanced mobile edit Next edit →
Line 7: {{Short URL box\|FVY}} In the [[English Wikipedia]], '''verifiability''' means other people using the encyclopedia can check that the information comes from a [[~~#What~~Wikipedia:Reliable ~~counts as a reliable source~~sources\|reliable source]]. Its content is determined by previously published information rather than editors' beliefs, opinions, experiences, or [[Wikipedia:No original research\|unpublished original research]]. Even if you are sure something is true, it must have been previously published in a reliable source before you can add it.{{efn\|This principle was previously expressed on this policy page as "the threshold for inclusion is '''verifiability, not truth'''". See the essay, [[Wikipedia:Verifiability, not truth]].}} If reliable sources disagree with each other, then maintain a [[Wikipedia:Neutral point of view\|neutral point of view]] and present what the various sources say, giving each side its [[Wikipedia:Neutral point of view#Undue weight\|due weight]]. All material in [[Wikipedia:Mainspace\|Wikipedia mainspace]], including everything in articles, lists, and captions, must be verifiable. All quotations, and any material whose verifiability has been challenged or is likely to be challenged, must include an [[Wikipedia:Citing sources#Inline citations\|inline citation]] to a reliable source that directly supports{{efn\|name="directly supports"}} the material. Any material that needs an inline citation but does not have one may be removed. Please immediately remove contentious material [[Wikipedia:Biographies of living persons\|about living people]] that is unsourced or poorly sourced.

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