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== Verifiability == | == Verifiability == | ||
{{Shortcut|P:V}} | {{Shortcut|P:V}}Content which is generally going to be uncontroversial (i.e is likely to be challenged by readers mentally, not that it is a polarizing ) can be provided without citation, though editors are encouraged to provide citations whenever they can. | ||
The following situations, if they apply, ''do'' require the presence of a citation to a '''source that is reliable for the statement(s) it is supporting''' in order to maintain inclusion. Otherwise, editors may remove it, and it may not be restored until it is cited. If the information cannot be cited, it is inappropriate for inclusion on this project. | The following situations, if they apply, ''do'' require the presence of a citation to a '''source that is reliable for the statement(s) it is supporting''' in order to maintain inclusion. Otherwise, editors may remove it, and it may not be restored until it is cited. If the information cannot be cited, it is inappropriate for inclusion on this project. | ||
# Content that describes actions or behavior that characterizes a ''specific person'' in a negative light. | # Content that describes actions or behavior that characterizes a ''specific person'' in a negative light. | ||
# Content that to any reasonable person would be controversial. | |||
# Extraordinary claims regarding a community's accomplishments or that of it's participants. | # Extraordinary claims regarding a community's accomplishments or that of it's participants. | ||
# Any claim made within an article that is challenged by an autoconfirmed editor. | # Any claim made within an article that is challenged by an autoconfirmed editor. | ||
## If an editor wishes to invoke this, it must be done on the talk page of the article with an explicit statement challenging the claim and the claim provided verbatim. | ## If an editor wishes to invoke this, it must be done on the talk page of the article with an explicit statement challenging the claim and the claim provided verbatim. | ||
#Any content which serves to show that | #Any content which serves to show that a community meets the [[Project:Inclusion criteria|inclusion criteria]]. | ||