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=== Media and verifiability === | === Media and verifiability === | ||
{{Shortcut|P: | {{Shortcut|P:MAV}}It is acceptable and often necessary for media (e.g screenshots, video, PDFs) to be used as sourcing. The age of online community's having forums has generally passed and been replaced with Discord servers and their equivalent. However, media is ripe for abuse with editing tools. | ||
Any media uploaded with the intent of being used as a source may not be cited until it is independently reviewed for authenticity by an [[Project:Administrators|administrator]]. For example, if a screenshot of a Discord announcement is made, the administrator must be able to go to the Discord server themselves and find the announcement. They will then compare it against the screenshot to ensure it has not been altered. Media used as a source may not possess alteration in any form aside from organic cropping or clipping, though an administrator may rule that any piece of media fail authentication due to insufficient context. | Any media uploaded with the intent of being used as a source may not be cited until it is independently reviewed for authenticity by an [[Project:Administrators|administrator]]. For example, if a screenshot of a Discord announcement is made, the administrator must be able to go to the Discord server themselves and find the announcement. They will then compare it against the screenshot to ensure it has not been altered. Media used as a source may not possess alteration in any form aside from organic cropping or clipping, though an administrator may rule that any piece of media fail authentication due to insufficient context. | ||
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==== Challenging authenticity ==== | ==== Challenging authenticity ==== | ||
{{Shortcut|P: | {{Shortcut|P:MAVC}}Any autoconfirmed editor may, at any time, challenge the authenticity of a source. Once challenged, an administrator that was not the previous authenticator will perform the authentication again to ensure the accuracy of the source. If an administrator is the challenger, they may immediately perform the authentication themselves. | ||
If authentication is successful, it will be reported on the relevant talk page for the source, and it may not be challenged again for 6 months. If the administrator determines beyond a reasonable doubt that the source was altered in ''any way'', it must be deleted immediately. If authentication is wholly impossible (e.g website that is the source of a screenshot has deprecated without archival), the administrator shall be empowered to make a ruling on the matter within their best judgement. | If authentication is successful, it will be reported on the relevant talk page for the source, and it may not be challenged again for 6 months. If the administrator determines beyond a reasonable doubt that the source was altered in ''any way'', it must be deleted immediately. If authentication is wholly impossible (e.g website that is the source of a screenshot has deprecated without archival), the administrator shall be empowered to make a ruling on the matter within their best judgement. | ||