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| + | ==Documentation== | ||
| + | To ensure that all Wikipedia content is [[Wikipedia:Verifiability|verifiable]], anyone may question an [[Wikipedia:Citing sources#When and why to cite sources|uncited claim]] by inserting a ''<nowiki>{{Citation needed}}</nowiki>'' tag. | ||
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| + | {{quotation|'''Example:''' 65% of people believe in ghosts.<sup>[citation needed]</sup> }} | ||
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| + | * Exercise caution before relying upon unsourced claims. | ||
| + | * If you can provide a [[Wikipedia:Reliable sources|reliable source]] for the claim, please [[Wikipedia:Be bold|be bold]] and [[Wikipedia:Tutorial (Editing)|replace]] the "Citation needed" template with enough information to locate the source. You may leave the [[Copy editing|copyediting]] to someone else, or learn more about [[Wikipedia:Citing sources|citing sources on Wikipedia]]. | ||
| + | * If someone tagged your contributions with "Citation needed" and you disagree, discuss the matter on the article's discussion page. | ||
| + | * Controversial, poorly-sourced claims in biographies of living people [[Wikipedia:Biographies of living persons#Remove unsourced or poorly sourced contentious material|should be deleted immediately]]. | ||
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| − | + | Content taken from [[Wikipedia:Citation_needed|Wikipedia]] | |
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Latest revision as of 02:18, 23 October 2012
[citation needed]
Documentation
To ensure that all Wikipedia content is verifiable, anyone may question an uncited claim by inserting a {{Citation needed}} tag.
Example: 65% of people believe in ghosts.[citation needed]
- Exercise caution before relying upon unsourced claims.
- If you can provide a reliable source for the claim, please be bold and replace the "Citation needed" template with enough information to locate the source. You may leave the copyediting to someone else, or learn more about citing sources on Wikipedia.
- If someone tagged your contributions with "Citation needed" and you disagree, discuss the matter on the article's discussion page.
- Controversial, poorly-sourced claims in biographies of living people should be deleted immediately.
Content taken from Wikipedia
