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.help-box .sidebar-title,html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .help-box .sidebar-heading{background:#082849}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .help-box{background-color:#0d1a27}html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .help-box .sidebar-title,html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .help-box .sidebar-heading{background:#082849}}</style><table class="sidebar nomobile nowraplinks help-box noprint plainlist" style="clear:right;width:20.0em;"><tbody><tr><th class="sidebar-title">Common decisions<br>and arguments</th></tr><tr><th class="sidebar-heading"> <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Deletion_policy" title="Wikipedia:Deletion policy">Deletion (<i>X</i>fD)</a></th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Arguments_to_avoid_in_deletion_discussions" title="Wikipedia:Arguments to avoid in deletion discussions">Arguments to avoid</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Common_outcomes" title="Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Common outcomes">Common outcomes (AfD)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Redirects_for_discussion/Common_outcomes" title="Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Common outcomes">Common outcomes (RfD)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Templates_for_discussion/Common_outcomes" title="Wikipedia:Templates for discussion/Common outcomes">Common outcomes (TfD)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Overcategorization" title="Wikipedia:Overcategorization">Overcategorisation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Deletion_review/Perennial_requests" title="Wikipedia:Deletion review/Perennial requests">Perennial deletion review</a></li></ul></td> </tr><tr><th class="sidebar-heading"> <div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Requests_for_adminship" title="Wikipedia:Requests for adminship">Adminship (RfA) and<br>Bureaucratship (RfB)</a></div></th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Arguments_to_avoid_in_adminship_discussions" title="Wikipedia:Arguments to avoid in adminship discussions">Arguments to avoid</a></li></ul></td> </tr><tr><th class="sidebar-heading"> <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests" title="Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests">Arbitration (Arbcom)</a></th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Arbitration/Guide_to_arbitration" title="Wikipedia:Arbitration/Guide to arbitration">Guide to arbitration</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Arbitration/Index/Principles" title="Wikipedia:Arbitration/Index/Principles">Principles</a></li></ul></td> </tr><tr><th class="sidebar-heading"> <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Policies_and_guidelines" title="Wikipedia:Policies and guidelines">Proposals and policy</a></th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Perennial_proposals" title="Wikipedia:Perennial proposals">Perennial proposals</a></li></ul></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-navbar"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239400231">.mw-parser-output .navbar{display:inline;font-size:88%;font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .navbar-collapse{float:left;text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .navbar-boxtext{word-spacing:0}.mw-parser-output .navbar ul{display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;line-height:inherit}.mw-parser-output .navbar-brackets::before{margin-right:-0.125em;content:"[ "}.mw-parser-output .navbar-brackets::after{margin-left:-0.125em;content:" ]"}.mw-parser-output .navbar li{word-spacing:-0.125em}.mw-parser-output .navbar a>span,.mw-parser-output .navbar a>abbr{text-decoration:inherit}.mw-parser-output .navbar-mini abbr{font-variant:small-caps;border-bottom:none;text-decoration:none;cursor:inherit}.mw-parser-output .navbar-ct-full{font-size:114%;margin:0 7em}.mw-parser-output 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editors frequently discuss on Wikipedia. Some of these are currently accepted, some are currently opposed, and some depend on the circumstances as <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Consensus_can_change" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:Consensus can change">consensus can change</a>. </p><p>Note that the standards for <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:External_links" title="Wikipedia:External links">WP:External links</a> and <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Reliable_source" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:Reliable source">WP:Reliable sources</a> are different, so that a web page might be acceptable as an external link, but not as a reliable source, or vice versa. </p><p>Also note that this page does not prescribe any recommendations of what action to take if one encounters any of these sites linked within articles. This list is only an aid to ongoing discussion surrounding the use of these sites, final consensus is yet to be determined. </p> <div id="toc" class="toc" role="navigation" aria-labelledby="mw-toc-heading"><input type="checkbox" role="button" id="toctogglecheckbox" class="toctogglecheckbox" style="display:none"><div class="toctitle" lang="en" dir="ltr"><h2 id="mw-toc-heading">Contents</h2><span class="toctogglespan"><label class="toctogglelabel" for="toctogglecheckbox"></label></span></div> <ul> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-1"><a href="#Social_networking_websites"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">Social networking websites</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-2"><a href="#Facebook,_Myspace,_Instagram"><span class="tocnumber">1.1</span> <span class="toctext">Facebook, Myspace, Instagram</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-3"><a href="#LinkedIn"><span class="tocnumber">1.2</span> <span class="toctext">LinkedIn</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-4"><a href="#Twitter"><span class="tocnumber">1.3</span> <span class="toctext">Twitter</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-5"><a href="#User-generated_content"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">User-generated content</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-6"><a href="#Discogs"><span class="tocnumber">2.1</span> <span class="toctext">Discogs</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-7"><a href="#Find_a_Grave"><span class="tocnumber">2.2</span> <span class="toctext">Find a Grave</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-8"><a href="#IMDb_(Internet_Movie_Database)"><span class="tocnumber">2.3</span> <span class="toctext">IMDb (Internet Movie Database)</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-9"><a href="#YouTube"><span class="tocnumber">2.4</span> <span class="toctext">YouTube</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-10"><a href="#Petition_sites"><span class="tocnumber">2.5</span> <span class="toctext">Petition sites</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-11"><a href="#Objectionable_content"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Objectionable content</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-12"><a href="#WikiLeaks"><span class="tocnumber">3.1</span> <span class="toctext">WikiLeaks</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-13"><a href="#Companies"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Companies</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-14"><a href="#Amazon"><span class="tocnumber">4.1</span> <span class="toctext">Amazon</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-15"><a href="#Ancestry.com"><span class="tocnumber">4.2</span> <span class="toctext">Ancestry.com</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-16"><a href="#eBay"><span class="tocnumber">4.3</span> <span class="toctext">eBay</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-17"><a href="#See_also"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">See also</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(1)"><span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span><h2 id="Social_networking_websites" data-mw-thread-id="h-Social_networking_websites"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Social_networking_websites"></span>Social networking websites<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Social_networking_websites"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:External_links/Perennial_websites&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Social networking websites" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div><section class="mf-section-1 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-1"> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1252059228"><div class="module-shortcutanchordiv"><span id="WP:SOCIALS"></span></div><div class="module-shortcutboxplain noprint" role="note"><div class="module-shortcutlist"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Shortcut" title="Wikipedia:Shortcut">Shortcut</a></div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:SOCIALS&redirect=no">WP:SOCIALS</a></span></li></ul></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Facebook,_Myspace,_Instagram" data-mw-thread-id="h-Facebook,_Myspace,_Instagram-Social_networking_websites"><span id="Facebook.2C_Myspace.2C_Instagram"></span><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Facebook,_Myspace,_Instagram-Social_networking_websites"></span><span class="anchor" id="Facebook,_MySpace,_Instagram"></span><a href="/wiki/Facebook" title="Facebook">Facebook</a>, <a href="/wiki/Myspace" title="Myspace">Myspace</a>, <a href="/wiki/Instagram" title="Instagram">Instagram</a><span data-mw-comment-end="h-Facebook,_Myspace,_Instagram-Social_networking_websites"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:External_links/Perennial_websites&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Facebook, Myspace, Instagram" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1252059228"><div class="module-shortcutanchordiv"><span id="WP:FACEBOOK"></span><span id="WP:INSTAGRAM"></span><span id="WP:MYSPACE-EL"></span><span id="WP:INSTAGRAM-EL"></span></div><div class="module-shortcutboxplain noprint" role="note"><div class="module-shortcutlist"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Shortcut" title="Wikipedia:Shortcut">Shortcuts</a></div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:FACEBOOK&redirect=no">WP:FACEBOOK</a></span></li><li><span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:INSTAGRAM&redirect=no">WP:INSTAGRAM</a></span></li><li><span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:MYSPACE-EL&redirect=no">WP:MYSPACE-EL</a></span></li><li><span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:INSTAGRAM-EL&redirect=no">WP:INSTAGRAM-EL</a></span></li></ul></div></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">For the policy that states Wikipedia is not a social networking site, see <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:NOTSOCIALNETWORK" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:NOTSOCIALNETWORK">WP:NOTSOCIALNETWORK</a>.</div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">For the RSP entries, see <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:RSPFACEBOOK" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:RSPFACEBOOK">WP:RSPFACEBOOK</a> and <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:RSPINSTAGRAM" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:RSPINSTAGRAM">WP:RSPINSTAGRAM</a>.</div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Template:Facebook" title="Template:Facebook">Template:Facebook</a></div> <ul><li><b>As an external link:</b> <span typeof="mw:File"><span><noscript><img alt="☒" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/20px-X_mark.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="23" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="525" data-file-height="600"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 20px;height: 23px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/20px-X_mark.svg.png" data-alt="☒" data-width="20" data-height="23" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/30px-X_mark.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/40px-X_mark.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></span></span><span style="display:none">N</span> <b>Generally no</b>. Regular websites are strongly preferred, <b>but</b> exceptions are made for <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:ELOFFICIAL" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:ELOFFICIAL">official links</a> when the subject of the article has no other Web presence.</li> <li><b>As a reliable source:</b> <span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Nota bene"><noscript><img alt="Nota bene" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Orange_exclamation_mark.svg/23px-Orange_exclamation_mark.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="23" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="450" data-file-height="450"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 23px;height: 23px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Orange_exclamation_mark.svg/23px-Orange_exclamation_mark.svg.png" data-alt="Nota bene" data-width="23" data-height="23" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Orange_exclamation_mark.svg/35px-Orange_exclamation_mark.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Orange_exclamation_mark.svg/46px-Orange_exclamation_mark.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></span></span><span style="display:none;">*</span> <b>Sometimes</b>. The official page of a subject may be used as a <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:SPS" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:SPS">self-published</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Primary_source" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:Primary source">primary source</a>, <b>but</b> only if it can be authenticated as belonging to the subject. (See <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability#Self-published_sources" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability">Wikipedia:Verifiability#Self-published sources</a>.)</li> <li><b>Common issues:</b> <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:NOTDIR" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:NOTDIR">Wikipedia is not a directory</a> of any subject's complete web presence, and links to social networking sites (other than official links) are discouraged (<a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:ELNO#EL10" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:ELNO">ELNO#10</a>). <a href="/wiki/Facebook" title="Facebook">Facebook</a> is particularly discouraged as viewing the page sometimes requires registration (<a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:ELNO#EL6" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:ELNO">ELNO#6</a>). Facebook, MySpace, and Instagram pages (other than <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:ELOFFICIAL" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:ELOFFICIAL">official links</a>) could be characterized as fansites (<a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:ELNO#EL11" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:ELNO">ELNO#11</a>). Be wary of fakes.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="LinkedIn" data-mw-thread-id="h-LinkedIn-Social_networking_websites"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-LinkedIn-Social_networking_websites"></span><a href="/wiki/LinkedIn" title="LinkedIn">LinkedIn</a><span data-mw-comment-end="h-LinkedIn-Social_networking_websites"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:External_links/Perennial_websites&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: LinkedIn" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">"WP:LINKEDIN" redirects here. For the policy that states Wikipedia is not LinkedIn, see <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:NOTLINKEDIN" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:NOTLINKEDIN">WP:NOTLINKEDIN</a>.</div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">For the RSP entry, see <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:RSPLINKEDIN" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:RSPLINKEDIN">WP:RSPLINKEDIN</a>.</div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1252059228"><div class="module-shortcutanchordiv"><span id="WP:LINKEDIN"></span></div><div class="module-shortcutboxplain noprint" role="note"><div class="module-shortcutlist"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Shortcut" title="Wikipedia:Shortcut">Shortcut</a></div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:LINKEDIN&redirect=no">WP:LINKEDIN</a></span></li></ul></div></div> <ul><li><b>As an external link:</b> <span typeof="mw:File"><span><noscript><img alt="☒" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/20px-X_mark.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="23" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="525" data-file-height="600"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 20px;height: 23px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/20px-X_mark.svg.png" data-alt="☒" data-width="20" data-height="23" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/30px-X_mark.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/40px-X_mark.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></span></span><span style="display:none">N</span> <b>Almost never</b>.</li> <li><b>As a reliable source:</b> <span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Nota bene"><noscript><img alt="Nota bene" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Orange_exclamation_mark.svg/23px-Orange_exclamation_mark.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="23" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="450" data-file-height="450"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 23px;height: 23px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Orange_exclamation_mark.svg/23px-Orange_exclamation_mark.svg.png" data-alt="Nota bene" data-width="23" data-height="23" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Orange_exclamation_mark.svg/35px-Orange_exclamation_mark.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Orange_exclamation_mark.svg/46px-Orange_exclamation_mark.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></span></span><span style="display:none;">*</span> <b>Sometimes</b>. <a href="/wiki/LinkedIn" title="LinkedIn">LinkedIn</a> pages may be used as <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:SPS" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:SPS">self-published</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Primary_source" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:Primary source">primary sources</a>, but only if they can be authenticated as belonging to the subject. (See <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability#Self-published_sources" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability">Wikipedia:Verifiability#Self-published sources</a>.)</li> <li><b>Common issues:</b> Wikipedia is <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:NOTDIR" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:NOTDIR">not a directory</a> of any subject's complete web presence, and links to social networking sites (other than official links) are discouraged (<a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:ELNO#EL10" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:ELNO">ELNO#10</a>). Information (e.g., phone numbers) is not typically encyclopedic in nature. As a reliable source, LinkedIn is problematic in the same ways as MySpace, Facebook, etc. as self-published and unverifiable, unreliable content. External links to LinkedIn are also discouraged because seeing the content requires registration (<a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:ELNO#EL6" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:ELNO">ELNO#6</a>).</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Twitter" data-mw-thread-id="h-Twitter-Social_networking_websites"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Twitter-Social_networking_websites"></span><a href="/wiki/Twitter" title="Twitter">Twitter</a><span data-mw-comment-end="h-Twitter-Social_networking_websites"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:External_links/Perennial_websites&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Twitter" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Template:Twitter" title="Template:Twitter">Template:Twitter</a> and <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:RSPTWITTER" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:RSPTWITTER">WP:RSPTWITTER</a></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1252059228"><div class="module-shortcutanchordiv"><span id="WP:TWITTER-EL"></span></div><div class="module-shortcutboxplain noprint" role="note"><div class="module-shortcutlist"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Shortcut" title="Wikipedia:Shortcut">Shortcut</a></div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:TWITTER-EL&redirect=no">WP:TWITTER-EL</a></span></li></ul></div></div> <ul><li><b>As an external link:</b> <span typeof="mw:File"><span><noscript><img alt="☒" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/20px-X_mark.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="23" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="525" data-file-height="600"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 20px;height: 23px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/20px-X_mark.svg.png" data-alt="☒" data-width="20" data-height="23" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/30px-X_mark.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/40px-X_mark.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></span></span><span style="display:none">N</span> <b>Generally no</b>. Exceptions are made for <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:ELOFFICIAL" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:ELOFFICIAL">official links</a> when the subject of the article has no other Web presence; or is known for their Twitter activity.</li> <li><b>As a reliable source:</b> <span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Nota bene"><noscript><img alt="Nota bene" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Orange_exclamation_mark.svg/23px-Orange_exclamation_mark.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="23" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="450" data-file-height="450"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 23px;height: 23px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Orange_exclamation_mark.svg/23px-Orange_exclamation_mark.svg.png" data-alt="Nota bene" data-width="23" data-height="23" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Orange_exclamation_mark.svg/35px-Orange_exclamation_mark.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Orange_exclamation_mark.svg/46px-Orange_exclamation_mark.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></span></span><span style="display:none;">*</span> <b>Sometimes</b>. A specific tweet may be useful as a <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:SPS" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:SPS">self-published</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:PSTS" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:PSTS">primary source</a>. Twitter's "<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://support.twitter.com/groups/31-twitter-basics/topics/111-features/articles/119135-about-verified-accounts">Verified Account</a>" mechanism currently identifies both notable figures <strong>and</strong> Twitter Blue subscribers, with some accounts also labeled as "Official"; this should be considered in judging the reliability of Twitter messages. An alternative for people known for their Twitter presence is to use reliable third-party sources for their Twitter handle. It can also help to listen to interviews with the article subject, especially <a href="/wiki/Podcast" title="Podcast">podcasts</a>, as subjects often "<a href="/wiki/Self-promotion" class="mw-redirect" title="Self-promotion">plug</a>" their Twitter accounts at the beginning and/or end of such audio recordings.</li> <li><b>Common issues:</b> Twitter feeds change with every post, so the desirable information you see today may be replaced by irrelevancies tomorrow. Tweets are easily deleted with no record; consider <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:PLRT" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:PLRT">proactively manually archiving tweets</a>. Wikipedia is <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:NOTDIR" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:NOTDIR">not a directory</a> of any subject's complete web presence, and links to social networking sites (other than official links) are discouraged (<a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:ELNO#EL10" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:ELNO">ELNO#10</a>). Be wary of fake and parody accounts.</li></ul> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(2)"><span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span><h2 id="User-generated_content" data-mw-thread-id="h-User-generated_content"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-User-generated_content"></span>User-generated content<span data-mw-comment-end="h-User-generated_content"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:External_links/Perennial_websites&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: User-generated content" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div><section class="mf-section-2 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-2"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Discogs" data-mw-thread-id="h-Discogs-User-generated_content"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Discogs-User-generated_content"></span><a href="/wiki/Discogs" title="Discogs">Discogs</a><span data-mw-comment-end="h-Discogs-User-generated_content"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:External_links/Perennial_websites&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Discogs" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:RSP#Discogs" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:RSP">WP:RSP § Discogs</a></div> <ul><li><b>As an external link:</b> <span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Nota bene"><noscript><img alt="Nota bene" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Orange_exclamation_mark.svg/23px-Orange_exclamation_mark.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="23" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="450" data-file-height="450"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 23px;height: 23px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Orange_exclamation_mark.svg/23px-Orange_exclamation_mark.svg.png" data-alt="Nota bene" data-width="23" data-height="23" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Orange_exclamation_mark.svg/35px-Orange_exclamation_mark.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Orange_exclamation_mark.svg/46px-Orange_exclamation_mark.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></span></span><span style="display:none;">*</span> <b>Sometimes</b>, a link is acceptable because of a specific, unique feature or information that is not available elsewhere.</li> <li><b>As a reliable source:</b> <span typeof="mw:File"><span><noscript><img alt="☒" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/20px-X_mark.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="23" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="525" data-file-height="600"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 20px;height: 23px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/20px-X_mark.svg.png" data-alt="☒" data-width="20" data-height="23" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/30px-X_mark.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/40px-X_mark.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></span></span><span style="display:none">N</span> <b>Generally no</b>.</li> <li><b>Common issues:</b> Content on Discogs is <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Reliable_sources#User_generated_content" title="Wikipedia:Reliable sources">user-generated</a> and therefore not <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:NOTRSMUSIC" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:NOTRSMUSIC">generally reliable</a>.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Find_a_Grave" data-mw-thread-id="h-Find_a_Grave-User-generated_content"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Find_a_Grave-User-generated_content"></span><a href="/wiki/Find_a_Grave" title="Find a Grave">Find a Grave</a><span data-mw-comment-end="h-Find_a_Grave-User-generated_content"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:External_links/Perennial_websites&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Find a Grave" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1252059228"><div class="module-shortcutanchordiv"><span id="WP:FINDAGRAVE-EL"></span></div><div class="module-shortcutboxplain noprint" role="note"><div class="module-shortcutlist"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Shortcut" title="Wikipedia:Shortcut">Shortcut</a></div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:FINDAGRAVE-EL&redirect=no">WP:FINDAGRAVE-EL</a></span></li></ul></div></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:RSP#Find_a_Grave" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:RSP">WP:RSP § Find a Grave</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Template:Find_a_Grave" title="Template:Find a Grave">Template:Find a Grave</a></div> <ul><li><b>As an external link:</b> <span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Nota bene"><noscript><img alt="Nota bene" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Orange_exclamation_mark.svg/23px-Orange_exclamation_mark.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="23" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="450" data-file-height="450"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 23px;height: 23px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Orange_exclamation_mark.svg/23px-Orange_exclamation_mark.svg.png" data-alt="Nota bene" data-width="23" data-height="23" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Orange_exclamation_mark.svg/35px-Orange_exclamation_mark.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Orange_exclamation_mark.svg/46px-Orange_exclamation_mark.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></span></span><span style="display:none;">*</span> <b>Rarely</b>. Sometimes, a link is acceptable because of a specific, unique feature or information that is not available elsewhere, such as valuable images of a grave.</li> <li><b>As a reliable source:</b> <span typeof="mw:File"><span><noscript><img alt="☒" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/20px-X_mark.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="23" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="525" data-file-height="600"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 20px;height: 23px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/20px-X_mark.svg.png" data-alt="☒" data-width="20" data-height="23" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/30px-X_mark.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/40px-X_mark.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></span></span><span style="display:none">N</span> <b>Almost never</b> because it is <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Reliable_sources#User-generated_content" title="Wikipedia:Reliable sources">user-generated content</a>. It should never be <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:CITE" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:CITE">cited</a> if it is a circular reference to Wikipedia (<a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:FORK" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:FORK">WP:FORK</a> and <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:CIRCULAR" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:CIRCULAR">WP:CIRCULAR</a>).</li> <li><b>Common issues:</b> <ol><li>Some editors consider it a type of fansite that is not written by a recognized expert (<a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:ELNO#EL11" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:ELNO">ELNO#11</a>).</li> <li>Some pages contain copyright violations (<a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:ELNEVER" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:ELNEVER">WP:ELNEVER</a> and <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:COPYLINK" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:COPYLINK">WP:COPYLINK</a>). Find a Grave requests that contain copyright violations be reported to info@findagrave.com with a link to the relevant page or image. <b>Never</b> link to copyright violations on Wikipedia.</li> <li>Some editors say it should generally be avoided as an External link because it does not provide a unique resource beyond what the article would contain if it became a featured article (<a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:ELNO#EL1" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:ELNO">ELNO#1</a>).</li> <li>Some editors believe that if reliable published sources do not include the information that you have found only at Find a Grave (e.g., exact dates of birth or death), then that information is—by definition—<a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:DUE" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:DUE">not important enough to include</a>.</li> <li>Find a Grave does not exercise editorial control, and the material added to the site by volunteers is not vetted (<a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:QS" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:QS">WP:QS</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:USERGEN" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:USERGEN">WP:USERGEN</a>)</li> <li>Find a Grave contains dates of birth, death and place of burial, material which is frequently not cited by other sources in an article (even though it is in theory available from other sources). Since it's not a reliable source, it should not be cited as a source, but having an external link allows others to find where information comes from. Such material is rarely controversial (<a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:CHALLENGE" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:CHALLENGE">WP:CHALLENGE</a>).</li></ol></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="IMDb_(Internet_Movie_Database)" data-mw-thread-id="h-IMDb_(Internet_Movie_Database)-User-generated_content"><span id="IMDb_.28Internet_Movie_Database.29"></span><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-IMDb_(Internet_Movie_Database)-User-generated_content"></span><a href="/wiki/IMDb" title="IMDb">IMDb</a> (Internet Movie Database)<span data-mw-comment-end="h-IMDb_(Internet_Movie_Database)-User-generated_content"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:External_links/Perennial_websites&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: IMDb (Internet Movie Database)" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1252059228"><div class="module-shortcutanchordiv"><span id="WP:IMDB-EL"></span></div><div class="module-shortcutboxplain noprint" role="note"><div class="module-shortcutlist"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Shortcut" title="Wikipedia:Shortcut">Shortcut</a></div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:IMDB-EL&redirect=no">WP:IMDB-EL</a></span></li></ul></div></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:RS/IMDB" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:RS/IMDB">WP:RS/IMDB</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citing_IMDb" title="Wikipedia:Citing IMDb">WP:Citing IMDb</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:RSP#IMDb" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:RSP">WP:RSP § IMDb</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:IMDb_link_templates" title="Wikipedia:IMDb link templates">WP:IMDb link templates</a></div> <ul><li><b>As an external link:</b> <span typeof="mw:File"><span><noscript><img alt="check" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/20px-Yes_check.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 20px;height: 20px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/20px-Yes_check.svg.png" data-alt="check" data-width="20" data-height="20" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/30px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/40px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></span></span><span style="display:none">Y</span> <b>Generally yes</b>, if the subject of the entire page is exactly the same as the subject of the IMDb page that you're linking.</li> <li><b>As a reliable source:</b> <span typeof="mw:File"><span><noscript><img alt="☒" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/20px-X_mark.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="23" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="525" data-file-height="600"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 20px;height: 23px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/20px-X_mark.svg.png" data-alt="☒" data-width="20" data-height="23" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/30px-X_mark.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/40px-X_mark.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></span></span><span style="display:none">N</span> <b>Almost never</b>, though exceptions may be made for <a href="/wiki/WGA_screenwriting_credit_system" title="WGA screenwriting credit system">writing credits</a> marked with "WGA" that are supplied directly by the Writers Guild of America (where applicable).</li> <li><b>Common issues:</b> The IMDb website generally contains more information than the Wikipedia article, including <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:ELYES" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:ELYES">information that cannot be integrated into the Wikipedia article due to amount of detail</a>. However, content is user-submitted and therefore not generally reliable. (This includes biographies, which cannot be directly edited.)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="YouTube" data-mw-thread-id="h-YouTube-User-generated_content"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-YouTube-User-generated_content"></span><a href="/wiki/YouTube" title="YouTube">YouTube</a><span data-mw-comment-end="h-YouTube-User-generated_content"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:External_links/Perennial_websites&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: YouTube" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1252059228"><div class="module-shortcutanchordiv"><span id="WP:YOUTUBE-EL"></span></div><div class="module-shortcutboxplain noprint" role="note"><div class="module-shortcutlist"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Shortcut" title="Wikipedia:Shortcut">Shortcut</a></div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:YOUTUBE-EL&redirect=no">WP:YOUTUBE-EL</a></span></li></ul></div></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:RSP#YouTube" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:RSP">WP:RSP § YouTube</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Template:YouTube" title="Template:YouTube">Template:YouTube</a></div> <ul><li><b>As an external link:</b> <span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Nota bene"><noscript><img alt="Nota bene" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Orange_exclamation_mark.svg/23px-Orange_exclamation_mark.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="23" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="450" data-file-height="450"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 23px;height: 23px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Orange_exclamation_mark.svg/23px-Orange_exclamation_mark.svg.png" data-alt="Nota bene" data-width="23" data-height="23" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Orange_exclamation_mark.svg/35px-Orange_exclamation_mark.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Orange_exclamation_mark.svg/46px-Orange_exclamation_mark.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></span></span><span style="display:none;">*</span> <b>Sometimes</b>. Videos from "official channels", like the United States' <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.youtube.com/user/usnavyhistory">Naval History & Heritage Command</a>, are more likely to be accepted than other links.</li> <li><b>As a reliable source:</b> <span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Nota bene"><noscript><img alt="Nota bene" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Orange_exclamation_mark.svg/23px-Orange_exclamation_mark.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="23" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="450" data-file-height="450"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 23px;height: 23px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Orange_exclamation_mark.svg/23px-Orange_exclamation_mark.svg.png" data-alt="Nota bene" data-width="23" data-height="23" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Orange_exclamation_mark.svg/35px-Orange_exclamation_mark.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Orange_exclamation_mark.svg/46px-Orange_exclamation_mark.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></span></span><span style="display:none;">*</span> <b>Sometimes</b>. If the source would normally be considered reliable (e.g., a segment from a well-known television news show, or an official <a href="/wiki/Video_channel" class="mw-redirect" title="Video channel">video channel</a> from a major publisher), then a copy of the source on YouTube is still considered reliable.</li> <li><b>Common issues:</b> <ol><li>Videos must be carefully screened for copyright violations (<a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:ELNEVER" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:ELNEVER">WP:ELNEVER</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:COPYLINK" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:COPYLINK">WP:COPYLINK</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:YT" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:YT">WP:YT</a>). The creator of the video must be <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:V" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:V">verifiable</a> as an official channel for the source. <b>Do not</b> link to copyright violations in citations, even if they reproduce information, such as news reports, that might otherwise be considered reliable.</li> <li>Many readers (especially users on restricted or metered bandwidth, or those behind restrictive corporate or educational firewalls) are unable to view videos.</li> <li>Videos often contain less information than alternative websites or the Wikipedia article itself (<a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:ELNO#EL1" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:ELNO">ELNO#1</a>).</li> <li>Videos must be labeled with software requirements (<a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:External_links#Rich_media" title="Wikipedia:External links">Rich media</a>).</li> <li>Editors enforce a particularly high standard for links to videos.</li> <li>YouTube's <a href="/wiki/URL_shortener" class="mw-redirect" title="URL shortener">URL shortener</a> domain youtu.be is blocked via the <a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Spam_blacklist" class="extiw" title="m:Spam blacklist">spam blacklist</a> as are numerous other URL shorteners. Full YouTube links are permitted but if added by new users may be reverted by <a href="/wiki/User:XLinkBot" title="User:XLinkBot">User:XLinkBot</a>.</li></ol></li> <li><b>General comment:</b> Because the Commons and Metawiki have a <a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Maximum_file_size" class="extiw" title="commons:Commons:Maximum file size">100MB limit</a> on files some files are added to YouTube for use in Wikipedia that are gathered from United States government sources such as the National Archives by <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_FedFlix" title="Wikipedia:WikiProject FedFlix">WikiProject FedFlix</a> or other projects. These files can be used on Wikipedia articles if available.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Petition_sites" data-mw-thread-id="h-Petition_sites-User-generated_content"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Petition_sites-User-generated_content"></span>Petition sites<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Petition_sites-User-generated_content"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:External_links/Perennial_websites&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Petition sites" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <ul><li><b>As an external link:</b> <span typeof="mw:File"><span><noscript><img alt="☒" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/20px-X_mark.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="23" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="525" data-file-height="600"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 20px;height: 23px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/20px-X_mark.svg.png" data-alt="☒" data-width="20" data-height="23" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/30px-X_mark.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/40px-X_mark.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></span></span><span style="display:none">N</span> <b>No</b>. Especially when the petition is still open.</li> <li><b>As a reference:</b> <span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Nota bene"><noscript><img alt="Nota bene" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Orange_exclamation_mark.svg/23px-Orange_exclamation_mark.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="23" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="450" data-file-height="450"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 23px;height: 23px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Orange_exclamation_mark.svg/23px-Orange_exclamation_mark.svg.png" data-alt="Nota bene" data-width="23" data-height="23" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Orange_exclamation_mark.svg/35px-Orange_exclamation_mark.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Orange_exclamation_mark.svg/46px-Orange_exclamation_mark.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></span></span><span style="display:none;">*</span> <b>Sometimes</b>. Generally, the only notable facts that a petition site is a reliable (albeit <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:PRIMARY" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:PRIMARY">primary</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:SPS" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:SPS">self-published</a>, and usually <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Independent_sources" title="Wikipedia:Independent sources">non-independent</a>) source for are its existence, the petition wording, the start and end dates, and for the final outcome after the petition is closed. A notable petition will usually be reported on by an independent source, which will have the final outcome and may also have analysis of the results and its impact. Information about petitions should generally not be included without independent, secondary references showing notability of the petition.</li> <li><b>Common issues:</b> If no other sources exist defining notability, the information should not be linked, as it generally amounts to <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:SOAPBOX" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:SOAPBOX">soapboxing</a> and may result in <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:BLP" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:BLP">BLP</a>-type problems on pages about living people or active organisations.</li> <li><b>General comment:</b> A large number of petition sites are blacklisted and can not be linked to.</li></ul> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(3)"><span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span><h2 id="Objectionable_content" data-mw-thread-id="h-Objectionable_content"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Objectionable_content"></span>Objectionable content<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Objectionable_content"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:External_links/Perennial_websites&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Objectionable content" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div><section class="mf-section-3 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-3"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="WikiLeaks" data-mw-thread-id="h-WikiLeaks-Objectionable_content"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-WikiLeaks-Objectionable_content"></span><a href="/wiki/WikiLeaks" title="WikiLeaks">WikiLeaks</a><span data-mw-comment-end="h-WikiLeaks-Objectionable_content"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:External_links/Perennial_websites&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: WikiLeaks" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:RSP#WikiLeaks" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:RSP">WP:RSP § WikiLeaks</a></div> <ul><li><b>As an external link:</b> <span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Nota bene"><noscript><img alt="Nota bene" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Orange_exclamation_mark.svg/23px-Orange_exclamation_mark.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="23" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="450" data-file-height="450"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 23px;height: 23px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Orange_exclamation_mark.svg/23px-Orange_exclamation_mark.svg.png" data-alt="Nota bene" data-width="23" data-height="23" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Orange_exclamation_mark.svg/35px-Orange_exclamation_mark.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Orange_exclamation_mark.svg/46px-Orange_exclamation_mark.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></span></span><span style="display:none;">*</span> <b>Maybe</b>. If WikiLeaks contains information that is directly relevant to the specific subject of the article, then editors may choose to provide a link. For example, if a particular page on WikiLeaks is discussed extensively in the article (and sourced correctly to reliable sources that are ideally <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Third_party_sources" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:Third party sources">third-party</a> and <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Independent_sources" title="Wikipedia:Independent sources">independent</a>), then editors may include an external link to that page.</li> <li><b>As a reliable source:</b> <span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Nota bene"><noscript><img alt="Nota bene" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Orange_exclamation_mark.svg/23px-Orange_exclamation_mark.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="23" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="450" data-file-height="450"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 23px;height: 23px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Orange_exclamation_mark.svg/23px-Orange_exclamation_mark.svg.png" data-alt="Nota bene" data-width="23" data-height="23" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Orange_exclamation_mark.svg/35px-Orange_exclamation_mark.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Orange_exclamation_mark.svg/46px-Orange_exclamation_mark.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></span></span><span style="display:none;">*</span> <b>Maybe</b>. The documents on WikiLeaks are reliable <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:PSTS" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:PSTS">primary sources</a> for the fact that WikiLeaks contains or says certain things, but not necessarily for any claims that the documents' contents are true, correct, unfabricated, actually happened, etc.</li> <li><b>Common issues:</b> Some editors allege that it is illegal (for anyone in the world; for Americans) to link to WikiLeaks or that it is immoral to link to WikiLeaks, because it will place people (soldiers, civilians, spies) in harm's way.</li></ul> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(4)"><span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span><h2 id="Companies" data-mw-thread-id="h-Companies"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Companies"></span>Companies<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Companies"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:External_links/Perennial_websites&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Companies" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div><section class="mf-section-4 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-4"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Amazon" data-mw-thread-id="h-Amazon-Companies"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Amazon-Companies"></span><a href="/wiki/Amazon_(company)" title="Amazon (company)">Amazon</a><span data-mw-comment-end="h-Amazon-Companies"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:External_links/Perennial_websites&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Amazon" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:RSP#Amazon" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:RSP">WP:RSP § Amazon</a></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1252059228"><div class="module-shortcutanchordiv"><span id="WP:AMAZON"></span></div><div class="module-shortcutboxplain noprint" role="note"><div class="module-shortcutlist"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Shortcut" title="Wikipedia:Shortcut">Shortcut</a></div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:AMAZON&redirect=no">WP:AMAZON</a></span></li></ul></div></div> <ul><li><b>As an external link:</b> <span typeof="mw:File"><span><noscript><img alt="☒" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/20px-X_mark.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="23" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="525" data-file-height="600"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 20px;height: 23px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/20px-X_mark.svg.png" data-alt="☒" data-width="20" data-height="23" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/30px-X_mark.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/40px-X_mark.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></span></span><span style="display:none">N</span> <b>Almost never</b>.</li> <li><b>As a reliable source:</b> <span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Nota bene"><noscript><img alt="Nota bene" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Orange_exclamation_mark.svg/23px-Orange_exclamation_mark.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="23" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="450" data-file-height="450"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 23px;height: 23px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Orange_exclamation_mark.svg/23px-Orange_exclamation_mark.svg.png" data-alt="Nota bene" data-width="23" data-height="23" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Orange_exclamation_mark.svg/35px-Orange_exclamation_mark.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Orange_exclamation_mark.svg/46px-Orange_exclamation_mark.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></span></span><span style="display:none;">*</span> <b>Sometimes</b>. This website is usually used for past or upcoming media release dates. Certain media such as printed works may have an "official website" that only links to Amazon as the distributor. User submitted reviews on Amazon are <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:QUESTIONED" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:QUESTIONED">not considered reliable</a>, and should not be used.</li> <li><b>Common issues:</b> Amazon has come up many times on <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:RSN" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:RSN">WP:RSN</a> (<a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Search?search=Amazon&prefix=Wikipedia%3AReliable+sources%2FNoticeboard&fulltext=Search&fulltext=Search&searchToken=8p63h8wvfh00fxqmimur5ipit">History link</a>) where some editors have argued that adding the website is <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:NOTADVERTISING" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:NOTADVERTISING">considered advertising</a>.</li> <li><b>General comment:</b> Amazon and other retailers commonly use placeholder release dates for upcoming products that are not officially announced elsewhere.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Ancestry.com" data-mw-thread-id="h-Ancestry.com-Companies"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Ancestry.com-Companies"></span><a href="/wiki/Ancestry.com" title="Ancestry.com">Ancestry.com</a><span data-mw-comment-end="h-Ancestry.com-Companies"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:External_links/Perennial_websites&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Ancestry.com" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:RSP#Ancestry.com" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:RSP">WP:RSP § Ancestry.com</a></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1252059228"><div class="module-shortcutanchordiv"><span id="WP:ANCESTRY.COM-EL"></span></div><div class="module-shortcutboxplain noprint" role="note"><div class="module-shortcutlist"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Shortcut" title="Wikipedia:Shortcut">Shortcut</a></div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:ANCESTRY.COM-EL&redirect=no">WP:ANCESTRY.COM-EL</a></span></li></ul></div></div> <ul><li><b>As an external link:</b> <span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Nota bene"><noscript><img alt="Nota bene" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Orange_exclamation_mark.svg/23px-Orange_exclamation_mark.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="23" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="450" data-file-height="450"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 23px;height: 23px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Orange_exclamation_mark.svg/23px-Orange_exclamation_mark.svg.png" data-alt="Nota bene" data-width="23" data-height="23" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Orange_exclamation_mark.svg/35px-Orange_exclamation_mark.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Orange_exclamation_mark.svg/46px-Orange_exclamation_mark.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></span></span><span style="display:none;">*</span> <b>Sometimes</b>. Using Ancestry.com as an external link can possibly be acceptable because of sourced information that is not available elsewhere, such as unique images, keeping in mind the first statement at <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:ELNO" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:ELNO">WP:ELNO</a>: <i>"...one should generally avoid providing external links to:</i> <b>Any site that does not provide a unique resource beyond <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Featured_article_criteria" title="Wikipedia:Featured article criteria">what the article would contain if it became a featured article</a>.</b>" Note that much of its content is only available behind various levels of paywall—see <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:External_links#EL6" title="Wikipedia:External links">ELNO#6</a>.</li> <li><b>As a reliable source:</b> <span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Nota bene"><noscript><img alt="Nota bene" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Orange_exclamation_mark.svg/23px-Orange_exclamation_mark.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="23" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="450" data-file-height="450"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 23px;height: 23px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Orange_exclamation_mark.svg/23px-Orange_exclamation_mark.svg.png" data-alt="Nota bene" data-width="23" data-height="23" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Orange_exclamation_mark.svg/35px-Orange_exclamation_mark.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Orange_exclamation_mark.svg/46px-Orange_exclamation_mark.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></span></span><span style="display:none;">*</span> <b>Sometimes</b>. Ancestry.com contains two types of material, which have separate considerations.</li></ul> <ol><li>Official documents such as birth and death records come from reliable sources and can be used provided the restrictions discussed in <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:PRIMARY" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:PRIMARY">WP:PRIMARY</a> and <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:BLPPRIMARY" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:BLPPRIMARY">WP:BLPPRIMARY</a> are obeyed. In all cases, a secondary source is preferred. Some editors think that if other published <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:IRS" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:IRS">reliable sources</a> cannot be found that <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:V" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:V">verify</a> asserted facts from Ancestry.com, then that information is <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:DUE" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:DUE">not important enough to include</a>.</li> <li>Content which is user-submitted such as family trees should be treated as <b><span typeof="mw:File"><span><noscript><img alt="☒" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/20px-X_mark.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="23" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="525" data-file-height="600"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 20px;height: 23px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/20px-X_mark.svg.png" data-alt="☒" data-width="20" data-height="23" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/30px-X_mark.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/40px-X_mark.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></span></span><span style="display:none">N</span> not</b> reliable.</li></ol> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="eBay" data-mw-thread-id="h-eBay-Companies"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-eBay-Companies"></span><a href="/wiki/EBay" title="EBay">eBay</a><span data-mw-comment-end="h-eBay-Companies"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:External_links/Perennial_websites&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: eBay" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1252059228"><div class="module-shortcutanchordiv"><span id="WP:EBAY"></span></div><div class="module-shortcutboxplain noprint" role="note"><div class="module-shortcutlist"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Shortcut" title="Wikipedia:Shortcut">Shortcut</a></div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:EBAY&redirect=no">WP:EBAY</a></span></li></ul></div></div> <ul><li><b>As an external link:</b> <span typeof="mw:File"><span><noscript><img alt="☒" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/20px-X_mark.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="23" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="525" data-file-height="600"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 20px;height: 23px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/20px-X_mark.svg.png" data-alt="☒" data-width="20" data-height="23" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/30px-X_mark.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/40px-X_mark.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></span></span><span style="display:none">N</span> <b>Almost never</b>. Do not link to items for sale. Wikipedia isn't the place to promote whatever you are selling. Blog posts or similar pages might rarely be acceptable.</li> <li><b>As a reliable source:</b> <span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Nota bene"><noscript><img alt="Nota bene" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Orange_exclamation_mark.svg/23px-Orange_exclamation_mark.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="23" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="450" data-file-height="450"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 23px;height: 23px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Orange_exclamation_mark.svg/23px-Orange_exclamation_mark.svg.png" data-alt="Nota bene" data-width="23" data-height="23" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Orange_exclamation_mark.svg/35px-Orange_exclamation_mark.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Orange_exclamation_mark.svg/46px-Orange_exclamation_mark.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></span></span><span style="display:none;">*</span> <b>Maybe</b>. eBay has been used by reliable sources for historical auction records. Editors should use common sense here by making sure that the auction is noteworthy before adding the source.</li> <li><b>Common issues:</b> Make sure you archive the source as links to eBay expire after a period of time.</li></ul> <p><br> </p> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(5)"><span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span><h2 id="See_also" data-mw-thread-id="h-See_also"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-See_also"></span>See also<span data-mw-comment-end="h-See_also"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:External_links/Perennial_websites&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: See also" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div><section class="mf-section-5 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-5"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Reliable_sources/Perennial_sources" title="Wikipedia:Reliable sources/Perennial sources">Wikipedia:Reliable sources/Perennial sources</a></li></ul> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236075235">.mw-parser-output .navbox{box-sizing:border-box;border:1px solid #a2a9b1;width:100%;clear:both;font-size:88%;text-align:center;padding:1px;margin:1em auto 0}.mw-parser-output .navbox .navbox{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .navbox+.navbox,.mw-parser-output .navbox+.navbox-styles+.navbox{margin-top:-1px}.mw-parser-output .navbox-inner,.mw-parser-output .navbox-subgroup{width:100%}.mw-parser-output .navbox-group,.mw-parser-output .navbox-title,.mw-parser-output .navbox-abovebelow{padding:0.25em 1em;line-height:1.5em;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .navbox-group{white-space:nowrap;text-align:right}.mw-parser-output .navbox,.mw-parser-output .navbox-subgroup{background-color:#fdfdfd}.mw-parser-output .navbox-list{line-height:1.5em;border-color:#fdfdfd}.mw-parser-output .navbox-list-with-group{text-align:left;border-left-width:2px;border-left-style:solid}.mw-parser-output tr+tr>.navbox-abovebelow,.mw-parser-output tr+tr>.navbox-group,.mw-parser-output tr+tr>.navbox-image,.mw-parser-output tr+tr>.navbox-list{border-top:2px solid #fdfdfd}.mw-parser-output .navbox-title{background-color:#ccf}.mw-parser-output .navbox-abovebelow,.mw-parser-output .navbox-group,.mw-parser-output .navbox-subgroup .navbox-title{background-color:#ddf}.mw-parser-output .navbox-subgroup .navbox-group,.mw-parser-output .navbox-subgroup .navbox-abovebelow{background-color:#e6e6ff}.mw-parser-output .navbox-even{background-color:#f7f7f7}.mw-parser-output .navbox-odd{background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .navbox .hlist td dl,.mw-parser-output .navbox .hlist td ol,.mw-parser-output .navbox .hlist td ul,.mw-parser-output .navbox td.hlist dl,.mw-parser-output .navbox td.hlist ol,.mw-parser-output .navbox td.hlist ul{padding:0.125em 0}.mw-parser-output .navbox .navbar{display:block;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .navbox-title .navbar{float:left;text-align:left;margin-right:0.5em}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .navbox-image img{max-width:none!important}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .navbox{display:none!important}}</style></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Wikipedia_essays_(?)" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks hlist mw-collapsible expanded navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:Wikipedia_essays" title="Template:Wikipedia essays"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:Wikipedia_essays" title="Template talk:Wikipedia essays"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Wikipedia_essays" title="Special:EditPage/Template:Wikipedia essays"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div><div id="Wikipedia_essays_(?)" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Essays" title="Wikipedia:Essays">Wikipedia essays</a> <abbr title="Essays contain the advice or opinions of one or more editors. 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style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Article_content" title="Wikipedia:Article content">Article content</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Articles_must_be_written" title="Wikipedia:Articles must be written">Articles must be written</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:All_five_pillars_are_equally_important" title="Wikipedia:All five pillars are equally important">All Five Pillars are equally important</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Vague_introductions" title="Wikipedia:Vague introductions">Avoid vague introductions</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Be_a_reliable_source" title="Wikipedia:Be a reliable source">Be a reliable source</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Civil_POV_pushing" title="Wikipedia:Civil POV pushing">Civil POV pushing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Coherence_and_cohesion" title="Wikipedia:Coherence and cohesion">Cohesion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Competence_is_required" title="Wikipedia:Competence is required">Competence is required</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Concession" title="Wikipedia:Concession">Concede lost arguments</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Dissent_is_not_disloyalty" title="Wikipedia:Dissent is not disloyalty">Dissent is not disloyalty</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Don%27t_lie" title="Wikipedia:Don't lie">Don't lie</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Don%27t_search_for_objections" title="Wikipedia:Don't search for objections">Don't search for objections</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Editing_Wikipedia_is_like_visiting_a_foreign_country" title="Wikipedia:Editing Wikipedia is like visiting a foreign country">Editing Wikipedia is like visiting a foreign country</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Editors_will_sometimes_be_wrong" title="Wikipedia:Editors will sometimes be wrong">Editors will sometimes be wrong</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Eight_simple_rules_for_editing_our_encyclopedia" title="Wikipedia:Eight simple rules for editing our encyclopedia">Eight simple rules for editing our encyclopedia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Explanationism" title="Wikipedia:Explanationism">Explanationism</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:External_criticism_of_Wikipedia" title="Wikipedia:External criticism of Wikipedia">External criticism of Wikipedia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Here_to_build_an_encyclopedia" title="Wikipedia:Here to build an encyclopedia">Here to build an encyclopedia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Leave_it_to_the_experienced" title="Wikipedia:Leave it to the experienced">Leave it to the experienced</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Levels_of_competence" title="Wikipedia:Levels of competence">Levels of competence</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Levels_of_consensus" title="Wikipedia:Levels of consensus">Levels of consensus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Most_ideas_are_bad" title="Wikipedia:Most ideas are bad">Most ideas are bad</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_does_or_does_not_need_that_article" title="Wikipedia:Wikipedia does or does not need that article">Need</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Neutrality_of_sources" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:Neutrality of sources">Neutrality of sources</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Not_editing_because_of_Wikipedia_restriction" title="Wikipedia:Not editing because of Wikipedia restriction">Not editing because of Wikipedia restriction</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:The_one_question" title="Wikipedia:The one question">The one question</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Oversimplification" title="Wikipedia:Oversimplification">Oversimplification</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Paradoxes" title="Wikipedia:Paradoxes">Paradoxes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Close_paraphrasing" title="Wikipedia:Close paraphrasing">Paraphrasing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:POV_and_OR_from_editors,_sources,_and_fields" title="Wikipedia:POV and OR from editors, sources, and fields">POV and OR from editors, sources, and fields</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Process_is_important" title="Wikipedia:Process is important">Process is important</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Product,_process,_policy" title="Wikipedia:Product, process, policy">Product, process, policy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Purpose" title="Wikipedia:Purpose">Purpose</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Reasonability_rule" title="Wikipedia:Reasonability rule">Reasonability rule</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Systemic_bias" title="Wikipedia:Systemic bias">Systemic bias</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:But_I%27m_an_Administrator!" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:But I'm an Administrator!">There is no seniority</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Ten_Simple_Rules_for_Editing_Wikipedia" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:Ten Simple Rules for Editing Wikipedia">Ten Simple Rules for Editing Wikipedia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Tendentious_editing" title="Wikipedia:Tendentious editing">Tendentious editing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:The_role_of_policies_in_collaborative_anarchy" title="Wikipedia:The role of policies in collaborative anarchy">The role of policies in collaborative anarchy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:The_rules_are_principles" title="Wikipedia:The rules are principles">The rules are principles</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Trifecta" title="Wikipedia:Trifecta">Trifecta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:We_are_absolutely_here_to_right_great_wrongs" title="Wikipedia:We are absolutely here to right great wrongs">We are absolutely here to right great wrongs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_in_brief" title="Wikipedia:Wikipedia in brief">Wikipedia in brief</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_is_an_encyclopedia" title="Wikipedia:Wikipedia is an encyclopedia">Wikipedia is an encyclopedia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_is_a_community" title="Wikipedia:Wikipedia is a community">Wikipedia is a community</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_is_not_RationalWiki" title="Wikipedia:Wikipedia is not RationalWiki">Wikipedia is not RationalWiki</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Essays_in_a_nutshell/Article_writing" title="Wikipedia:Essays in a nutshell/Article writing">Article construction</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:100,000_feature-quality_articles" title="Wikipedia:100,000 feature-quality articles">100K featured articles</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Abandoned_stubs" title="Wikipedia:Abandoned stubs">Abandoned stubs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Acronym_overkill" title="Wikipedia:Acronym overkill">Acronym overkill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Adding_images_improves_the_encyclopedia" title="Wikipedia:Adding images improves the encyclopedia">Adding images improves the encyclopedia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Advanced_article_editing" title="Wikipedia:Advanced article editing">Advanced article editing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Help:Advanced_text_formatting" title="Help:Advanced text formatting">Advanced text formatting</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Akin%27s_Laws_of_Article_Writing" title="Wikipedia:Akin's Laws of Article Writing">Akin's Laws of Article Writing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Alternatives_to_the_%22Expand%22_template" title='Wikipedia:Alternatives to the "Expand" template'>Alternatives to the "Expand" template</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Amnesia_test" title="Wikipedia:Amnesia test">Amnesia test</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:A_navbox_on_every_page" title="Wikipedia:A navbox on every page">A navbox on every page</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:An_unfinished_house_is_a_real_problem" title="Wikipedia:An unfinished house is a real problem">An unfinished house is a real problem</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Article_half-life" title="Wikipedia:Article half-life">Articles have a half-life</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Autosizing_images" title="Wikipedia:Autosizing images">Autosizing images</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Avoid_mission_statements" title="Wikipedia:Avoid mission statements">Avoid mission statements</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Be_neutral_in_form" title="Wikipedia:Be neutral in form">Be neutral in form</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Beef_up_that_first_revision" title="Wikipedia:Beef up that first revision">Beef up that first revision</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Blind_men_and_an_elephant" title="Wikipedia:Blind men and an elephant">Blind men and an elephant</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:BOLD,_revert,_discuss_cycle" title="Wikipedia:BOLD, revert, discuss cycle">BOLD, revert, discuss cycle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Build_content_to_endure" title="Wikipedia:Build content to endure">Build content to endure</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Cherrypicking" title="Wikipedia:Cherrypicking">Cherrypicking</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Chesterton%27s_fence" title="Wikipedia:Chesterton's fence">Chesterton's fence</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Children%27s,_adult_new_reader,_and_large-print_sources_questionable_on_reliability" title="Wikipedia:Children's, adult new reader, and large-print sources questionable on reliability">Children's lit, adult new readers, & large-print books</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_overkill" title="Wikipedia:Citation overkill">Citation overkill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_underkill" title="Wikipedia:Citation underkill">Citation underkill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Common-style_fallacy" title="Wikipedia:Common-style fallacy">Common-style fallacy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Concept_cloud" title="Wikipedia:Concept cloud">Concept cloud</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Creating_controversial_content" title="Wikipedia:Creating controversial content">Creating controversial content</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Criticisms_of_society_may_be_consistent_with_NPOV_and_reliability" title="Wikipedia:Criticisms of society may be consistent with NPOV and reliability">Criticisms of society may be consistent with NPOV and reliability</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Deprecated_sources" title="Wikipedia:Deprecated sources">Deprecated sources</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Dictionaries_as_sources" title="Wikipedia:Dictionaries as sources">Dictionaries as sources</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Don%27t_demolish_the_house_while_it%27s_still_being_built" title="Wikipedia:Don't demolish the house while it's still being built">Don't demolish the house while it's still being built</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Avoid_Parkinson%27s_Bicycle_Shed_Effect" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:Avoid Parkinson's Bicycle Shed Effect">Don't get hung up on minor details</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Don%27t_hope_the_house_will_build_itself" title="Wikipedia:Don't hope the house will build itself">Don't hope the house will build itself</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Don%27t_panic" title="Wikipedia:Don't panic">Don't panic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Don%27t_%22teach_the_controversy%22" title="Wikipedia:Don't "teach the controversy"">Don't "teach the controversy"</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Editing_on_mobile_devices" title="Wikipedia:Editing on mobile devices">Editing on mobile devices</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Editors_are_not_mindreaders" title="Wikipedia:Editors are not mindreaders">Editors are not mindreaders</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Encourage_the_newcomers" title="Wikipedia:Encourage the newcomers">Encourage the newcomers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Endorsements" title="Wikipedia:Endorsements">Endorsements (commercial)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Featured_articles_may_have_problems" title="Wikipedia:Featured articles may have problems">Featured articles may have problems</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Formatting_bilateral_relations_articles" title="Wikipedia:Formatting bilateral relations articles">Formatting bilateral relations articles</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Formatting_bilateral_relations_templates" title="Wikipedia:Formatting bilateral relations templates">Formatting bilateral relations templates</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Fruit_of_the_poisonous_tree" title="Wikipedia:Fruit of the poisonous tree">Fruit of the poisonous tree</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Give_an_article_a_chance" title="Wikipedia:Give an article a chance">Give an article a chance</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:How_to_write_a_featured_article" title="Wikipedia:How to write a featured article">How to write a featured article</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Identifying_and_using_independent_sources" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:Identifying and using independent sources">Identifying and using independent sources</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Identifying_reliable_sources_(history)" title="Wikipedia:Identifying reliable sources (history)">History sources</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Identifying_reliable_sources_(law)" title="Wikipedia:Identifying reliable sources (law)">Law sources</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Identifying_and_using_independent_sources" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:Identifying and using independent sources">Primary sources</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Identifying_reliable_sources_(natural_sciences)" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:Identifying reliable sources (natural sciences)">Science sources</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Identifying_and_using_style_guides" title="Wikipedia:Identifying and using style guides">Style guides</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Identifying_and_using_tertiary_sources" title="Wikipedia:Identifying and using tertiary sources">Tertiary sources</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Ignore_STRONGNAT_for_date_formats" title="Wikipedia:Ignore STRONGNAT for date formats">Ignore STRONGNAT for date formats</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Inaccuracy" title="Wikipedia:Inaccuracy">Inaccuracy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Introduction_to_structurism" title="Wikipedia:Introduction to structurism">Introduction to structurism</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:How_to_mine_a_source" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:How to mine a source">Mine a source</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Merge_Test" title="Wikipedia:Merge Test">Merge Test</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Minors_and_persons_judged_incompetent" title="Wikipedia:Minors and persons judged incompetent">Minors and persons judged incompetent</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:%22Murder_of%22_articles" title='Wikipedia:"Murder of" articles'>"Murder of" articles</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Not_every_story/event/disaster_needs_a_biography" title="Wikipedia:Not every story/event/disaster needs a biography">Not every story/event/disaster needs a biography</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Not_everything_needs_a_navbox" title="Wikipedia:Not everything needs a navbox">Not everything needs a navbox</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Not_everything_needs_a_template" title="Wikipedia:Not everything needs a template">Not everything needs a template</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Nothing_is_in_stone" title="Wikipedia:Nothing is in stone">Nothing is in stone</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Obtain_peer_review_comments" title="Wikipedia:Obtain peer review comments">Obtain peer review comments</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Organizing_disambiguation_pages_by_subject_area" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:Organizing disambiguation pages by subject area">Organizing disambiguation pages by subject area</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Permastub" title="Wikipedia:Permastub">Permastub</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Potential,_not_just_current_state" title="Wikipedia:Potential, not just current state">Potential, not just current state</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Presentism" title="Wikipedia:Presentism">Presentism</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Principle_of_Some_Astonishment" title="Wikipedia:Principle of Some Astonishment">Principle of Some Astonishment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:The_problem_with_elegant_variation" title="Wikipedia:The problem with elegant variation">The problem with elegant variation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Pro_and_con_lists" title="Wikipedia:Pro and con lists">Pro and con lists</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Printability" title="Wikipedia:Printability">Printability</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Pruning_article_revisions" title="Wikipedia:Pruning article revisions">Pruning article revisions</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:For_publicists_publicizing_a_client%27s_work" title="Wikipedia:For publicists publicizing a client's work">Publicists</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Put_a_little_effort_into_it" title="Wikipedia:Put a little effort into it">Put a little effort into it</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Restoring_part_of_a_reverted_edit" title="Wikipedia:Restoring part of a reverted edit">Restoring part of a reverted edit</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Robotic_editing" title="Wikipedia:Robotic editing">Robotic editing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Sham_consensus" title="Wikipedia:Sham consensus">Sham consensus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Source_your_plot_summaries" title="Wikipedia:Source your plot summaries">Source your plot summaries</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Specialized-style_fallacy" title="Wikipedia:Specialized-style fallacy">Specialized-style fallacy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Stub_Makers" title="Wikipedia:Stub Makers">Stub Makers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:How_to_run_an_edit-a-thon" title="Wikipedia:How to run an edit-a-thon">Run an edit-a-thon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Temporary_versions_of_articles" title="Wikipedia:Temporary versions of articles">Temporary versions of articles</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Tertiary-source_fallacy" title="Wikipedia:Tertiary-source fallacy">Tertiary-source fallacy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:There_are_no_shortcuts_to_neutrality" title="Wikipedia:There are no shortcuts to neutrality">There are no shortcuts to neutrality</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:There_is_no_deadline" title="Wikipedia:There is no deadline">There is no deadline</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:There_is_a_deadline" title="Wikipedia:There is a deadline">There is a deadline</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:The_deadline_is_now" title="Wikipedia:The deadline is now">The deadline is now</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Try_not_to_leave_it_a_stub" title="Wikipedia:Try not to leave it a stub">Try not to leave it a stub</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Understanding_Wikipedia%27s_content_standards" title="Wikipedia:Understanding Wikipedia's content standards">Understanding Wikipedia's content standards</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Walled_garden" title="Wikipedia:Walled garden">Walled garden</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:What_an_article_should_not_include" title="Wikipedia:What an article should not include">What an article should not include</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_is_a_work_in_progress" title="Wikipedia:Wikipedia is a work in progress">Wikipedia is a work in progress</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_is_not_a_reliable_source" title="Wikipedia:Wikipedia is not a reliable source">Wikipedia is not a reliable source</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_is_not_being_written_in_an_organized_fashion" title="Wikipedia:Wikipedia is not being written in an organized fashion">Wikipedia is not being written in an organized fashion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:The_world_will_not_end_tomorrow" title="Wikipedia:The world will not end tomorrow">The world will not end tomorrow</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Write_the_article_first" title="Wikipedia:Write the article first">Write the article first</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Writing_better_articles" title="Wikipedia:Writing better articles">Writing better articles</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Essays_in_a_nutshell/Article_writing" title="Wikipedia:Essays in a nutshell/Article writing">Writing article content</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Avoid_thread_mode" title="Wikipedia:Avoid thread mode">Avoid thread mode</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Copyediting_reception_sections" title="Wikipedia:Copyediting reception sections">Copyediting reception sections</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Coup" title="Wikipedia:Coup">Coup</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Don%27t_throw_more_litter_onto_the_pile" title="Wikipedia:Don't throw more litter onto the pile">Don't throw more litter onto the pile</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Gender-neutral_language" title="Wikipedia:Gender-neutral language">Gender-neutral language</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Myth_versus_fiction" title="Wikipedia:Myth versus fiction">Myth vs fiction</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Proseline" title="Wikipedia:Proseline">Proseline</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Use_our_own_words" title="Wikipedia:Use our own words">Use our own words</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:We_shouldn%27t_be_able_to_figure_out_your_opinions" title="Wikipedia:We shouldn't be able to figure out your opinions">We shouldn't be able to figure out your opinions</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Write_the_article_first" title="Wikipedia:Write the article first">Write the article first</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Writing_about_women" title="Wikipedia:Writing about women">Writing about women</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Writing_better_articles" title="Wikipedia:Writing better articles">Writing better articles</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Essays_in_a_nutshell/Removal_or_deletion_of_content" title="Wikipedia:Essays in a nutshell/Removal or deletion of content">Removing or<br> deleting content</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Adjectives_in_your_recommendations" title="Wikipedia:Adjectives in your recommendations">Adjectives in your recommendations</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion_is_not_a_war_zone" title="Wikipedia:Articles for deletion is not a war zone">AfD is not a war zone</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Arguments_to_avoid_in_deletion_discussions" title="Wikipedia:Arguments to avoid in deletion discussions">Arguments to avoid in deletion discussions</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Arguments_to_avoid_in_deletion_reviews" title="Wikipedia:Arguments to avoid in deletion reviews">Arguments to avoid in deletion reviews</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Arguments_to_avoid_in_image_deletion_discussions" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:Arguments to avoid in image deletion discussions">Arguments to avoid in image deletion discussions</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Arguments_to_make_in_deletion_discussions" title="Wikipedia:Arguments to make in deletion discussions">Arguments to make in deletion discussions</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Avoid_repeated_arguments" title="Wikipedia:Avoid repeated arguments">Avoid repeated arguments</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Before_commenting_in_a_deletion_discussion" title="Wikipedia:Before commenting in a deletion discussion">Before commenting in a deletion discussion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:But_there_must_be_sources!" title="Wikipedia:But there must be sources!">But there must be sources!</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Confusing_arguments_mean_nothing" title="Wikipedia:Confusing arguments mean nothing">Confusing arguments mean nothing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Content_removal" title="Wikipedia:Content removal">Content removal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Counting_and_sorting_are_not_original_research" title="Wikipedia:Counting and sorting are not original research">Counting and sorting are not original research</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Delete_or_merge" title="Wikipedia:Delete or merge">Delete or merge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Delete_the_junk" title="Wikipedia:Delete the junk">Delete the junk</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Deletion_is_not_cleanup" title="Wikipedia:Deletion is not cleanup">Deletion is not cleanup</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Does_deletion_help%3F" title="Wikipedia:Does deletion help?">Does deletion help?</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Don%27t_attack_the_nominator" title="Wikipedia:Don't attack the nominator">Don't attack the nominator</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Do_not_confuse_stub_status_with_non-notability" title="Wikipedia:Do not confuse stub status with non-notability">Don't confuse stub status with non-notability</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Don%27t_overuse_shortcuts_to_policy_and_guidelines_to_win_your_argument" title="Wikipedia:Don't overuse shortcuts to policy and guidelines to win your argument">Don't overuse shortcuts to policy and guidelines to win your argument</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Emptying_categories_out_of_process" title="Wikipedia:Emptying categories out of process">Emptying categories out of process</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Follow_the_leader" title="Wikipedia:Follow the leader">Follow the leader</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:How_the_presumption_of_notability_works" title="Wikipedia:How the presumption of notability works">How the presumption of notability works</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:How_to_save_an_article_proposed_for_deletion" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:How to save an article proposed for deletion">How to save an article proposed for deletion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:I_just_don%27t_like_it" title="Wikipedia:I just don't like it">I just don't like it</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Identifying_blatant_advertising" title="Wikipedia:Identifying blatant advertising">Identifying blatant advertising</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Identifying_test_edits" title="Wikipedia:Identifying test edits">Identifying test edits</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Immunity" title="Wikipedia:Immunity">Immunity</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Keep_it_concise" title="Wikipedia:Keep it concise">Keep it concise</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Liar_liar_pants_on_fire" title="Wikipedia:Liar liar pants on fire">Liar liar pants on fire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Nothing" title="Wikipedia:Nothing">Nothing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Nothing_is_clear" title="Wikipedia:Nothing is clear">Nothing is clear</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Overzealous_deletion" title="Wikipedia:Overzealous deletion">Overzealous deletion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Relisting_can_be_abusive" title="Wikipedia:Relisting can be abusive">Relisting can be abusive</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Relist_bias" title="Wikipedia:Relist bias">Relist bias</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:The_Heymann_Standard" title="Wikipedia:The Heymann Standard">The Heymann Standard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Unopposed_AFD_discussion" title="Wikipedia:Unopposed AFD discussion">Unopposed AFD discussion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_is_not_Whac-A-Mole" title="Wikipedia:Wikipedia is not Whac-A-Mole">Wikipedia is not Whack-A-Mole</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Why_was_the_page_I_created_deleted%3F" title="Wikipedia:Why was the page I created deleted?">Why was the page I created deleted?</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:What_to_do_if_your_article_gets_tagged_for_speedy_deletion" title="Wikipedia:What to do if your article gets tagged for speedy deletion">What to do if your article gets tagged for speedy deletion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:When_in_doubt,_hide_it_in_the_woodwork" title="Wikipedia:When in doubt, hide it in the woodwork">When in doubt, hide it in the woodwork</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:No_Encyclopedic_Use" title="Wikipedia:No Encyclopedic Use">No Encyclopedic Use</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd wraplinks" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><div id="Essays_on_civility" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Essay_directory#Wikipedia's_code_of_conduct" title="Wikipedia:Essay directory">Essays on civility</a></div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Essays_in_a_nutshell/Civility" title="Wikipedia:Essays in a nutshell/Civility">The basics</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Accepting_other_users" title="Wikipedia:Accepting other users">Accepting other users</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Apology" title="Wikipedia:Apology">Apology</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Contributing_to_complicated_discussions" title="Wikipedia:Contributing to complicated discussions">Contributing to complicated discussions</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Divisiveness" title="Wikipedia:Divisiveness">Divisiveness</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Don%27t_retaliate" title="Wikipedia:Don't retaliate">Don't retaliate</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Editors%27_pronouns" title="Wikipedia:Editors' pronouns">Editors' pronouns</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Edit_at_your_own_pace" title="Wikipedia:Edit at your own pace">Edit at your own pace</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Encourage_the_newcomers" title="Wikipedia:Encourage the newcomers">Encouraging the newcomers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Enjoy_yourself" title="Wikipedia:Enjoy yourself">Enjoy yourself</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Expect_no_thanks" title="Wikipedia:Expect no thanks">Expect no thanks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:High-functioning_autism_and_Asperger%27s_editors" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:High-functioning autism and Asperger's editors">High-functioning autism and Asperger's editors</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:How_to_be_civil" title="Wikipedia:How to be civil">How to be civil</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Maintaining_a_friendly_space" title="Wikipedia:Maintaining a friendly space">Maintaining a friendly space</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Negotiation" title="Wikipedia:Negotiation">Negotiation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Editors_with_obsessive-compulsive_disorder" title="Wikipedia:Editors with obsessive-compulsive disorder">Obsessive–compulsive disorder editors</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Please_say_please" title="Wikipedia:Please say please">Please say please</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Relationships_with_academic_editors" title="Wikipedia:Relationships with academic editors">Relationships with academic editors</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Thank_you" title="Wikipedia:Thank you">Thank you</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Too_long;_didn%27t_read" title="Wikipedia:Too long; didn't read">Too long; didn't read</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Truce" title="Wikipedia:Truce">Truce</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Unblock_perspectives" title="Wikipedia:Unblock perspectives">Unblock perspectives</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:We_are_all_Wikipedians_here" title="Wikipedia:We are all Wikipedians here">We are all Wikipedians here</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:You_have_a_right_to_remain_silent" title="Wikipedia:You have a right to remain silent">You have a right to remain silent</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Philosophy</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:A_thank_you_never_hurts" title="Wikipedia:A thank you never hurts">A thank you never hurts</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:A_weak_personal_attack_is_still_wrong" title="Wikipedia:A weak personal attack is still wrong">A weak personal attack is still wrong</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Advice_for_hotheads" title="Wikipedia:Advice for hotheads">Advice for hotheads</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:An_uncivil_environment_is_a_poor_environment" title="Wikipedia:An uncivil environment is a poor environment">An uncivil environment is a poor environment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Be_the_glue" title="Wikipedia:Be the glue">Be the glue</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Beware_of_the_tigers" title="Wikipedia:Beware of the tigers">Beware of the tigers!</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Civility_warnings" title="Wikipedia:Civility warnings">Civility warnings</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Overzealous_deletion#Dislike_of_the_creator" title="Wikipedia:Overzealous deletion">Deletion as revenge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Failure" title="Wikipedia:Failure">Failure</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Forgive_and_forget" title="Wikipedia:Forgive and forget">Forgive and forget</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:It%27s_not_the_end_of_the_world" title="Wikipedia:It's not the end of the world">It's not the end of the world</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Nobody_cares" title="Wikipedia:Nobody cares">Nobody cares</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Most_people_who_disagree_with_you_on_content_are_not_vandals" title="Wikipedia:Most people who disagree with you on content are not vandals">Most people who disagree with you on content are not vandals</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Old-fashioned_Wikipedian_values" title="Wikipedia:Old-fashioned Wikipedian values">Old-fashioned Wikipedian values</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Profanity,_civility,_and_discussions" title="Wikipedia:Profanity, civility, and discussions">Profanity, civility, and discussions</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Revert_notification_opt-out" title="Wikipedia:Revert notification opt-out">Revert notification opt-out</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Shadowless_Fists_of_Death!" title="Wikipedia:Shadowless Fists of Death!">Shadowless Fists of Death!</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Staying_cool_when_the_editing_gets_hot" title="Wikipedia:Staying cool when the editing gets hot">Staying cool when the editing gets hot</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:The_grey_zone" title="Wikipedia:The grey zone">The grey zone</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:The_Last_Word" title="Wikipedia:The Last Word">The last word</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:There_is_no_Divine_Right_of_Editors" title="Wikipedia:There is no Divine Right of Editors">There is no Divine Right of Editors</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Most_ideas_are_bad" title="Wikipedia:Most ideas are bad">Most ideas are bad</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Nothing_is_clear" title="Wikipedia:Nothing is clear">Nothing is clear</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Reader" title="Wikipedia:Reader">Reader</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:The_Rules_of_Polite_Discourse" title="Wikipedia:The Rules of Polite Discourse">The rules of polite discourse</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:What_%22Ignore_all_rules%22_means#There_is_no_common_sense" title='Wikipedia:What "Ignore all rules" means'>There is no common sense</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Two_wrongs_don%27t_make_a_right" title="Wikipedia:Two wrongs don't make a right">Two wrongs don't make a right</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_clich%C3%A9s" title="Wikipedia:Wikipedia clichés">Wikipedia clichés</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_is_not_about_winning" title="Wikipedia:Wikipedia is not about winning">Wikipedia is not about winning</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_should_not_be_a_monopoly" title="Wikipedia:Wikipedia should not be a monopoly">Wikipedia should not be a monopoly</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Writing_for_the_opponent" title="Wikipedia:Writing for the opponent">Writing for the opponent</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Dos</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Assume_good_faith" title="Wikipedia:Assume good faith">Assume good faith</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Assume_the_assumption_of_good_faith" title="Wikipedia:Assume the assumption of good faith">Assume the assumption of good faith</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Assume_no_clue" title="Wikipedia:Assume no clue">Assume no clue</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Avoid_personal_remarks" title="Wikipedia:Avoid personal remarks">Avoid personal remarks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Avoid_the_word_%22vandal%22" title='Wikipedia:Avoid the word "vandal"'>Avoid the word "vandal"</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Be_excellent_to_one_another" title="Wikipedia:Be excellent to one another">Be excellent to one another</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Be_pragmatic" title="Wikipedia:Be pragmatic">Be pragmatic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Beyond_civility" title="Wikipedia:Beyond civility">Beyond civility</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Call_a_spade_a_spade" title="Wikipedia:Call a spade a spade">Call a spade a spade</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Candor" title="Wikipedia:Candor">Candor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Deny_recognition" title="Wikipedia:Deny recognition">Deny recognition</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Desist" title="Wikipedia:Desist">Desist</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Discussing_cruft" title="Wikipedia:Discussing cruft">Discussing cruft</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Drop_the_stick_and_back_slowly_away_from_the_horse_carcass" title="Wikipedia:Drop the stick and back slowly away from the horse carcass">Drop the stick and back slowly away from the horse carcass</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Encourage_full_discussions" title="Wikipedia:Encourage full discussions">Encourage full discussions</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Get_over_it" title="Wikipedia:Get over it">Get over it</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:How_to_lose" title="Wikipedia:How to lose">How to lose</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Imagine_others_complexly" title="Wikipedia:Imagine others complexly">Imagine others complexly</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Just_drop_it" title="Wikipedia:Just drop it">Just drop it</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Keep_it_concise" title="Wikipedia:Keep it concise">Keep it concise</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Keep_it_down_to_earth" title="Wikipedia:Keep it down to earth">Keep it down to earth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Mind_your_own_business" title="Wikipedia:Mind your own business">Mind your own business</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:MOBY" title="Wikipedia:MOBY">Say "MOBY"</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Mutual_withdrawal" title="Wikipedia:Mutual withdrawal">Mutual withdrawal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Read_before_commenting" title="Wikipedia:Read before commenting">Read before commenting</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Settle_the_process_first" title="Wikipedia:Settle the process first">Settle the process first</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Don'ts</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:ALPHABETTISPAGHETTI" title="Wikipedia:ALPHABETTISPAGHETTI">ALPHABETTISPAGHETTI</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Because_I_can" title="Wikipedia:Because I can">Wikipedia:Because I can</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Civil_POV_pushing" title="Wikipedia:Civil POV pushing">Civil POV pushing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Cyberbullying" title="Wikipedia:Cyberbullying">Cyberbullying</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Don%27t_accuse_someone_of_a_personal_attack_for_accusing_of_a_personal_attack" title="Wikipedia:Don't accuse someone of a personal attack for accusing of a personal attack">Don't accuse someone of a personal attack for accusing of a personal attack</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Don%27t_be_a_fanatic" title="Wikipedia:Don't be a fanatic">Don't be a fanatic</a></li> <li><a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Don%27t_be_a_jerk" class="extiw" title="meta:Don't be a jerk">Don't be a jerk</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Don%27t_be_an_ostrich" title="Wikipedia:Don't be an ostrich">Don't be an ostrich</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Don%27t_be_ashamed" title="Wikipedia:Don't be ashamed">Don't be ashamed</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Don%27t_be_a_WikiBigot" title="Wikipedia:Don't be a WikiBigot">Don't be a WikiBigot</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Don%27t_be_high-maintenance" title="Wikipedia:Don't be high-maintenance">Don't be high-maintenance</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Don%27t_be_inconsiderate" title="Wikipedia:Don't be inconsiderate">Don't be inconsiderate</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Don%27t_be_obnoxious" title="Wikipedia:Don't be obnoxious">Don't be obnoxious</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Don%27t_be_prejudiced" title="Wikipedia:Don't be prejudiced">Don't be prejudiced</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Don%27t_be_rude" title="Wikipedia:Don't be rude">Don't be rude</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Don%27t_be_the_Fun_Police" title="Wikipedia:Don't be the Fun Police">Don't be the Fun Police</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Don%27t_bludgeon_the_process" title="Wikipedia:Don't bludgeon the process">Don't bludgeon the process</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Don%27t_call_a_spade_a_spade" title="Wikipedia:Don't call a spade a spade">Don't call a spade a spade</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Don%27t_call_people_by_their_real_name" title="Wikipedia:Don't call people by their real name">Don't call people by their real name</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Don%27t_call_the_kettle_black" title="Wikipedia:Don't call the kettle black">Don't call the kettle black</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Cruftcruft#Don't_call_things_cruft" title="Wikipedia:Cruftcruft">Don't call things cruft</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Don%27t_come_down_like_a_ton_of_bricks" title="Wikipedia:Don't come down like a ton of bricks">Don't come down like a ton of bricks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Don%27t_cry_COI" title="Wikipedia:Don't cry COI">Don't cry COI</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Don%27t_demand_that_editors_solve_the_problems_they_identify" title="Wikipedia:Don't demand that editors solve the problems they identify">Don't demand that editors solve the problems they identify</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Don%27t_drink_the_consensus_Kool-Aid" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:Don't drink the consensus Kool-Aid">Don't drink the consensus Kool-Aid</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Don%27t_eat_the_troll%27s_food" title="Wikipedia:Don't eat the troll's food">Don't eat the troll's food</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Don%27t_fight_fire_with_fire" title="Wikipedia:Don't fight fire with fire">Don't fight fire with fire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Don%27t-give-a-fuckism" title="Wikipedia:Don't-give-a-fuckism">Don't give a fuck</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Don%27t_help_too_much" title="Wikipedia:Don't help too much">Don't help too much</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Don%27t_ignore_community_consensus" title="Wikipedia:Don't ignore community consensus">Don't ignore community consensus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Don%27t_knit_beside_the_guillotine" title="Wikipedia:Don't knit beside the guillotine">Don't knit beside the guillotine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Don%27t_make_a_smarmy_valediction_part_of_your_default_signature" title="Wikipedia:Don't make a smarmy valediction part of your default signature">Don't make a smarmy valediction part of your signature</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Don%27t_remind_others_of_past_misdeeds" title="Wikipedia:Don't remind others of past misdeeds">Don't remind others of past misdeeds</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Please_don%27t_shout" title="Wikipedia:Please don't shout">Don't shout</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Don%27t_spite_your_face" title="Wikipedia:Don't spite your face">Don't spite your face</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Don%27t_take_the_bait" title="Wikipedia:Don't take the bait">Don't take the bait</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Don%27t_template_the_regulars" title="Wikipedia:Don't template the regulars">Don't template the regulars</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Don%27t_throw_your_toys_out_of_the_pram" title="Wikipedia:Don't throw your toys out of the pram">Don't throw your toys out of the pram</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Do_not_insult_the_vandals" title="Wikipedia:Do not insult the vandals">Do not insult the vandals</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Griefing" title="Wikipedia:Griefing">Griefing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Hate_is_disruptive" title="Wikipedia:Hate is disruptive">Hate is disruptive</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Nationalist_editing" title="Wikipedia:Nationalist editing">Nationalist editing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:No_angry_mastodons" title="Wikipedia:No angry mastodons">No angry mastodons</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:No_angry_mastodons_just_madmen" title="Wikipedia:No angry mastodons just madmen">just madmen</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:No_Nazis" title="Wikipedia:No Nazis">No Nazis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:No_racists" title="Wikipedia:No racists">No racists</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:No_Confederates" title="Wikipedia:No Confederates">No Confederates</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:No_queerphobia" title="Wikipedia:No queerphobia">No queerphobia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:No,_you_can%27t_have_a_pony" title="Wikipedia:No, you can't have a pony">No, you can't have a pony</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Passive_aggression" title="Wikipedia:Passive aggression">Passive aggression</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:POV_railroad" title="Wikipedia:POV railroad">POV railroad</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Superhatting" title="Wikipedia:Superhatting">Superhatting</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:There_are_no_oracles" title="Wikipedia:There are no oracles">There are no oracles</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:There%27s_no_need_to_guess_someone%27s_preferred_pronouns" title="Wikipedia:There's no need to guess someone's preferred pronouns">There's no need to guess someone's preferred pronouns</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:You_can%27t_squeeze_blood_from_a_turnip" title="Wikipedia:You can't squeeze blood from a turnip">You can't squeeze blood from a turnip</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:UPPERCASE" title="Wikipedia:UPPERCASE">UPPERCASE</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">WikiRelations</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiBullying" title="Wikipedia:WikiBullying">WikiBullying</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiCrime" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:WikiCrime">WikiCrime</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Harassment" title="Wikipedia:Harassment">WikiHarassment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiHate" title="Wikipedia:WikiHate">WikiHate</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikilawyering" title="Wikipedia:Wikilawyering">WikiLawyering</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiLove" title="Wikipedia:WikiLove">WikiLove</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiPeace" title="Wikipedia:WikiPeace">WikiPeace</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd wraplinks" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><div id="Essays_on_notability" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Essay_directory#Notability" title="Wikipedia:Essay directory">Essays on notability</a></div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Advanced_source_searching" title="Wikipedia:Advanced source searching">Advanced source searching</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:All_high_schools_can_be_notable" title="Wikipedia:All high schools can be notable">All high schools can be notable</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Alternative_outlets" title="Wikipedia:Alternative outlets">Alternative outlets</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Arguments_to_avoid_in_deletion_discussions" title="Wikipedia:Arguments to avoid in deletion discussions">Arguments to avoid in deletion discussions</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Articles_with_a_single_source" title="Wikipedia:Articles with a single source">Articles with a single source</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Avoid_template_creep" title="Wikipedia:Avoid template creep">Avoid template creep</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Bare_notability" title="Wikipedia:Bare notability">Bare notability</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Big_events_make_key_participants_notable" title="Wikipedia:Big events make key participants notable">Big events make key participants notable</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Businesses_with_a_single_location" title="Wikipedia:Businesses with a single location">Businesses with a single location</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:But_it%27s_true!" title="Wikipedia:But it's true!">But it's true!</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Common_sourcing_mistakes_(notability)" title="Wikipedia:Common sourcing mistakes (notability)">Common sourcing mistakes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_clones" title="Wikipedia:Wikipedia clones">Clones</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Coatrack_articles" title="Wikipedia:Coatrack articles">Coatrack</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Discriminate_vs_indiscriminate_information" title="Wikipedia:Discriminate vs indiscriminate information">Discriminate vs indiscriminate information</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Don%27t_cite_GNG" title="Wikipedia:Don't cite GNG">Don't cite GNG</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Drafts_are_not_checked_for_notability_or_sanity" title="Wikipedia:Drafts are not checked for notability or sanity">Drafts are not checked for notability or sanity</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Every_snowflake_is_unique" title="Wikipedia:Every snowflake is unique">Every snowflake is unique</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Existence_%E2%89%A0_Notability" title="Wikipedia:Existence ≠ Notability">Existence ≠ Notability</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Existence_does_not_prove_notability" title="Wikipedia:Existence does not prove notability">Existence does not prove notability</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Extracting_the_meaning_of_significant_coverage" title="Wikipedia:Extracting the meaning of significant coverage">Extracting the meaning of significant coverage</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Google_searches_and_numbers" title="Wikipedia:Google searches and numbers">Google searches and numbers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:How_the_presumption_of_notability_works" title="Wikipedia:How the presumption of notability works">How the presumption of notability works</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Notability_(high_schools)" title="Wikipedia:Notability (high schools)">High Schools</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Historical_archive/Policy/Notability/Arguments" title="Wikipedia:Historical archive/Policy/Notability/Arguments">Historical/Policy/Notability/Arguments</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Inclusion_is_not_an_indicator_of_notability" title="Wikipedia:Inclusion is not an indicator of notability">Inclusion is not an indicator of notability</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Independent_sources" title="Wikipedia:Independent sources">Independent sources</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Inherent_notability" title="Wikipedia:Inherent notability">Inherent notability</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Insignificant" title="Wikipedia:Insignificant">Insignificant</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Masking_the_lack_of_notability" title="Wikipedia:Masking the lack of notability">Masking the lack of notability</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Make_stubs" title="Wikipedia:Make stubs">Make stubs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Minimum_coverage" title="Wikipedia:Minimum coverage">Minimum coverage</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:News_coverage_does_not_decrease_notability" title="Wikipedia:News coverage does not decrease notability">News coverage does not decrease notability</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:No_amount_of_editing_can_overcome_a_lack_of_notability" title="Wikipedia:No amount of editing can overcome a lack of notability">No amount of editing can overcome a lack of notability</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:No_big_loss" title="Wikipedia:No big loss">No big loss</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:No_one_cares_about_your_garage_band" title="Wikipedia:No one cares about your garage band">No one cares about your garage band</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:No_one_really_cares" title="Wikipedia:No one really cares">No one really cares</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Notability_cannot_be_purchased" title="Wikipedia:Notability cannot be purchased">Notability cannot be purchased</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Notability_comparison_test" title="Wikipedia:Notability comparison test">Notability comparison test</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Notability_is_not_a_level_playing_field" title="Wikipedia:Notability is not a level playing field">Notability is not a level playing field</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Notability_is_not_a_matter_of_opinion" title="Wikipedia:Notability is not a matter of opinion">Notability is not a matter of opinion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Notability_is_not_relevance_or_reliability" title="Wikipedia:Notability is not relevance or reliability">Notability is not relevance or reliability</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Notability_means_impact" title="Wikipedia:Notability means impact">Notability means impact</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Notability_points" title="Wikipedia:Notability points">Notability points</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Notability_sub-pages" title="Wikipedia:Notability sub-pages">Notability sub-pages</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Notabilitymandering" title="Wikipedia:Notabilitymandering">Notabilitymandering</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Not_every_single_thing_Donald_Trump_does_deserves_an_article" title="Wikipedia:Not every single thing Donald Trump does deserves an article">Not every single thing Donald Trump does deserves an article</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Obscure_does_not_mean_not_notable" title="Wikipedia:Obscure does not mean not notable">Obscurity ≠ Lack of notability</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Offline_sources" title="Wikipedia:Offline sources">Offline sources</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:One_hundred_words" title="Wikipedia:One hundred words">One hundred words</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:One_sentence_does_not_an_article_make" title="Wikipedia:One sentence does not an article make">One sentence does not an article make</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Other_stuff_exists" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:Other stuff exists">Other stuff exists</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Overreliance_upon_Google" title="Wikipedia:Overreliance upon Google">Overreliance upon Google</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Perennial websites</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Read_the_source" title="Wikipedia:Read the source">Read the source</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Reducing_consensus_to_an_algorithm" title="Wikipedia:Reducing consensus to an algorithm">Reducing consensus to an algorithm</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Run-of-the-mill" title="Wikipedia:Run-of-the-mill">Run-of-the-mill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:On_Wikipedia,_solutions_are_mixtures_and_nothing_else" title="Wikipedia:On Wikipedia, solutions are mixtures and nothing else">Solutions are mixtures and nothing else</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Sources_must_be_out-of-universe" title="Wikipedia:Sources must be out-of-universe">Sources must be out-of-universe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Subjective_importance" title="Wikipedia:Subjective importance">Subjective importance</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Independent_sources" title="Wikipedia:Independent sources">Third-party sources</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Trivial_mentions" title="Wikipedia:Trivial mentions">Trivial mentions</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Video_links" title="Wikipedia:Video links">Video links</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Vanispamcruftisement" title="Wikipedia:Vanispamcruftisement">Vanispamcruftisement</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:What_BLP1E_is_not" title="Wikipedia:What BLP1E is not">What BLP1E is not</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:What_is_and_is_not_routine_coverage" title="Wikipedia:What is and is not routine coverage">What is and is not routine coverage</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:What_notability_is_not" title="Wikipedia:What notability is not">What notability is not</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:What_to_include" title="Wikipedia:What to include">What to include</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_is_not_Crunchbase" title="Wikipedia:Wikipedia is not Crunchbase">Wikipedia is not Crunchbase</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_is_not_here_to_tell_the_world_about_your_noble_cause" title="Wikipedia:Wikipedia is not here to tell the world about your noble cause">Wikipedia is not here to tell the world about your noble cause</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_is_not_the_place_to_post_your_r%C3%A9sum%C3%A9" title="Wikipedia:Wikipedia is not the place to post your résumé">Wikipedia is not the place to post your résumé</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Two_prongs_of_merit" title="Wikipedia:Two prongs of merit">Two prongs of merit</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd wraplinks" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><div id="Humorous_essays" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Essay_directory#Humorous_material" title="Wikipedia:Essay directory">Humorous essays</a></div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Adminitis" title="Wikipedia:Adminitis">Adminitis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Ain%27t_no_rules_says_a_dog_can%27t_play_basketball" title="Wikipedia:Ain't no rules says a dog can't play basketball">Ain't no rules says a dog can't play basketball</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Akin%27s_Laws_of_Article_Writing" title="Wikipedia:Akin's Laws of Article Writing">Akin's Laws of Article Writing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Alternatives_to_edit_warring" title="Wikipedia:Alternatives to edit warring">Alternatives to edit warring</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:ANI_flu" title="Wikipedia:ANI flu">ANI flu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Anti-Wikipedian" title="Wikipedia:Anti-Wikipedian">Anti-Wikipedian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Anti-Wikipedianism" title="Wikipedia:Anti-Wikipedianism">Anti-Wikipedianism</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Articlecountitis" title="Wikipedia:Articlecountitis">Articlecountitis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Asshole_John_rule" title="Wikipedia:Asshole John rule">Asshole John rule</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Assume_bad_faith" title="Wikipedia:Assume bad faith">Assume bad faith</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Assume_faith" title="Wikipedia:Assume faith">Assume faith</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Assume_good_wraith" title="Wikipedia:Assume good wraith">Assume good wraith</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Assume_stupidity" title="Wikipedia:Assume stupidity">Assume stupidity</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Assume_that_everyone%27s_assuming_good_faith,_assuming_that_you_are_assuming_good_faith" title="Wikipedia:Assume that everyone's assuming good faith, assuming that you are assuming good faith">Assume that everyone's assuming good faith, assuming that you are assuming good faith</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Avoid_using_preview_button" title="Wikipedia:Avoid using preview button">Avoid using preview button</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Avoid_using_wikilinks" title="Wikipedia:Avoid using wikilinks">Avoid using wikilinks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Silly_Things" title="Wikipedia:Silly Things">Bad Jokes and Other Deleted Nonsense</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Barnstaritis" title="Wikipedia:Barnstaritis">Barnstaritis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Before_they_were_notable" title="Wikipedia:Before they were notable">Before they were notable</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:BOLD,_revert,_revert,_revert" title="Wikipedia:BOLD, revert, revert, revert">BOLD, revert, revert, revert</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Boston_Tea_Party" title="Wikipedia:Boston Tea Party">Boston Tea Party</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Butterfly_effect" title="Wikipedia:Butterfly effect">Butterfly effect</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:CaPiTaLiZaTiOn_MuCh%3F" title="Wikipedia:CaPiTaLiZaTiOn MuCh?">CaPiTaLiZaTiOn MuCh?</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Complete_bollocks" title="Wikipedia:Complete bollocks">Complete bollocks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Counting_forks" title="Wikipedia:Counting forks">Counting forks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Counting_juntas" title="Wikipedia:Counting juntas">Counting juntas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Crap" title="Wikipedia:Crap">Crap</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Don%27t_stuff_beans_up_your_nose" title="Wikipedia:Don't stuff beans up your nose">Don't stuff beans up your nose</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Don%27t-give-a-fuckism" title="Wikipedia:Don't-give-a-fuckism">Don't-give-a-fuckism</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Don%27t_abbreviate_%22Wikipedia%22_as_%22Wiki%22!" title="Wikipedia:Don't abbreviate "Wikipedia" as "Wiki"!">Don't abbreviate "Wikipedia" as "Wiki"!</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Don%27t_delete_the_main_page" title="Wikipedia:Don't delete the main page">Don't delete the main page</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Editcountitis" title="Wikipedia:Editcountitis">Editcountitis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Edits_Per_Day" title="Wikipedia:Edits Per Day">Edits Per Day</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Editsummarisis" title="Wikipedia:Editsummarisis">Editsummarisis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Editing_under_the_influence" title="Wikipedia:Editing under the influence">Editing under the influence</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Embrace_Stop_Signs" title="Wikipedia:Embrace Stop Signs">Embrace Stop Signs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Emerson_and_Wilde_on_consistency" title="Wikipedia:Emerson and Wilde on consistency">Emerson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Fart" title="Wikipedia:Fart">Fart</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:The_five_Fs_of_Wikipedia" title="Wikipedia:The five Fs of Wikipedia">Five Fs of Wikipedia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Seven_ages_of_editor" title="Wikipedia:Seven ages of editor">Seven Ages of Editor, by Will E. Spear-Shake</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Go_ahead,_vandalize" title="Wikipedia:Go ahead, vandalize">Go ahead, vandalize</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:How_many_Wikipedians_does_it_take_to_change_a_lightbulb%3F" title="Wikipedia:How many Wikipedians does it take to change a lightbulb?">How many Wikipedians does it take to change a lightbulb?</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:How_to_get_away_with_UPE" title="Wikipedia:How to get away with UPE">How to get away with UPE</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:How_to_put_up_a_straight_pole_by_pushing_it_at_an_angle" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:How to put up a straight pole by pushing it at an angle">How to put up a straight pole by pushing it at an angle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:How_to_vandalize_correctly" title="Wikipedia:How to vandalize correctly">How to vandalize correctly</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:How_to_win_a_citation_war" title="Wikipedia:How to win a citation war">How to win a citation war</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Ignore_all_essays" title="Wikipedia:Ignore all essays">Ignore all essays</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Ignore_every_single_rule" title="Wikipedia:Ignore every single rule">Ignore every single rule</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Is_that_even_an_essay%3F" title="Wikipedia:Is that even an essay?">Is that even an essay?</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Mess_with_the_templates" title="Wikipedia:Mess with the templates">Mess with the templates</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:My_local_pond" title="Wikipedia:My local pond">My local pond</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Newcomers_are_delicious,_so_go_ahead_and_bite_them" title="Wikipedia:Newcomers are delicious, so go ahead and bite them">Newcomers are delicious, so go ahead and bite them</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Legal_vandalism" title="Wikipedia:Legal vandalism">Legal vandalism</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:List_of_jokes_about_Wikipedia" title="Wikipedia:List of jokes about Wikipedia">List of jokes about Wikipedia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Let%27s_try_to_avoid_using_too_many_acronyms,_okay%3F" title="Wikipedia:Let's try to avoid using too many acronyms, okay?">LTTAUTMAOK</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:No_climbing_the_Reichstag_dressed_as_Spider-Man" title="Wikipedia:No climbing the Reichstag dressed as Spider-Man">No climbing the Reichstag dressed as Spider-Man</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:No_episcopal_threats" title="Wikipedia:No episcopal threats">No episcopal threats</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:No_one_cares_about_your_garage_band" title="Wikipedia:No one cares about your garage band">No one cares about your garage band</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:No_one_really_cares" title="Wikipedia:No one really cares">No one really cares</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:No,_really" title="Wikipedia:No, really">No, really</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:No_sorcery_threats" title="Wikipedia:No sorcery threats">No sorcery threats</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Notability_is_not_eternal" title="Wikipedia:Notability is not eternal">Notability is not eternal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Oops_Defense" title="Wikipedia:Oops Defense">Oops Defense</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Play_the_game" title="Wikipedia:Play the game">Play the game</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Please_be_a_giant_dick,_so_we_can_ban_you" title="Wikipedia:Please be a giant dick, so we can ban you">Please be a giant dick, so we can ban you</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Please_bite_the_newbies" title="Wikipedia:Please bite the newbies">Please bite the newbies</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Please_do_not_murder_the_newcomers" title="Wikipedia:Please do not murder the newcomers">Please do not murder the newcomers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Pledge_of_Tranquility" title="Wikipedia:Pledge of Tranquility">Pledge of Tranquility</a></li> <li><a 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