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Wikipedia:Biographies of living persons dos and don'ts

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It is not anencyclopedic article, nor one ofWikipedia's policies or guidelines; rather, its purpose is to explain certain aspects ofWikipedia:Biographies of living persons. It may reflect differing levels ofconsensus andvetting.

Writing about living (and recently deceased) people requires special care.

In addition to the guidance ofBiography dos and don'ts, generally:

DO:
Place{{BLP}} on the article'stalk page.
Remove anypoorly sourcedcontentious material.
Findmultiple reliable sources fornegative information.
Limit content onnon-public figures to what'srelevant.
Use caution with materialpublished by the subject.
Be kind to people who edit articlesabout themselves.
Maintain articles, paring back questionable material.
Report incidents on theBLP noticeboard.

DON'T:
Don't make articles onlow-profile persons known forone event.^[a]
Don't edit where you have aconflict of interest.
Don'tname non-notable persons if avoidable.
Don'tremove content onpublic figuresjust becausethey ask.
Don't useself-published sources unless by the subject.
Don'tcategorize people byreligion or sexual orientation.^[b]
Don'tuse images to show subjects in abad light.
Don't includecontacts for living persons.

^Unless the event is highly significantand the individual's role was substantial and well-documented.
^Unless that information is relevant and confirmed by the subject.

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