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Hello, and welcome toWikiProject Reliability. This WikiProject is dedicated to improving thereliability of Wikipedia articles. We ensure that articles are supported byreliable sources, answer inquiries on thereliable sources noticeboard, and maintain alist of frequently discussed sources. This project works to achieve the goals of theverifiability andno original research policies. If you would like to help, pleasejoin the project, participate on thetalk page and see theopen tasks below.
This WikiProject covers all articles on Wikipedia.
{{unreferenced}}
to the beginning of the article to flag it for review and addition of citations. This will automatically add the article toCategory:Articles lacking sources.If the article has only one reference or external link (that is related to the article content), use{{one source}}
to put the article inCategory:Articles lacking sources.
For an article with partial sources, add the templates{{refimprove}}
or{{primary sources}}
. This will automatically add the article toCategory:Articles needing additional references orCategory:Articles lacking reliable references.
For an article with questionable resources, add the templates{{verify source}}
or{{verify credibility}}
to put the article in toCategory:Wikipedia articles needing factual verification.
For an article with small numbers of statements lacking references, add the template{{citation needed}}
or{{citations missing}}
. This will automatically add the article toCategory:Articles with unsourced statements.
Other maintenance templates are available atCategory:Citation and verifiability maintenance templates.
There are a number of differentWikipedia Backlog categories that help track the existing backlog of referencing activities. They fall into two major groups,Lacking references andEnsuring accuracy through existing references.
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At the moment, there are over 543,184 articles with "Citation needed" statements. They are some of the easiest referencing issues to solve, because you are frequently looking for a targeted and singular reference. You can browse the whole list of these articles atCategory:All articles with unsourced statements.
With 543,184 statements that needWP:Verification, sometimes it's hard to choose which article to work on. The toolCitation Hunt makes that easier by suggesting random articles, which you can sort by topical category membership.
If you wish to join the project, please add your name to the list with:Join WikiProject Reliability
The WikiProject Reliabilityuserbox can be added with{{User WikiProject Reliability}}
, which shows:
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To invite a user to WikiProject Reliability, use{{subst:WikiProject Reliability invite}}
, which displays:
![]() | Hi, WikiProject Reliability! Thanks for ensuring that articles are supported byreliable sources. I'd like to invite you to become a part ofWikiProject Reliability, a collaborative effort to improve thereliability of Wikipedia articles. If you would like to participate, please visitWikiProject Reliability for more information. Feel free to sign your name under "Participants". Thanks! ~~~~ |
Use{{subst:WikiProject Reliability invite|heading=y}}
to include a section heading before the message.
To include a page under WikiProject Reliability, add{{WikiProject Reliability}}
to the top of the corresponding talk page, which shows:
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This also adds the page toCategory:Wikipedia reliable sources.
![]() | Barnstar of Reliability |
The Barnstar of Reliability is awarded to editors whose contributions improve thereliability of Wikipedia articles. To award this barnstar, click theWikiLove heart icon at the top of a user talk page (on a desktop or laptop computer), choose "Make your own", and useBarnstar of Reliability.png as the image filename. |
![]() | Barnstar of Reliability |
The Barnstar of Reliability is awarded to editors whose contributions improve thereliability of Wikipedia articles. To award this barnstar, click theWikiLove heart icon at the top of a user talk page (on a desktop or laptop computer), choose "Make your own", and useBarnstar of Reliability - BoNM.png as the image filename. |