This is the first prototype of a monthly (or quarterly) report that provides an overview of the use ofself-published sources across Wikipedia projects, as part ofWikipedia:WikiProject Wikipedia reliability.
The report is automatically generated by a program that calls theMediawiki Search API, then performs subsequent searches and look-ups to determine projects, resolve ambiguities, etc.
The report is generated to encourage various Wikiprojects to remedy the situation by either findingWP:RS sources to replace the self-published items, or tag (or delete) them if the statements they support can not be verified.
This is the very first version of the report, has not been discussed by the community at large and may contain some errors and/or omissions. However, it does point out serious problems with the use of self-published sources across Wikipedia projects.
Examples include:
Future versions will include the ability to check ISBNs onWorldCat to determine the publisher name, even if the name does not appear within a reference, and only the ISBN is used. That activity will take up significant computer time and was hence not included in this version.
The current report does not include all the self-publishers in thelist of self-publishers, and is intended as a prototype, but others will be added soon.
This lists in the report may include some proper uses of self-published items, e.g. the discussion of market-share by self publishers, etc. Those need to be remedied in future versions.
Appearance counts are now based on direct uses of publisher names in thelist of self-publishers and cases where just an ISBN leading to the publisher, or variants in spellings are not handled yet.
This is a first release report and needs much more work. It will eventually provide information that is harder to get just by search, e.g. a search on publisher Lulu (company) vs Lulu (singer), etc.
American Biographical Institute: Approx. direct appearances: n/a yet.
AuthorHouse: Approx. direct appearances: 887, in 261 Wikiprojects.
Aventine Press: Items in this report related to this self-publisher need to be double checked, due to the ambiguity of the name.
Books LLC: Approx. direct appearances: n/a yet.
BiblioBazaar: Approx. direct appearances: 838, in 98 Wikiprojects.
Blurb, Inc.: Approx. direct appearances: 198, in 1 Wikiprojects.
CafePress: Approx. direct appearances: 63, in 1 Wikiprojects.
CreateSpace: Approx. direct appearances: 435, in 10 Wikiprojects.
Famous Poets Society: Approx. direct appearances: n/a yet.
iUniverse: Approx. direct appearances: 1605, in 20 Wikiprojects.
Lightning Source: Approx. direct appearances: n/a yet.
Lulu: Approx. direct appearances: n/a yet.
Outskirts Press: Approx. direct appearances: n/a yet.
Poetry.com: Approx. direct appearances: n/a yet.
PublishAmerica: Approx. direct appearances: 69, in 2 Wikiprojects.
Tate Publishing: Approx. direct appearances: n/a yet.
Trafford Publishing: Approx. direct appearances: n/a yet.
Vantage Press: Approx. direct appearances: 1038, in 6 Wikiprojects.
Xlibris: Approx. direct appearances: 660, in 15 Wikiprojects.
Xulon Press: Approx. direct appearances: 160, in 3 Wikiprojects.
Yudu Media: Approx. direct appearances: 86, in 1 Wikiprojects.
This is a partial list at the moment, and will be extended within a few days after a larger search of the article main space has completed.
The Wikiprojects with the largest number of pages with self-published references are:
WikiProject:United States articles, 18 pages |
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•1856 Last Island hurricane: AuthorHouse •Alexander Asboth: BiblioBazaar •Alexander Graham Bell honors and tributes: AuthorHouse •American Country Countdown: AuthorHouse •American Samoa: BiblioBazaar •American Top 40: AuthorHouse •Bell Telephone Company: AuthorHouse •Black president in popular culture (United States): AuthorHouse •Buddhism in the United States: BiblioBazaar •C. Howard Crane: AuthorHouse •General of the Army (United States): AuthorHouse •Jumping the broom: AuthorHouse •List of people deported from the United States: AuthorHouse •Marc Seifer: AuthorHouse •Oklahoma City bombing conspiracy theories: AuthorHouse •Oscar Burkard: AuthorHouse •Rescue of Bat 21 Bravo: AuthorHouse •United States Marine Corps: AuthorHouse |
WikiProject:Classical Greece and Rome, 16 pages |
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•Aventine Triad: Aventine Press •Bacchanalia: Aventine Press •Conflict of the Orders: Aventine Press •Crisis of the Roman Republic: Aventine Press •Liber: Aventine Press •Libertas: Aventine Press •List of Roman deities: Aventine Press •Livius: Aventine Press •Luna (goddess): Aventine Press •Novensiles: Aventine Press •Piscina Publica: Aventine Press •Pomerium: Aventine Press •Pontifex Maximus: Aventine Press •Roman-Latin wars: Aventine Press |
WikiProject:Politics articles, 12 pages |
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•Anti-nuclear movement: AuthorHouse •Democratic Alternative (Nigeria): AuthorHouse •Distributism: BiblioBazaar •Fascism: Aventine Press •Fascism and ideology: Aventine Press •History of the Constitution of the Roman Republic: Aventine Press •History of the Roman Constitution: Aventine Press •Imperialism: AuthorHouse •Libertarianism: AuthorHouse •List of books about the politics of science: AuthorHouse •Neo-Nazism: AuthorHouse •Show election: AuthorHouse |
WikiProject:Illinois articles, 10 pages |
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•Chicago Gaylords: AuthorHouse •Chicago Union Stock Yards fire: AuthorHouse •Cyrus McCormick: BiblioBazaar •Farmer City, Illinois: AuthorHouse •Frankie Laine: AuthorHouse •Lincoln Place (Granite City): AuthorHouse •Mark Damon: AuthorHouse •Ping Tom Memorial Park: AuthorHouse •Pioneer Zephyr: AuthorHouse •Tri-State Tornado: AuthorHouse |
WikiProject:Cities articles, 10 pages |
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•Aksu, Xinjiang: BiblioBazaar •Bedford, Nova Scotia: BiblioBazaar •Berkhamsted: BiblioBazaar •Calais: BiblioBazaar •Cheshunt: BiblioBazaar •Kunming: AuthorHouse |
WikiProject:China, 10 pages |
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•Battle of Baideng: AuthorHouse •Battle of Zhizhi: AuthorHouse •Chinese sovereign: AuthorHouse •Hexi Corridor: AuthorHouse •Liangfen: AuthorHouse •Luodai Town: AuthorHouse •Penglai City: AuthorHouse •Touman: AuthorHouse •Western Regions: AuthorHouse •Xinjiang: AuthorHouse |
WikiProject:Christianity, 9 pages |
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•Christ myth theory: AuthorHouse Xulon Press •Christian perfection: BiblioBazaar •Christianity and Paganism: BiblioBazaar •History of the Knights Templar: AuthorHouse iUniverse •Immersion baptism: AuthorHouse Xulon Press iUniverse •Ministries Without Borders: AuthorHouse •Monotheism: AuthorHouse |
WikiProject:Books articles, 9 pages |
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•A Guide to the Scientific Knowledge of Things Familiar: BiblioBazaar •Adventures of Wim: AuthorHouse •Citizen Power: A Mandate for Change: AuthorHouse •Classic book: BiblioBazaar •Help at Any Cost: AuthorHouse •List of self-publishing companies: AuthorHouse Aventine Press BiblioBazaar Blurb, Inc. CafePress CreateSpace PublishAmerica Vantage Press Xlibris Xulon Press Yudu Media iUniverse •Red Poppies on Monte Cassino: AuthorHouse •The Culture of Critique series: AuthorHouse •Vanity press: AuthorHouse Vantage Press Xlibris iUniverse |
WikiProject:Africa articles, 9 pages |
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•Abyei Liberation Front: AuthorHouse •African cuisine: AuthorHouse •Congo Free State: AuthorHouse •Dashiki: AuthorHouse •History of the Republic of the Congo: AuthorHouse •Laptot: AuthorHouse •Liberal Party (Sudan): AuthorHouse •Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Brazzaville: AuthorHouse •Traditional African religion: AuthorHouse |
WikiProject:Television articles, 8 pages |
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•Cheyenne (1955 TV series): AuthorHouse •Est and The Forum in popular culture: AuthorHouse Xlibris •How the West Was Won (TV series): AuthorHouse •List of Rome episodes: Aventine Press •Son of Hades: Aventine Press •The Amazing Race (U.S. TV series): AuthorHouse CreateSpace •The Giant (Twin Peaks): AuthorHouse •Whispering Smith (TV series): AuthorHouse |
WikiProject:Novels, 8 pages |
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•A Dying Light in Corduba: Aventine Press •Anekdote zur Senkung der Arbeitsmoral: AuthorHouse •Devapi: BiblioBazaar •Last Act in Palmyra: Aventine Press •Shadows in Bronze: Aventine Press •The Silver Pigs: Aventine Press •The Third Twin: Aventine Press •Time to Depart: Aventine Press |
WikiProject:Mythology, 8 pages |
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•Bungisngis: BiblioBazaar •Creation myth: AuthorHouse •Faunus: Aventine Press •Glossary of ancient Roman religion: Aventine Press •Jupiter (mythology): Aventine Press •Roman mythology: Aventine Press •Shapeshifting: AuthorHouse •Zorya: AuthorHouse |
WikiProject:India articles, 8 pages |
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•Advaita Vedanta: AuthorHouse •Ashtami: AuthorHouse •Dacoity: BiblioBazaar •Halva: AuthorHouse •Hinduism: AuthorHouse iUniverse •Kama Sutra: AuthorHouse •Rati: AuthorHouse •Religion in India: AuthorHouse iUniverse |
WikiProject:England pages, 8 pages |
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•Bessingby: BiblioBazaar •Bradenstoke Priory: BiblioBazaar •Bretwalda: BiblioBazaar •Castle Bytham: BiblioBazaar •Convention Parliament (England): BiblioBazaar •Culverthorpe: BiblioBazaar •Doom Bar: BiblioBazaar •Knights Templar: AuthorHouse |
WikiProject:Dogs articles, 8 pages |
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•American Alsatian: AuthorHouse •Cavalier King Charles Spaniel: BiblioBazaar •Cross fox (animal): BiblioBazaar •Goldendoodle: AuthorHouse •Kitsune: AuthorHouse •Oxford Stadium: AuthorHouse •Sighthound: AuthorHouse •Yukon Wolf: AuthorHouse |
WikiProject:Catholicism, 8 pages |
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•Byzantine Papacy: Aventine Press •Chaplet of Divine Mercy: AuthorHouse •Legion of Mary: Aventine Press •Pontifical Lateran University: Aventine Press •Roman Catholic Marian movements and societies: Aventine Press •Santa Sabina: Aventine Press •True Devotion to Mary: Aventine Press |
WikiProject:Aviation articles, 8 pages |
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•1968 Thule Air Base B-52 crash: AuthorHouse •Cedric Howell: BiblioBazaar •David Schwarz (aviation inventor): BiblioBazaar •Douglas XCG-17: AuthorHouse •Flightsim.com: AuthorHouse •GE Aviation: AuthorHouse •Glenn Curtiss: AuthorHouse •Kenneth O. Chilstrom: AuthorHouse |
WikiProject:Women's History articles, 7 pages |
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•Bona Dea: Aventine Press •Ceres (mythology): Aventine Press •Juno (mythology): Aventine Press •Libera (mythology): Aventine Press •Minerva: Aventine Press •Venus (mythology): Aventine Press •Vestal Virgin: Aventine Press |
WikiProject:South Sudan articles, 7 pages |
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•Ikotos County: AuthorHouse •Mongalla, South Sudan: AuthorHouse •Natinga: AuthorHouse •New Cush: AuthorHouse •Palotaka: AuthorHouse •Parjok: AuthorHouse •Wildlife of South Sudan: AuthorHouse |
WikiProject:Religion, 7 pages |
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•Conversion to Christianity: BiblioBazaar •Doomsday cult: AuthorHouse •Immortality: AuthorHouse •Knights Templar in England: AuthorHouse •Priest: Aventine Press •Religion in ancient Rome: Aventine Press •The Infinite Way: AuthorHouse |
WikiProject:Indigenous peoples of North America articles, 7 pages |
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•Belen point: AuthorHouse •Conquistador: AuthorHouse •Golondrina point: AuthorHouse •Indian Mound Cemetery: AuthorHouse •Paleo-Indians: AuthorHouse •Plainview point: AuthorHouse •Simpson point: AuthorHouse |
WikiProject:Greece general articles, 7 pages |
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•Chariot racing: Aventine Press •Diogenes and Alexander: BiblioBazaar •Dionysian Mysteries: Aventine Press •Hercules: Aventine Press •Hercules of the Forum Boarium: Aventine Press •Labours of Hercules: Aventine Press •Semele: Aventine Press |
WikiProject:Classical music articles, 7 pages |
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•Baroque music of the British Isles: BiblioBazaar •Classical music of the United Kingdom: BiblioBazaar •Early music of the British Isles: BiblioBazaar •Hugo Rignold: AuthorHouse •John Finley Williamson: AuthorHouse •Magnetic Rag: AuthorHouse •William Colvig: AuthorHouse |
WikiProject:Architecture, 7 pages |
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•Architectural style: BiblioBazaar •Astor House Hotel (Shanghai): AuthorHouse •Capitoline Hill: Aventine Press •Chapelle Rouge: AuthorHouse •Pyramid: AuthorHouse •Roman Forum: Aventine Press •Tetraconch: AuthorHouse |
WikiProject:James Bond articles, 6 pages |
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•Inspirations for James Bond: AuthorHouse Xlibris •James Bond: AuthorHouse Vantage Press Xlibris •James Bond (character): AuthorHouse Xlibris •List of James Bond novels and stories: AuthorHouse Xlibris •M (James Bond): AuthorHouse Xlibris •Octopussy and The Living Daylights: AuthorHouse |
WikiProject:Indiana articles, 6 pages |
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•15th Regiment Indiana Infantry: AuthorHouse •IUniverse: AuthorHouse •Mount Vernon, Indiana: Aventine Press •Muscatatuck River: AuthorHouse •Stump v. Sparkman: AuthorHouse •Thomas Taggart: AuthorHouse |
WikiProject:Ethnic groups articles, 6 pages |
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•Cornish people: BiblioBazaar •Dayuan: AuthorHouse •Japanese American: AuthorHouse •Persian people: AuthorHouse •Qiang people: AuthorHouse •Somali people: AuthorHouse |
WikiProject:Chinese history articles, 6 pages |
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•Government of the Han Dynasty: AuthorHouse •History of China: AuthorHouse •Wang Mang: AuthorHouse •Warring States period: AuthorHouse •Xiongnu: AuthorHouse •Zizhi Tongjian: AuthorHouse |
WikiProject:Albums articles, 6 pages |
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•A Hostage and the Meaning of Life: Aventine Press •Blonde on Blonde: AuthorHouse •Hai! (Live in Japan): AuthorHouse •Highway 61 Revisited: AuthorHouse •Origin of Symmetry: AuthorHouse •The Basement Tapes: AuthorHouse |
WikiProject:Science Fiction articles, 5 pages |
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•Human disguise: AuthorHouse •Interpretations of 2001: A Space Odyssey: AuthorHouse •List of science-fiction films of the 1980s: AuthorHouse •Mission to Mars: AuthorHouse CreateSpace Xlibris •The Matrix (franchise): AuthorHouse |
WikiProject:Ohio articles, 5 pages |
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•Cincinnati riots of 1884: BiblioBazaar •Curtis LeMay: AuthorHouse •LeVeque Tower: AuthorHouse •Rachel Ryan: AuthorHouse •Robert C. Schenck: AuthorHouse |
WikiProject:Law articles, 5 pages |
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•1887 Constitution of the Kingdom of Hawaii: BiblioBazaar •Bachelor: AuthorHouse •Bankruptcy in the United States: AuthorHouse •Emilio Changco: AuthorHouse •Pacific Justice Institute: AuthorHouse |
WikiProject:Food and drink, 5 pages |
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•Banana pudding: BiblioBazaar •Dining in: AuthorHouse •Global cuisines: AuthorHouse •Gluten-free diet: AuthorHouse •Tavern sandwich: AuthorHouse |
WikiProject:Dance articles, 5 pages |
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•Dance slot: AuthorHouse •David Winters (choreographer): AuthorHouse •Jazz hands: AuthorHouse •Viola Farber: AuthorHouse •West Coast Swing: AuthorHouse |
WikiProject:Business articles, 5 pages |
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•Charles Bergstresser: BiblioBazaar •National Orchestra Service: AuthorHouse •Statement of retained earnings: AuthorHouse •Think and Grow Rich: Aventine Press •Trafford Publishing: AuthorHouse Xlibris iUniverse |
WikiProject:Baseball articles, 5 pages |
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•Cleveland Indians: AuthorHouse iUniverse •History of the Cleveland Indians: AuthorHouse iUniverse •Hitting for the cycle: AuthorHouse •List of Major League Baseball players to hit for the cycle: AuthorHouse •Negro league baseball: AuthorHouse Xlibris |
WikiProject:Articles for creation, 5 pages |
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•Battle of Turtle Gut Inlet: AuthorHouse •Kimes-Terrill Gang: AuthorHouse •Oliver W. Dillard: AuthorHouse •Skilo: AuthorHouse •William Kronick: AuthorHouse |