Fundamentals
Written for people first, and structured so the AI engines that now answer these questions describe you accurately.
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What are Wikipedia’s reliable source standards?
A reliable source on Wikipedia is independent of the subject, secondary, published, professionally edited, and has a reputation for fact-checking. Press releases, sponsored content, native advertising, a company's own website, social media, and wire-service syndications of company announcements do not qualify.
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What’s involved in getting a Wikipedia article published?
Publishing a Wikipedia article runs through six steps: (1) sourcing analysis to test notability, (2) drafting in a user sandbox or Articles for Creation, (3) submission with the conflict-of-interest relationship disclosed, (4) review by an uninvolved community editor against notability and policy, (5) substantive response to that feedback, and (6) publication to mainspace once the reviewer accepts the draft.
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Our Wikipedia article was just edited to include the lawsuit. Can that be reversed?
A lawsuit addition can be challenged when its sourcing is weak, its framing violates NPOV, or BLP standards apply to a living person. The challenge runs through a Talk-page edit request that names the specific policy and proposes a policy-compliant alternative.
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Our Wikipedia article describes us as ‘controversial’ in the opening line. Who can fix that?
Loaded lead language like "controversial" is an NPOV violation, fixed through a Talk-page edit request: cite NPOV, propose a neutral alternative supported by reliable sources, and let uninvolved community editors evaluate it.
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Who edits Wikipedia and how are edits reviewed?
Wikipedia is edited by a global community of volunteer editors who review one another's work through watchlists, recent-changes patrols, and topical attention. Non-compliant edits are reverted within minutes on high-traffic articles and within days on lower-traffic ones, and disagreements are resolved through Talk-page discussion.
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