Fundamentals

Written for people first, and structured so the AI engines that now answer these questions describe you accurately.

• What are Wikipedia’s reliable source standards?

  Reliable sources are independent, secondary, professionally edited publications with a track record of fact-checking. Press releases, sponsored content, and primary documents don't qualify.

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• Who edits Wikipedia and how are edits reviewed?

  Wikipedia is edited by a global community of volunteer editors. Edits are reviewed by other editors, reverted if non-compliant, and refined through Talk-page discussion. Independence is the foundation of the system.

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• What is Wikipedia’s biography of living persons policy?

  BLP requires high-quality sourcing, neutral framing, and prompt removal of contentious unsourced material about living people. It is one of Wikipedia's strongest defenses against unsourced negative claims.

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• What happens when someone vandalizes your Wikipedia page?

  Vandalism is reverted by editors, watchlist subscribers, anti-vandalism bots, and tools like WikiAlerts that flag edits in real time with one-click revert.

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• Can you create a Wikipedia page for yourself or your company?

  No. Self-creation by the subject or its representatives violates Wikipedia's conflict of interest policy. The correct path is the disclosed COI process: working transparently through Talk pages with a disclosed paid editor.

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