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Articles [[WP:NOT|appropriate]] for anthis [[WP:ENC|encyclopedia]], [[WP:CITE|citingcite]] [[WP:V|verifiable]] claims from [[WP:RS|reliable sources]] ([[WP:NPOV|in proportion]]), without insertingpresenting [[WP:NOR|our own claims]].

==[[Wikipedia:Verifiability]]==

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==[[Wikipedia:Reliable sources]]==

Verifiable claims should be based on references withreleased editorialby oversight,established releasedexperts byand/or publishers with editorial oversight that have a reputation for fact-checking and accuracy.

==[[Wikipedia:Citing sources]]==

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==[[Wikipedia:Neutral point of view]]==

Wikipedia articles should present the claims and opinions appearing in the published body of reliable sources, infairly, proportionproportionately, toand theiras prominencefar as possible without editorial bias.

==[[Wikipedia:No original research]]==

Claims must be verifiable in reliable references,; sinceconsequently, editors may not insert their opinion, analysis or interpretationanalysis of a subject into Wikipedia articles, explicitly or through presentation.

==See also==

==[[Wikipedia:Notability]]==

*[[Wikipedia:List of policies#Content]]

Wikipedia articles require enough reliable independent sources to build an encyclopedic article and satisfy the requirements of policy. Also, there are subjects that possess enough sources to build an article, but articles that represent [[WP:NOT|what Wikipedia is not]] are still inappropriate.

*[[Wikipedia:Core content policies|Core content policies]] - discusses the origins of Wikipedia's content policies.

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