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Contentious material about [[Wikipedia:Biographies of living persons|living persons]] that is unsourced or poorly sourced should be '''removed immediately'''. Do not tag it: delete it. For more information, see the {{section link|Wikipedia:Biographies of living persons|Remove contentious material that is unsourced or poorly sourced}} policy.

'''Material which is doubtfuldubious and potentially harmful may be removed immediately''', rather than tagged. See{{crossref|(see {{section link|WP:Citing sources|Unsourced material}})}}. In an article about a living person, such material {{strong|must}} be removed {{crossref|(see [[WP:Biographies of living persons]])}}.

* If no citation is given, use the {{Tlx|citation needed}} tag instead. If the source given is self-published, use {{tlx|self-published inline}}, or {{tlx|user-generated inline}} if it comes from a user-edited site. If you think the author has a conflict of interest or is otherwise too close to the subject, use {{tlx|third-party inline}}.

* If the source given is self-published, use {{tlx|self-published inline}}. This template also has special features for:

** Citing self-published material by recognized experts, which is [[WP:SPS|sometimes permissible for limited purposes]].

** Citing biography subjects' non-controversial statements about themselves, which [[WP:ABOUTSELF|can also be appropriate within certain limits]].

* Use {{tlx|user-generated inline}} if it comes from a user-edited site like another wiki or other publicly editable database.

* If you think the author has a conflict of interest or is otherwise too close to the subject, use {{tlx|third-party inline}}.

If you have the time and ability to find a better reference, please do so. Then correct the citation yourself, or correct the article text. After all, the ultimate goal is not to merely identify problems, but to fix them.