NPOV

WP:NPOV - " neutral point of view (NPOV), which means representing fairly, proportionately, and, as far as possible, without editorial bias, all of the significant views that have been published by reliable sources on a topic."

Arguing against undue weight:

WP:WEIGHT - "Neutrality requires that each article or other page in the mainspace fairly represent all significant viewpoints that have been published by reliable sources, in proportion to the prominence of each viewpoint in the published, reliable sources."

Arguing for a minority view: (See also Wikipedia:Neutral point of view/FAQ)

Anglo-American focus

Policies to cite if someone adds false/non-neutral statements or removes one of your properly sourced statements:

  • WP:PROVEIT - The burden of evidence lies with the editor who adds or restores material.
  • WP:BURDEN - "The burden to demonstrate verifiability lies with the editor who adds or restores material, and is satisfied by providing a citation to a reliable source that directly supports the contribution."
    • It also notes that: "Once an editor has provided any source that he or she believes, in good faith, to be sufficient, then any editor who later removes the material has an obligation to articulate specific problems that would justify its exclusion from Wikipedia (e.g., undue emphasis on a minor point, unencyclopedic content, etc.). All editors are then expected to help achieve consensus, and any problems with the text or sourcing should be fixed before the material is added back."
  • WP:ONUS - "The onus to achieve consensus for inclusion is on those seeking to include disputed content." (emphasis added).
    • "While information must be verifiable in order to be included in an article, this does not mean that all verifiable information must be included in an article."
    • "Consensus may determine that certain information does not improve an article, and that it should be omitted or presented instead in a different article."

Wikipedia:Arguments to avoid in deletion discussions

Sources

WP:SOURCES - Articles should rely on reliable, third-party published sources with a reputation for fact-checking and accuracy.

Sourcing News Organizations:

WP:EXTRAORDINARY - "Any exceptional claim requires multiple high-quality sources."

  • "surprising or apparently important claims not covered by multiple mainstream sources;"
  • "challenged claims that are supported purely by primary or self-published sources or those with an apparent conflict of interest;"
  • "claims that are contradicted by the prevailing view within the relevant community, or that would significantly alter mainstream assumptions, especially in science, medicine, history, politics, and biographies of living people."
  • Consider using the tag: {{Citation needed}}
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  • WP:NOT - A long list of things that Wikipedia is not.
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  • {{citation needed}} = {{cn}} ={{fact}}
  • {{citation needed span}}
  • {{Request quotation}}
  • {{weasel}}
  • {{POV-statement}}
  • {{Verify credibility}} or {{verification needed}}
  • {{failed verification}} or {{dead link}}
  • {{as of}} when the statement's validity is someone dependent upon time
    • Ex: {{as of|year|month|day}} or {{as of|year}} or {{as of|{{CURRENTYEAR}}|{{CURRENTMONTH}}}} (gives: As of December 2024) or {{xt|{{as of|{{CURRENTYEAR}}|{{CURRENTMONTH}}}}}} (gives: As of December 2024)
  • {{date}}
    • Ex: {{date|Aug 4, 2006}}, {{date|4 Aug 2006}}, {{date|2006-08-04}}, and {{date|2006-08-04|dmy}} all give 4 August 2006.
    • {{date|2006-08-04|mdy}} gives August 4, 2006
    • {{date|2006-08-04|ymd}} gives 2006 August 4
    • {{date|2006-08-04|iso}} gives 2006-08-04
    • {{date|2006-08-04|none}} gives 2006-08-04 and {{date|08-04}} gives 08-04
    • {{date|2006-08}} gives 1 August 2006 and {{date|Aug 2006}} gives August 2006
    • {{date|Aug 4}} gives 4 August
    • {{date}} gives the current date: 2 December 2024
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