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February 7
editNotes in articles aren't OR?!?
editTime and time again I keep seeing data added to astronomy articles referenced to notes that are formulas, and I'm thinking there must be a policy that says that this an exception to the Original Research policy. Can someone explain, or point me to the exception policy??
Eg. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proxima_Centauri#Notes
24.78.228.96 (talk) 22:12, 7 February 2021 (UTC)
Full disclosure, this is a pointed question: The irradiance/insolation of every new extra-solar planet is easy to calculate yet this information seems to get buried. The Earth's solar constant is the reference comparison. I find these notes downright duplicity in light of that deletionist behaviour. 24.78.228.96 (talk)
- WP:CALC is the exception to the WP:OR policy that allows for simple mathematics without needing to cite secondary sources. Iffy★Chat -- 22:25, 7 February 2021 (UTC)