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Editors who find themselves in edit wars over potentially defamatory material about living persons should consider raising the matter at the biographies of living persons noticeboard instead of relying on the exemption.Īdministrators may enforce the removal of clear BLP violations with page protection or by blocking the violator(s), even if they have been editing the article themselves or are in some other way involved. Note that, although the three-revert rule does not apply to such removals, what counts as exempt under BLP can be controversial.

relies on sources that fail in some other way to meet verifiability standards.

relies on self-published sources, unless written by the subject of the BLP (see § Using the subject as a self-published source, above) or.

is an original interpretation or analysis of a source, or a synthesis of sources (see also Wikipedia:No original research).

Remove immediately any contentious material about a living person that:

9.1 Foundation policies and resolutions.

8.3.4 Proposed deletion of biographies of living people.

8.3.2 Deletion of BLPs of relatively unknown subjects.

8.3.1 Summary deletion, creation prevention, and courtesy blanking.

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7.4 How to contact the Wikimedia Foundation.7.2 Dealing with articles about yourself.7.1 Dealing with edits by the subject of the article.7 Relationship between the subject, the article, and Wikipedia.5.5 Deceased persons, corporations, or groups of persons.5.4 Categories, lists, and navigation templates.3.5 Subjects notable only for one event.3.4 Privacy of personal information and using primary sources.2.6 Further reading, External links, and See also.2.5 Remove contentious material that is unsourced or poorly sourced.2.3.2 Using the subject as a self-published source.2.1 Challenged or likely to be challenged.The burden of evidence rests with the editor who adds or restores the material. This policy applies to any living person mentioned in a BLP, whether or not that person is the subject of the article, and to material about living persons in other articles and on other pages, including talk pages. Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, not a tabloid: it is not Wikipedia's job to be sensationalist, or to be the primary vehicle for the spread of titillating claims about people's lives the possibility of harm to living subjects must always be considered when exercising editorial judgment.

Users who persistently or egregiously violate this policy may be blocked from editing.īiographies of living persons ('BLPs') must be written conservatively and with regard for the subject's privacy. Contentious material about living persons (or, in some cases, recently deceased) that is unsourced or poorly sourced-whether the material is negative, positive, neutral, or just questionable-should be removed immediately and without waiting for discussion. All quotations and any material challenged or likely to be challenged must be supported by an inline citation to a reliable, published source.

Be very firm about the use of high-quality sources. Such material requires a high degree of sensitivity, and must adhere strictly to all applicable laws in the United States, to this policy, and to Wikipedia's three core content policies: If you have a complaint about a biography of a living person, and you wish to contact the Wikimedia Foundation, see Contact us.Įditors must take particular care when adding information about living persons to any Wikipedia page.

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