Wikipedia:Requests for verification
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Drafting template
Suggested usage
- {{Refimprove}} template which is appropriate for articles with some sources but not enough.
- Wikipedia Requests for verification {{Prod}} does.
- {{RFV}} should not be used on articles with history before January 1, 2007
- {{RFV}}
- There should be at least 30 days between the tag and deletion
Deletion instructions
Before deleting the article, check:
- 1. Does the article history (first edit) begin after January 1, 2007?
- No, it begins before January 1, 2007: Remove the RFV tag and do not delete
- Yes: continue
- 2. Has the RFV tag been on the article for at least 30 days?
- No, it has been less then 30 days: stop and allow editors to improve the article
- Yes: continue
- 3. Are there any references, external links, or mentions of sources anywhere in the article?
- Yes: do not delete, remove the RFV tag, consider placing a {{Refimprove}} or other Citation and verifiability maintenance template
- No, there is nothing that could even remotely by considered a reference: continue.
- Yes: do not delete, remove the RFV tag, consider placing a {{
- 4. Delete the article.
Rationale
It is appropriate to provide warning and allow time for editors to improve articles and add references. Current we have Wikipedia:Verifiability and Wikipedia:No original research and messages like "Articles that do not cite reliable published sources are likely to be deleted." when you open an edit screen to make a NEW ARTICLE. It is reasonable to argue that any content or articles added since January 1, 2007 (when older articles were added there was not a verification requirement)[citation needed] that are unreferenced are posted directly in violation of Wikipedia policy. In Wiktionary new unreferenced articles are tagged with {{rfv}} which reads
The process that this suggestion is based on is at Wiktionary:Requests for verification.