Wikipedia:Update/1/Content policy changes, 2015

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4th Quarter 2015

  • Wikipedia:Article titles
    • New subsection,
      WP:TITLE#Name changes
      , expanding on a sentence above this subsection: "Sometimes, the subject of an article will undergo a change of name. When this occurs, COMMONNAME still applies, but we give extra weight to sources written after the name change is announced. If the sources written after the change is announced routinely use the "new" name, Wikipedia should follow suit and change relevant titles to match. If, on the other hand, sources written after the name change is announced continue to use the "old" name, Wikipedia should continue to do so as well, per WP:COMMONNAME."


  • Wikipedia:Verifiability
    • In
      WP:V#Responsibility for providing citations
      , added: [Whether and how quickly material should be initially removed for not having] "an inline citation to" [a reliable source depends on the material]
3rd Quarter 2015

  • Wikipedia:Article titles
    • In
      lists split over several pages
      ."
    • WP:TITLE#Using minor details to naturally disambiguate articles
      was rewritten.
    • In
      `Abdu'l-Bahá
      )."


  • Wikipedia:No original research
    • In
      WP:NOR#Primary, secondary and tertiary sources
      , added: "A source may be considered primary for one topic but secondary for a different one, and sources can contain both primary and secondary source material for the same topic."


  • Wikipedia:Verifiability
    • In
      WP:V#Quoting non-English sources
      , removed: [When quoting a non-English source (whether in the main text, or in a footnote] "or on the talk page", [a translation into English should always accompany the quote.]


2nd Quarter 2015

No significant changes to the policies this quarter.

1st Quarter 2015

  • Wikipedia:Article titles
    • In
      disambiguation
      ."
    • In
      WP:TITLE#Using minor details to naturally disambiguate articles
      , added: [Many such differences involve capitalization, punctuation,] "accentuation," [or pluralization]
    • In
      WP:TITLE#Considering title changes
      , added: "Consensus among editors determines if there does exist a good reason to change the title."