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  2. Wikipedia : Identifying and using self-published works

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    Take care when using such sources: if the information in question is really worth reporting, someone else will probably have done so. A self-published work may be used as a source when the statement concerns the source itself. For example, for the statement "The organization purchased full-page advertisements in major newspapers advocating gun ...

  3. Wikipedia:Identifying and using primary sources - Wikipedia

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    An article about a novel: The novel itself is an acceptable primary source for information about the plot, the names of the characters, the number of chapters, or other contents in the book: Any educated person can read Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice and discover that the main character's name is Elizabeth or that there are 61 chapters. It ...

  4. Wikipedia:Reliable source examples - Wikipedia

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    An issued patent may be considered a reliable source for the existence of the patent (or application), the names of the inventors, the date of the patent, and the overall content of what was invented. Government patent authorities, however, do not fact-check, edit or endorse any material in the patent application.

  5. Wikipedia:Verifiability - Wikipedia

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    Short URL. w.wiki/FVY. In the English Wikipedia, verifiability means people using the encyclopedia can check that the information comes from a reliable source. Its content is determined by previously published information rather than editors' beliefs, opinions, experiences, or previously unpublished ideas or information.

  6. Wikipedia:Reliable sources - Wikipedia

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    Published means, for Wikipedia's purposes, any source that was made available to the public in some form. The term is most commonly associated with text materials, either in traditional printed format or online; however, audio, video, and multimedia materials that have been recorded then broadcast, distributed, or archived by a reputable party ...

  7. Canon (fiction) - Wikipedia

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    Canon (fiction) The canon of a work of fiction is "the body of works taking place in a particular fictional world that are widely considered to be official or authoritative; [especially] those created by the original author or developer of the world". [2] Canon is contrasted with, or used as the basis for, works of fan fiction and other ...

  8. Wikipedia:Identifying reliable sources (science) - Wikipedia

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    A primary source in science is one where the authors directly participated in the research. They filled the test tubes, analyzed the data, or designed the particle accelerator, or at least supervised those who did. Many, but not all, journal articles are primary sources—particularly original research articles.

  9. Even if your kids roll their eyes, keep making jokes ...

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    More than a laugh. Yes, humor can get your family laughing, but it also serves a lot of important functions in parenting, Levi said. “It sort of forces you to react differently, which opens up ...