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This wall painting found in the Roman city of Pompeii is an example of a primary source about people in Pompeii in Roman times (portrait of Terentius Neo).. In the study of history as an academic discipline, a primary source (also called an original source) is an artifact, document, diary, manuscript, autobiography, recording, or any other source of information that was created at the time ...
Use this template to tag information or analysis that you believe is improperly or unnecessarily supported by a primary source, so that other editors can see whether this use is appropriate and/or replace it with a citation to a stronger, secondary source. Primary sources may be used on Wikipedia, but they need to be handled with care. Template parameters [Edit template data] This template ...
To identify sentences or short passages which have an inline citation but improperly reference a primary source. Template parameters [Edit template data] Parameter Description Type Status Reason for request reason A note, which displays as a tooltip upon mouse hover Auto value String optional Month and year date Month and year of tagging; e.g., 'January 2013', but not 'jan13' Auto value ...
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The best sources in basic science are peer reviewed research articles in reputable journals i.e. primary sources by the WP's definition. The basic science equivalent to secondary sources, i.e. reviews of a developing research field, often just contain a brief summary of the primary research and can be colored by the authors' own view point.
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This template alerts people to an article section containing encyclopedic content which appears to rely too much on primary sources. Template parameters [Edit template data] This template prefers block formatting of parameters. Parameter Description Type Status Month and year date As with most cleanup templates, the date= parameter sorts the article into subcategories of Category:Articles ...