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If using a copyrighted source from a fan site, the citation should be to the source, not the fansite, and the fansite should not be linked to from Wikipedia, not even as a WP:Convenience link. However, be aware of WP:Citing sources#Say where you read it - unless the complete source is available, excerpts may be taken out of context, or changed ...
Using these mirrors and forks on Wikipedia Copies of Wikipedia are not reliable sources and not acceptable external links in articles per the verifiability policy. Articles that use a republished work as a source should be edited to either remove the work or to tag the source with {{Circular-ref}}.
Wikipedia is not a reliable source for citations elsewhere on Wikipedia, or as a source for copying or translating content. As a user-generated source , it can be edited by anyone at any time, and any information it contains at a particular time could be vandalism , a work in progress , or simply incorrect.
However, although Wikipedia articles are tertiary sources, Wikipedia employs no systematic mechanism for fact-checking or accuracy. Thus, Wikipedia articles (and Wikipedia mirrors) in themselves are not reliable sources for any purpose (except as sources on themselves per WP:SELFSOURCE). Primary sources are often difficult to use appropriately.
This essay provides guidance on what should be taken into consideration before removing, from an article, material that lacks sufficient sources to satisfy Wikipedia's verifiability policy. It is not intended to provide any guidance on article deletion, except inasmuch as it advises against removing sufficient material to render the page ...
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For this essay to apply, we need to be able to show, unambiguously, that a source is either wrong or very likely to be wrong. If you are reading this because you think the cold streak you've been having disproves climate change, this essay is not for you. This essay concerns cases where, based on an analysis of existing reliable sources for a ...