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===Claims must be easily verifiable=== | ===Claims must be easily verifiable=== | ||
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A claim is verifiable if: | A claim is verifiable if: | ||
*A verifiable source can easily be found by means of an internet search, or | *A verifiable source can easily be found by means of an internet search, or | ||
*A verifiable source has been referenced using the instructions in [[ | *A verifiable source has been referenced using the instructions in [[Consumer Rights Wiki:Verifiability#How to make an inline citation|adding references]] | ||
Articles should only consist of verifiable claims. Claims that make assumptions or are based on personal experiences or isolated incidents are not valid. For example, "Motorola is pushing updates to their older phones that intentionally slow them down" would only be considered valid if a verifiable source proves it. | Articles should only consist of verifiable claims. Claims that make assumptions or are based on personal experiences or isolated incidents are not valid. For example, "Motorola is pushing updates to their older phones that intentionally slow them down" would only be considered valid if a verifiable source proves it. | ||
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Most of the time, upon entering a name for your article, you'll be taken to a form where you can add in some basic info about the subject of your article. Just fill in as much of it as you can, and don't worry about leaving any fields blank, as they can be filled in by yourself or someone else later. The information will be used to auto-populate a table in the article, and provides the wiki with some useful machine-readable data. | Most of the time, upon entering a name for your article, you'll be taken to a form where you can add in some basic info about the subject of your article. Just fill in as much of it as you can, and don't worry about leaving any fields blank, as they can be filled in by yourself or someone else later. The information will be used to auto-populate a table in the article, and provides the wiki with some useful machine-readable data. | ||
=== Basic editing === | ===Basic editing=== | ||
*You can make edits using the '''visual editor''' by clicking the "edit" button at the top of an article, or using the '''source editor''' by clicking "edit source" instead. | *You can make edits using the '''visual editor''' by clicking the "edit" button at the top of an article, or using the '''source editor''' by clicking "edit source" instead. | ||
**The '''visual editor''' is easier to use. It's '''recommended''' to start with this. It's more intuitive in multiple ways, but doesn't allow for complete control like the source editor. | **The '''visual editor''' is easier to use. It's '''recommended''' to start with this. It's more intuitive in multiple ways, but doesn't allow for complete control like the source editor. | ||