Consumer Rights Wiki:Living persons policy: Difference between revisions

Editors must take particular care when adding '''information about living persons''' to ''any'' page, including but not limited to articles, talk pages, project pages, and drafts. Such material requires a high degree of sensitivity, and must adhere ''strictly'' to all applicable laws in the United States, to this policy, and to the Wiki's core [[Wiki Content Policies#verifiability|content policies]]:

The Wiki's sourcing policy (via its reference to Wikipedia's sourcing policy), [[Wiki Content Policies#Verifiability|Verifiability]], says that all quotations and any material '''challenged or likely to be challenged''' must be attributed to a reliable, source using an inline citation; material not meeting this standard may be removed. This policy extends that principle, adding that '''contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced should be removed immediately and without discussion'''. This applies whether the material is negative, positive, neutral, or just questionable and whether it is in a PA or in some other article. The material should not be added to an article when the only sources are tabloid journalism. When material is both verifiable and noteworthy, it will have appeared in more reliable sources.

#is an original interpretation or analysis of a source, or a synthesis of sources (see: [[Wiki Content Policies#No Original Research]]);

When writing about a person noteworthy only for one or two events, including every detail can lead to problems—even when the material is well sourced. When in doubt, PAs should be pared back to a version that is completely sourced, neutral, and on-topic.