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(Below is adapted from [[wikipedia:Wikipedia:Biographies_of_living_persons|Wikipedia's equivalent policy]])
(Below is adapted from [[wikipedia:Wikipedia:Biographies_of_living_persons|Wikipedia's equivalent policy]])


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]]:
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 [[Consumer Rights Wiki:Wiki content policies#Verifiability|content policies]]:


*Neutral point of view (NPOV)
*Neutral point of view (NPOV)
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===Challenged or likely to be challenged===
===Challenged or likely to be challenged===
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.
The Wiki's sourcing policy (via its reference to Wikipedia's sourcing policy), [[Consumer Rights Wiki: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.


===Avoid misuse of primary sources===
===Avoid misuse of primary sources===
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#is unsourced or poorly sourced;
#is unsourced or poorly sourced;
#is an original interpretation or analysis of a source, or a synthesis of sources (see: [[Wiki Content Policies#No Original Research]]);
#is an original interpretation or analysis of a source, or a synthesis of sources (see: [[Consumer Rights Wiki:Wiki content policies#No Original Research|No Original Research]]);
#relies on self-published sources, unless written by the subject of the PA (see: Using the subject as a self-published source, above); or
#relies on self-published sources, unless written by the subject of the PA (see: Using the subject as a self-published source, above); or
#relies on sources that fail in some other way to meet verifiability standards.
#relies on sources that fail in some other way to meet verifiability standards.
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==Presumption in favor of privacy==
==Presumption in favor of privacy==
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.  
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.  


===Public figures===
===Public figures===
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===Legal issues===
===Legal issues===
Subjects who have legal or other serious concerns about material they find about themselves on a Wiki page, whether in a PA or elsewhere, may contact '''[INSERT POINT OF CONTACT HERE]'''. Please e-mail '''[INSERT POINT OF CONTACT HERE]''' with a link to the article and details of the problem; for more information on how to get an error corrected, see '''here'''. It is usually better to ask for help rather than trying to change the material yourself.
Subjects who have legal or other serious concerns about material they find about themselves on a Wiki page, whether in a PA or elsewhere, may contact [email protected]. Please e-mail [email protected] with a link to the article and details of the problem. It is usually better to ask for help rather than trying to change the material yourself.


As noted above, individuals involved in a significant legal or other off-wiki dispute with the subject of a biographical article are strongly discouraged from editing that article.
As noted above, individuals involved in a significant legal or other off-wiki dispute with the subject of a biographical article are strongly discouraged from editing that article.
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