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Accuracy dispute This article or section is currently being developed or reviewed.
Some statements may be disputed, incorrect, biased or otherwise objectionable.
Please read talk page discussion before making substantial changes.
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Accuracy dispute This biography of a living person may violate Wikipedia policy.
Wikipedia biographies may not contain unsourced or poorly sourced controversial claims. In addition, all articles must be neutral, verifiable, encyclopedic and free of original research.
Please see discussion on the talk page and the living persons biography noticeboard. If a claim indisputedly violates policy, remove it immediately instead of using this template.
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This article appears to contradict itself. Please see the discussion on the talk page.
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This article appears to contradict another article
[[Article]]. Please see discussion on the talk page.
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{{Disputed}}

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The factual accuracy of this article or section is disputed.
Please see the relevant discussion on the talk page.
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{{Disputeabout|'''The topic of dispute'''}}

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The factual accuracy of part of this article is disputed.
The dispute is about The topic of dispute.
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{{Disputed-category}}

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The inclusion of one or more of the categories on this page is disputed.
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{{Hoax}}

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Suspected hoax The truthfulness of this article has been questioned.
It is believed that some or all of its content might constitute a hoax.
Please add reliable sources for the claims in the article or comment on the article's talk page.
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{{Importance}}

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This article lacks information on the importance of the subject matter.
Please help improve this article by providing context for a general audience, especially in the lead section. (help, talk)
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Accuracy dispute This article may not be compliant with the content policies of Wikipedia.
To be compliant, it must be written from a neutral point of view and must not include unverifiable, unsuitable material, or original research.
Please see the relevant discussion on the talk page.
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guideline (e.g. "Biographies")}}

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An editor has expressed a concern that the subject of the article does not satisfy the notability guideline for Biographies.

If you are familiar with the subject matter, please expand the article to establish its notability, citing reliable sources. If notability cannot be established, the article is more likely to be considered for deletion, as per Wikipedia:Guide to deletion. (See also Wikipedia:Notability)
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An editor has expressed a concern that the subject of the article does not satisfy the notability guideline or one of the following guidelines for inclusion on Wikipedia: Biographies, Books, Companies, Fiction, Music, Neologisms, Numbers, Web content, or several proposals for new guidelines.

If you are familiar with the subject matter, please expand the article to establish its notability, citing reliable sources. If notability cannot be established, the article is more likely to be considered for deletion, as per Wikipedia:Guide to deletion. (See also Wikipedia:Notability)
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{{POV}}

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The neutrality of this article is disputed.
Please see the discussion on the talk page.
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{{POV-check}}

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This article has been nominated to be checked for its neutrality.
Discussion of this nomination can be found on the talk page.
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{{TotallyDisputed}}

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The neutrality and factual accuracy of this article are disputed.
Please see the relevant discussion on the talk page.
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{{Unencyclopedic}}

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An editor has expressed concern that this article may be unencyclopedic and ought to be deleted.
This is a primarily a statement about the article's subject, not necessarily its quality or veracity. Please review what Wikipedia is not and try to resolve the objections on the talk page.
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{{POV-title}}

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Neutrality dispute The neutrality of this article's title and/or subject matter is disputed.
This is a dispute over the neutrality of viewpoints implied by the title, or the subject matter within its scope, rather than the actual facts stated. Please see the relevant discussion on the talk page.
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{{Unbalanced}}

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A Wikipedian has expressed the opinion that this article or section is unbalanced.
Please help improve the article by adding information and sources on neglected viewpoints.
Please see the discussion on the talk page.
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This article is an autobiography, and may not conform to Wikipedia's NPOV policy.
Please see the relevant discussion on the talk page.
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This article is an autobiography, and may not conform to Wikipedia's NPOV policy.
Please see the relevant discussion on the talk page. This article has been tagged since date-flagged.
 Articles which are autobiographies and may not be NPOV because of that, with the date at which they were flagged.

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The factual accuracy of this section is disputed.
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{{Not verified}}

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Some information in this article or section has not been verified and may not be reliable.
Please check for any inaccuracies, and modify and cite sources as needed.
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{{Citecheck}}

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This article or section may contain inappropriate or misinterpreted citations which do not verify the text.
Please help improve this article by checking for inaccuracies. (help, talk, get involved!)
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This article or section may contain original research or unverified claims.
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{{Advert}}

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This article or section reads like an advertisement.
Please help rewrite this article from a neutral point of view per Wikipedia policy. Mark blatant advertising for speedy deletion with {{db-spam}}. (help, talk)
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{{Sermon}}

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To meet Wikipedia's quality standards and conform with our NPOV policy, this article or section may require cleanup.
The current version of the article or section reads like a sermon.
Please discuss this issue on the talk page. Editing help is available.
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To meet Wikipedia's quality standards and conform with our NPOV policy, this article or section may require cleanup.
The current version of the article or section reads like a magazine article instead of the formal tones expected of an encyclopedia.
Please discuss this issue on the talk page. Editing help is available.
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{{Story}}

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To meet Wikipedia's quality standards and conform with our NPOV policy, this article or section may require cleanup.
The current version of this article or section is written in an informal style and with a personally invested tone. It reads more like a story than an encyclopedia entry.
Please see specific examples noted on the talk page. Editing help is available.
 Pages that read like a narrative and tell a story rather than providing encyclopaedic information.
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It has been suggested that this page or section be merged with OTHER ITEM. (Discuss)
  • Use this template if there is a dispute as to whether or not two articles should be merge.
  • Place this at the top of both articles or sections that are to be merged. Use the other item's name as the parameter. A link will be generated automatically.
{{Content}}

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The relevance of particular information in (or previously in) this article or section is disputed.
The information may have been removed or included by an editor as a result.
Please see discussion on the talk page considering whether its inclusion is warranted.
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{{weasel}}

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The neutrality of this article or section may be compromised by weasel words.
You can help Wikipedia by improving weasel-worded statements.
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{{Missing information|Info}}

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Concern has been expressed that this article or section is missing information about: Info.
The specific information has been noted on the talk page where it may be discussed whether to include it.
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This article may contain references to self-published sources.
The source in dispute is: Source.
Please help improve this article by removing unreliable sources. A self-published source may only be cited as a primary source in an article about the source itself and never as a secondary authority. (help)
On an article where a self-published (online or in print) source is cited, and is therefore not legitimately citable as a secondary source, according to policy.
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This section appears to contradict itself. Please see discussion on the talk page.
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It has been claimed that some or all of this section is incoherent and not understandable, and should possibly be reworded if the intended meaning can be determined.
See the talk page for details.
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The factual accuracy of this section is disputed.
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The neutrality of this section is disputed.
Please see the discussion on the talk page.
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The neutrality and factual accuracy of this section are disputed.
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This section may contain original research or unverified claims.
Please help Wikipedia by adding references. See the talk page for details.
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The neutrality of this introduction is disputed. Please see the article's talk page.
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The following external sites may not have verifiable information.
Wikipedia makes no effort to verify the contents of external sites, and the following sites may not be reliable sources.
Section contains links to unverifiable external sites.

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[verification needed]

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[opinion needs balancing]

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[this source's credibility needs verifying]

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[dubious — see talk page]

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[not in citation given]

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[original research?]

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[not specific enough to verify]

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[name a specific person/group]

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This article is a frequent source of heated debate. Please try to keep a cool head when commenting here.
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Accuracy dispute This article or section is currently being developed or reviewed.
Some statements may be disputed, incorrect, biased or otherwise objectionable.
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This is a controversial topic, which may be under dispute.
Please read this talk page and discuss substantial changes here before making them.
Make sure you supply full citations when adding information to highly controversial articles.
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This topic contains controversial issues, some of which have reached a consensus for approach and neutrality, and some of which may be disputed. Should you wish to make any substantial changes or additions;
  • Before making any such substantial changes, please carefully read the discussion-page dialogue.
  • During any such changes, please be careful to cite reputable sources supporting them, and when submitting your edit, please include an accurate and concise description in the "Edit summary" field-box.
  • After making any such changes, please also carefully describe the reason(s) for any such changes on the discussion-page.

(This message should only be placed on talk pages, please.)
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