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*If a statement sounds plausible, and is consistent with other statements in the article, but you doubt that it is totally accurate, then consider making a reasonable effort to find a reference yourself. In the process, you may end up confirming that the statement needs to be edited or deleted to better reflect the best knowledge about the topic.
*If an article, or a section within an article, is under-referenced, then consider adding an {{tl|Unreferenced}}, {{tl|Refimprove}}, or {{tl|Unreferenced section}} tag to the article or section concerned – these tags allow you to indicate more systemic problems to the page.
*A reference at the end of a paragraph typically refers to the whole paragraph, and similarly a reference at the end of a sentence may almost always be taken as referring to the whole sentence. If a particular part of a sentence or paragraph seems to require a separate citation, or looks as if it may have been inserted into the text at a sentence or paragraph level, try to check the original reference rather than adding tags to text that may already be well referenced. The extra parameters available in the {{tl|Citation needed span}} template may allow you to indicate which section you want to refer to.
*Do not insert a "Citation needed" tag to [[WP:Point|make a point, to "pay back" another editor, or because you "don't like" a subject, a particular article, or another editor]].
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