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Better with this clause restored in this context - actually this is the main point of the sentence - a tagged claim may well need deleting even if it is not in an obvious category such as a doubtful bio detail of a living person. |
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*Do not tag controversial material about living people that is unsourced or poorly sourced. [[Wikipedia:Biographies of living persons#Remove unsourced or poorly sourced contentious material|Remove it immediately!]]
*Per [[WP:DIARY]], do not tag excessively trivial claims. Remove them.
*If you are sure the statement you want to tag is not factual, even if it does not come under either of the preceding headings, it may be more appropriate to simply remove the text (delete it!). Be sure to add a suitable edit summary such as "Very doubtful – please add a citation if you return the content". If the original statement was accurate after all, this gives someone the chance to put it back, hopefully with a proper citation this time.
*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.
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