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This template should be placed in-line on articles where a particular piece of information's validity is in question. | This template should be placed in-line on articles where a particular piece of information's validity is in question. | ||
For example, if you run into an article that claims "Smasher Y once won a ''Brawl'' tournament over their region's #1 ranked player using Ganondorf" and you find the fact dubious as stated, insert <nowiki>{{fact}}</nowiki> at the end of the statement - i.e., "Smasher Y once won a ''[[Brawl]]'' tournament over their region's #1 ranked player using {{SSBB|Ganondorf}}<sup>''([[SmashWiki:Citation|citation needed]])''</sup>." This puts the onus on the editor to back up their information and provide a reference, per [[SmashWiki:Citation]] to verify that the information in the article remains factual. Any outright misinformation or particularly egregious claims that aren't backed with a source should just be removed from the article however, rather than | For example, if you run into an article that claims "Smasher Y once won a ''Brawl'' tournament over their region's #1 ranked player using Ganondorf" and you find the fact dubious as stated, insert <nowiki>{{fact}}</nowiki> at the end of the statement - i.e., "Smasher Y once won a ''[[Brawl]]'' tournament over their region's #1 ranked player using {{SSBB|Ganondorf}}<sup>''([[SmashWiki:Citation|citation needed]])''</sup>." This puts the onus on the editor to back up their information and provide a reference, per [[SmashWiki:Citation]], to verify that the information in the article remains factual. Any outright misinformation or particularly egregious claims that aren't backed with a source should just be removed from the article, however, rather than being tagged with this template. | ||
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Latest revision as of 02:25, July 10, 2024
This template should be placed in-line on articles where a particular piece of information's validity is in question.
For example, if you run into an article that claims "Smasher Y once won a Brawl tournament over their region's #1 ranked player using Ganondorf" and you find the fact dubious as stated, insert {{fact}} at the end of the statement - i.e., "Smasher Y once won a Brawl tournament over their region's #1 ranked player using Ganondorf(citation needed)." This puts the onus on the editor to back up their information and provide a reference, per SmashWiki:Citation, to verify that the information in the article remains factual. Any outright misinformation or particularly egregious claims that aren't backed with a source should just be removed from the article, however, rather than being tagged with this template.
