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Sources that are usually not reliable (from WP:V)

Questionable sources

Questionable sources are those that ... have an apparent conflict of interest.1,2 Such sources include websites and publications expressing views that are widely considered by other sources to be ... promotional... Questionable sources ... are not suitable sources for contentious claims about others.


 * 1) Columbia University: "A conflict of interest is a situation in which financial ... considerations have the potential to ... bias ... objectivity..."
 * 2) The New York Times Company: "Conflicts of interest ... may involve the relationships of staff members with ... news sources [or] advocacy groups..."

Self-published sources

Self-published media ... are largely not acceptable as sources. Self-published material is characterized by the lack of independent reviewers (those without a conflict of interest) validating the reliability of content... Examples of self-published sources include press releases...


 * The University of California–Berkeley library: "Most pages found in general search engines for the web are self-published or published by businesses ... with motives to get you to ... believe a point of view..."


 * Princeton University: "Much of the information on the Web is self-published... There are many websites in which you can have confidence: mainstream newspapers ... and university ... and government collections of data.  But for vast amounts of Web-based information, no impartial reviewers have evaluated the accuracy or fairness of such material..."

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Dictionary.com, s.v. "promotion", "promote". promotion. Something devised to publicize or advertise a ... cause... — promotional.

promote. To help or encourage to exist or flourish; further.

Questionable sources are those that ... have an apparent conflict of interest.1,2 Such sources include websites and publications expressing views that are widely considered by other sources to be ... promotional... Questionable sources ... are not suitable sources for contentious claims about others.

Columbia University: "A conflict of interest is a situation in which financial ... considerations have the potential to ... bias ... objectivity..." The New York Times Company: "Conflicts of interest ... may involve the relationships of staff members with ... news sources [or] advocacy groups..."

Self-published sources

Self-published media ... are largely not acceptable as sources. Self-published material is characterized by the lack of independent reviewers (those without a conflict of interest) validating the reliability of content... Examples of self-published sources include press releases...

The University of California–Berkeley library: "Most pages found in general search engines for the web are self-published or published by businesses ... with motives to get you to ... believe a point of view..."

Princeton University: "Much of the information on the Web is self-published... There are many websites in which you can have confidence: mainstream newspapers ... and university ... and government collections of data. But for vast amounts of Web-based information, no impartial reviewers have evaluated the accuracy or fairness of such material..."

promotion. Something devised to publicize or advertise a ... cause... — promotional. promote. To help or encourage to exist or flourish; further.

--Dervorguilla (talk) 07:30, 15 October 2016 (UTC)