User:The Four Deuces

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There are several policies and guidelines that are frequently overlooked in discussions about articles. +++
 * Age matters: "older sources may be inaccurate because new information has been brought to light, new theories proposed, or vocabulary changed."
 * Balancing aspects: "An article...should strive to treat each aspect with a weight proportional to its treatment in the body of reliable, published material on the subject."
 * Context matters: "Information provided in passing by an otherwise reliable source that is not related to the principal topics of the publication may not be reliable."
 * Impartial tone: "articles should be impartial, neither endorsing nor rejecting a particular point of view."
 * News organizations: editorials and analysis in news media are "are rarely reliable for statements of fact."
 * No original research: "This policy does not apply to talk pages and other pages which evaluate article content and sources."
 * Using sources: "Even with well-sourced material, if you use it out of context, or to reach or imply a conclusion not directly and explicitly supported by the source, you are engaging in original research."
 * Selecting sources: implies editors should use "the best respected and most authoritative reliable sources."
 * Technical language: avoid using jargon that readers are unlikely to understand. If it cannot be avoided, explain the term in text rather than expecting readers to click on a link to an article that explains it.
 * Tone: "BLPs should be written...in a dispassionate tone. Articles should document in a non-partisan.... Do not label people with contentious labels, loaded language, or terms that lack precision, unless a person is commonly described that way in reliable sources. Instead use clear, direct language and let facts alone do the talking."