| Essay | In a nutshell | Shortcuts | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.5 sources | A term that relates to the use of sources that cannot strictly be categorised as being either primary sources or secondary sources. | WP:1.5 | Low |
| Allowing forensic crime data | If properly used, forensic crime data can be cited as a primary source. | WP:FORENSIC WP:CRIMEDATA |
Unranked |
| Articles with a single source | If an article is based on only one source, there may be copyright, original research, and notability concerns. | WP:ONESOURCE WP:1R |
Low |
| Assessing reliability | There are a number of ways in which you, as a reader, can assess the reliability of a given article. | WP:AREL | Low |
| Attribution needed | When perspectives and opinions in Wikipedia are asserted without stating whose they are, an [attribution needed] flag may be inserted. | Unranked | |
| Avoiding untrue text in articles | Sources should not only be verifiable and reliable, but also "true," in the sense that they accurately represent current academic consensus. | WP:TRUTHFUL WP:UNTRUE WP:NOTBORNYESTERDAY |
Unranked |
| Baby and bathwater | Reliable sources are not infallible. | Unranked | |
| Children's, adult new reader, and large print sources questionable on reliability | Be sure of the reliability of sources that were created for children or adult new readers and of abridged large-print media. | WP:CHILDRENSLIT WP:CHILDRENLIT WP:ADULTNEWREADER WP:LARGEPRINT WP:ABRIDGED WP:ABRIDGEMENT |
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| Citations on new phenomena | Reliable sources on new subcultures may be difficult to come by. | Low | |
| Citation overkill | When citing material in an article, it is better to cite a couple of great sources than a stack of decent or sub-par sources. | WP:CITEKILL WP:CITECLUTTER WP:OVERCITE WP:OVERREF |
High |
| Law sources as reliable sources | Some law sources may not be reliable. Others may be very complicated to use. | WP:LAWSOURCES WP:LAWSOURCE WP:LAWBOOKS WP:LAWBOOK |
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| What SYNTH is not | Although avoiding original research is an important part of ensuring that Wikipedia content is verifiable, use some common sense about it, and particularly about asserting original research by synthesis. | WP:SYNTHNOT | Low |
| You don't need to cite that the sky is blue | Although citing sources is an important part of editing Wikipedia, do not cite already obvious information. | WP:FACTS WP:BLUE |
Low |