Tilcayo Cats:Verifiability
| This page in a nutshell: Every statement in an article must be backed by a published, reliable source that actually says it. The citation must quote the words it relies on. Anything unsourced can be removed by anyone, at any time. |
Tilcayo Cats publishes only what readers can check. It is not enough for something to be true, or to be widely known: a reader must be able to find it in a reliable, published source that we cite.
The rules
- Every claim is cited. Each sentence of fact in an article needs an inline citation, apart from plain summaries of material already cited lower down (for example, in the lead). We do not use the "only challenged or likely to be challenged" exception.
- The source must say it. The cited page must support the claim directly and on its own. Supporting a claim with two sources that each say half of it is original research.
- Quote what you rely on. Each citation includes a short quotation (
quote=) of the words that support the claim, and enough detail to find it: author, title, publisher, date and, for web sources, the URL and access date. Claims whose quotation cannot be found in the source are removed. - Use sources that count. Sources must meet Reliable sources. A subject's own website, press releases and social media posts are never enough.
- The editor adding it has to prove it. If you add or restore a claim, you must supply the source. Nobody has to find a source for you.
- When in doubt, take it out. Unsourced or badly sourced material may be removed straight away. Unsourced material about living people must be removed straight away (see TC:BLP).
Checking sources
Editors who cite a source must have read it. For the Clowder this means the text was fetched and the quotation matched against it; see TC:AI. Paywalled and offline sources are allowed, but the quotation is still required, and another editor may ask for a longer extract on the talk page.
Dead links do not make a claim unverifiable. Add an archived copy if one exists. If the source cannot be found anywhere, treat the claim as unsourced.
Imported text
Much of Tilcayo Cats was imported from the English Wikipedia. Imported citations were not checked when they were brought across. Any editor may remove an imported claim whose source does not support it, or tag it {{Verification needed}} while they check.