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	* Count me in. ] (]) 04:57, 24 July 2009 (UTC)		* Count me in. ] (]) 04:57, 24 July 2009 (UTC)
	* Bring it on! <i><span style="border: 2px solid #87CEEB;background-color:#8B0000;font-weight:bold"> ] ] </span></i> 14:48, 29 July 2009 (UTC)		* Bring it on! <i><span style="border: 2px solid #87CEEB;background-color:#8B0000;font-weight:bold"> ] ] </span></i> 14:48, 29 July 2009 (UTC)
			* It's only a ''cleanup'' project if you are actually ''adding references''. Stamping articles with tags actually makes a bigger mess, since you are leaving redundant instructions for someone ''else'' to do work. Please read the talk page before taking part in this project, since there is significant dissent. Some of us think this project is a waste of time. ] ] 05:33, 2 August 2009 (UTC)

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WP:CSQ

Misplaced Pages:CiterSquad is a category based project. Category:Articles lacking sources (Erik9bot) is populated by a bot, and contains articles appear to have neither a reference nor an unreferenced tag. Per Misplaced Pages:Verifiability The threshold for inclusion in Misplaced Pages is verifiability, not truth. "Verifiable" in this context means that any reader should be able to check that material added to Misplaced Pages has already been published by a reliable source. Misplaced Pages:Verifiability is one of Misplaced Pages's core content policies. The others include Misplaced Pages:No original research and Misplaced Pages:Neutral point of view.

The primary goal of this project is to check that the article is unreferenced, and if the article is appropriate for Misplaced Pages, add the template {{BLP unsourced}}, {{unreferenced}}, to encourage editors to reference the article. If there are poorly formatted references in the article, format them per Misplaced Pages:Citing sources or place the {{Refimprove}}. Community consensus requires that unreferenced articles be checked by a human before an unreferenced tag is added to an article.

The secondary goal an ensure that articles meet at least the barest minimum of verifiability, by including at least one reliable published (online or offline) reference. The project Misplaced Pages:Unreferenced articles has this goal, articles with {{unreferenced}} are reviewed, based on the length of time the article has been tagged.

The Bot

The category Category:Articles lacking sources (Erik9bot) is populated by a bot named Erik9bot, it finds articles that don't appear to have a reference, and the article does not have an unreferenced tag. Weekly it will check to see if the article has been referenced or tagged as unreferenced and remove from the category as appropriate. The category is a hidden category.

The tasks

Articles in category high count in July 16, 2009 was 30,805, as of August 1, 2009 count is approximately 29,625.

Pick an article from Category:Articles lacking sources (Erik9bot)
Check for any references, unreferenced tag or under referenced tag, if it has been referenced or tagged for more then a week report at User talk:Erik9bot
If there are poorly formatted references in the article, format them per Misplaced Pages:Citing sources or add {{Refimprove}}, {{citation style}}
Add the template {{BLP unsourced}}, {{unreferenced}}, to encourage editors to reference the article Or
Reference or action as you would any article in Misplaced Pages:Unreferenced articles
After adding references or tags, remove the ].

Hints and tips

General

In order to help people find this project, consider using an edit summary like the following: Misplaced Pages:CiterSquad; ]
If the article has even one reference or external link (that is related to the article content) use -

Templates {{Refimprove}}, {{Primarysources}}, {{Onesource}} and {{rs}} as appropriate to put the article in Category:Articles lacking reliable references
Templates {{Verify source}}, or {{Verify credibility}} tags to put the article in to Category:Misplaced Pages articles needing factual verification.
If the reference is spam or completely unrelated, you may want to remove it and consider further action.

If an article has no reference, attempt to locate and add a reference(s) to the article.

Add a section ==References== adding "{{Reflist}}" below will automatically generate the list of footnotes if they are used.
At the barest minimum add {{unreferenced}}
{{uw-unsor1}} may be placed on the talk page of the original editor of an unreferenced article.

Check validity of articles

Check if the article qualifies for speedy deletion/prod/afd/merge/redirect, review the rules and nominate as appropriate.
If suspicious, check for possible copyright violation.
Consider using {{find}} to look for sources.
Validity related templates include {{citation style}}, {{OR}} and others from Category:Citation and verifiability maintenance templates

Volunteers

Feel free to sign your name and leave any comments if you volunteer for this cleanup project.

This will be fun :) Jeepday (talk) 11:15, 5 July 2009 (UTC)
Good idea. Jclemens (talk) 15:41, 5 July 2009 (UTC)
Sure. Them From Space 18:16, 5 July 2009 (UTC)
Rettetast (talk) 18:59, 5 July 2009 (UTC)
Yet another way to spend too much time on Misplaced Pages! PamD (talk) 07:39, 6 July 2009 (UTC)
PhilKnight (talk) 22:17, 7 July 2009 (UTC)
Of course! —œ 21:24, 21 July 2009 (UTC)
Count me in. N2e (talk) 04:57, 24 July 2009 (UTC)
Bring it on! Dspradau → talk 14:48, 29 July 2009 (UTC)
It's only a cleanup project if you are actually adding references. Stamping articles with tags actually makes a bigger mess, since you are leaving redundant instructions for someone else to do work. Please read the talk page before taking part in this project, since there is significant dissent. Some of us think this project is a waste of time. Antandrus (talk) 05:33, 2 August 2009 (UTC)

Misplaced Pages

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