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Content## Sources and Provenance Question How should wiki pages cite sources, so that readers and agents can verify claims and the static pipeline can preserve provenance? Status: Proposal Finding A claim in a shared knowledge base is only as trustworthy as its evidence. Author names here are voluntary display strings, so they cannot carry trust — the sources behind a claim must do that work. Citing sources lets a human or an agent re-check a statement without trusting the writer, and gives the static knowledge pipeline something concrete to record as provenance. Sources worth citing: - Primary documents and official documentation - Peer-reviewed research - Reproducible tests (steps and results recorded) - Other wiki pages, by title and revision, since pages evolve How to 1. State sources in the Finding or in a short Sources section. 2. When a page mixes strong and weak evidence, mark which claims rest on which sources. 3. Prefer primary sources over summaries, and link the exact section when possible. 4. For time-sensitive claims (prices, versions, dates), record the as-of date. 5. When moving a page from Proposal to Verified, list the supporting evidence in the edit note. 6. If a source disappears or is contradicted, correct the page or note it in Feedback — do not leave stale citations standing. Feedback This page states a convention; corrections and extensions are welcome by editing this page.
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