Wikipedia:Update/1/Content policy changes during July 2009

• Wikipedia:Biographies of living persons
  • In the lead section, combined two notices into one.
  • In WP:BLP#Self-published sources, added link: webforums
  • Expanded WP:BLP#Privacy of names substantially from the June 30 version
  • Added to WP:BLP#Dealing with articles about the deceased: "Although this policy specifically applies to the living ..."
  • Added to WP:BLP#See also: Wikipedia:FAQ/Organizations, Wikipedia:FAQ/Article subjects

• Wikipedia:Naming conventions
  • In WP:NAME#Special characters, changed "(for information on English usage, see dash)." to "(see also Manual of Style (dashes))."
  • Added new subsection, WP:NAME#Medicine: "See: Wikipedia:Manual of Style (medicine-related articles) #Naming conventions."
  • Moved from WP:NAME#Currently inactive and retained for historical reference to WP:NAME#Conventions (separate guideline pages): "Macedonia-related topics: see Wikipedia:Naming conventions (Macedonia)"
  • Added to WP:NAME#See also: "Wikipedia:Name mush by culture (essay)", Wikipedia:Non-unique personal name

• Wikipedia:Neutral point of view
  • In WP:NPOV#Neutral point of view, changed "It should also not be asserted that the most popular view, or some sort of intermediate view among the different views, is the correct one to the extent that other views are mentioned only pejoratively." to "An article should not assert that the most popular view is the correct one, nor should this be implied by mentioning some views only pejoratively." Also, added "Wikipedia is filled with reliably sourced non-neutral statements ..."
  • In WP:NPOV#Article naming, added link: POV forks
  • Removed subsection WP:NPOV#Repeated violations, which read: "Users who repeatedly create deliberate violations of this guideline within articles may be subject to editing restrictions."
  • Changed WP:NPOV#Pseudoscience and related fringe theories substantially from the June 30 version
  • In WP:NPOV#Common objections and clarifications, removed "Disrespecting my religion or treating it like a human invention of some kind is religious discrimination, inaccurate, or wrong. And what about beliefs I feel are wrong, or against my religion, or outdated, or non-scientific?", and also removed "How are we to write articles about pseudoscientific topics, about which majority scientific opinion is that the pseudoscientific opinion is not credible and doesn't even really deserve serious mention?"
  • Added to WP:NPOV#Other resources: Wikipedia:Let the reader decide

• Wikipedia:No original research
  • Added to WP:NOR#See also: Wikipedia:No original research/Examples

• Wikipedia:Verifiability
  • In WP:V#Burden of evidence, changed [Any material lacking a reliable source may be removed, but] "editors might object if you remove material without giving them sufficient time to provide references, and it has always been good practice, and expected behavior of Wikipedia editors (in line with our editing policy), to make reasonable efforts to find sources ..." to "how quickly this should happen depends on the material in question and the overall state of the article. Editors might object if you remove material without giving them enough time to provide references, especially in an underdeveloped article. It has always been good practice to make reasonable efforts to find sources ..."
  • Added to WP:V#Reliable sources: [Reliable sources are needed to substantiate material within articles, and] "citations directing the reader to those sources are needed" [to give credit to authors and publishers ...]. Also added links: university presses, publishing houses.
  • Added to WP:V#Questionable sources: [Questionable sources are those with a poor reputation for fact-checking,] "or with no editorial oversight."
  • Added to WP:V#See also: Wikipedia:Accuracy dispute, Wikipedia:List of sources

• Wikipedia:What Wikipedia is not
  • In WP:NOT#Wikipedia is not a soapbox, changed link from current events to current events
  • In WP:NOT#Wikipedia is not a mirror or a repository of links, images, or media files, changed link from repository to repository
  • Many minor changes to WP:NOT#Wikipedia is not a manual, guidebook, textbook or scientific journal