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It is the responsibility of all contributors to ensure that the material posted on [[Wikipedia]] is not [[Defamation|defamatory]]. |
It is the responsibility of all contributors to ensure that the material posted on [[Wikipedia]] is not [[Defamation|defamatory]]. |
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It is [[WP:List of policies|Wikipedia policy]] to delete [[Defamation|libelous]] material when it has been identified. |
It is a [[WP:List of policies|Wikipedia policy]] to delete [[Defamation|libelous]] material when it has been identified. |
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==Contact instructions for subjects of libel== |
==Contact instructions for subjects of libel== |
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If you believe that you are the subject of a libelous statement on Wikipedia, please: |
If you believe that you are the subject of a libelous statement on Wikipedia, please: |
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Revision as of 16:49, 25 April 2020
 | This page documents a Wikipedia policy with legal considerations. This page is also a Wikimedia Foundation policy, established by Jimmy Wales and endorsed by the Foundation as necessary for the operation of the sites under its jurisdiction. |
 | This page in a nutshell: Delete libelous material when it has been identified. |
Look up libel in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
The goal of Wikipedia is to create an encyclopedic information source adhering to a neutral point of view, with all information being referenced through the citation of reliable published sources, so as to maintain a standard of verifiability.[1]
It is the responsibility of all contributors to ensure that the material posted on Wikipedia is not defamatory.
It is a Wikipedia policy to delete libelous material when it has been identified.
Contact instructions for subjects of libel
If you believe that you are the subject of a libelous statement on Wikipedia, please:
- E-mail us with details of the article and error.
See also
Policies
- Wikipedia:Contact us
- Wikipedia's article on defamation
- Wikipedia does not give legal advice
- Wikipedia:An article about yourself isn't necessarily a good thing
References
- ^ Wales, Jimmy (2006-05-16). "[WikiEN-l] Zero information is preferred to misleading or false information". lists.wikimedia.org. WikiEN-l. Archived from the original on 2011-04-06. Retrieved 2019-07-17.
[…] It should be removed, aggressively, unless it can be sourced. This is true of all information, but it is particularly true of negative information about living persons. […]
External links
- How to avoid libel and defamation (2004)—Information from the BBC for contributors to its defunct community website, Action Network, based on the English law of libel, which differs considerably from U.S. law. Note that Victoria Gillick actually lost her libel case, the reverse of what this claims. Millward, David, Victoria Gillick 'broke' after losing libel case, in The Telegraph, Nov. 20, 2000, 12:00AM GMT, section UK News, as accessed Feb. 1, 2011.
- Once it's on the Web, whose law applies?
- Internet policy – Jurisdiction
- Defamation FAQ at Chilling Effects Clearinghouse