Wikipedia:Sandbox

Suggested usage

• {{Requests for verification}} ({{RFV}}) should be used only on articles that have no sources. If there are Any references supporting the article then do not use {{RFV}} you may consider the {{Refimprove}} template which is appropriate for articles with some sources but not enough.
• Wikipedia Requests for verification {{RFV}} places articles in category:Requests for verification categorizing by date as {{Prod}} does.
• {{RFV}} should not be used on articles with history before January 1, 2007
• {{uw-unsor1}}, {{uw-unsor2}}, {{uw-unsor3}} should be placed on the talk page of the original editor of an unreferenced article that is tagged with {{RFV}}
• There should be at least 30 days between the tag and deletion

Deletion instructions

Before deleting the article, check:

1. Does the article history (first edit) begin after January 1, 2007?

• No, it begins before January 1, 2007: Remove the RFV tag and do not delete
• Yes: continue

2. Has the RFV tag been on the article for at least 30 days?

• No, it has been less then 30 days: stop and allow editors to improve the article
• Yes: continue

3. Are there any references, external links, or mentions of sources anywhere in the article?

• Yes: do not delete, remove the RFV tag, consider placing a {{Refimprove}} or other Citation and verifiability maintenance template
• No, there is nothing that could even remotely by considered a reference: continue.

4. Delete the article.

Rationale

It is appropriate to provide warning and allow time for editors to improve articles and add references. Current we have Wikipedia:Verifiability and Wikipedia:No original research and messages like "Articles that do not cite reliable published sources are likely to be deleted." when you open an edit screen to make a NEW ARTICLE. It is reasonable to argue that any content or articles added since January 1, 2007 (when older articles were added there was not a verification requirement) that are unreferenced are posted directly in violation of Wikipedia policy. In Wiktionary new unreferenced articles are tagged with {{rfv}} which reads

The process that this suggestion is based on is at Wiktionary:Requests for verification.

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