Military Wiki:Accuracy dispute

Some articles on this wiki may contain significant factual inaccuracies, i.e. information that is verifiably wrong. Articles for which much of the factual accuracy is actively disputed should have a Disputed warning place at the top, and they are listed at Category:Accuracy disputes.

Handling content that may be inaccurate
If you see an article that may be inaccurate, please do the following:
 * Correct it yourself if you can. Add citations to sources that verify the information.
 * If the neutrality of the content is in question, rewrite it so it is neutral
 * If only a few statements seem inaccurate, see Disputed statement.
 * If there are several dubious statements, or if a dispute arises:
 * Begin a "Disputed" section on the talk page to describe the problem, to alert other editors and gain more opinions on whether the content is inaccurate and how to handle it.
 * Paste Disputed at the beginning of the article to add a general warning.
 * If only the accuracy of a section is disputed, add Disputed-section at the beginning of the section.

Handling factual inaccuracy warnings
If you see an article with a factual accuracy warning, please do the following:
 * Don't remove the warning simply because the material appears reasonable: please ensure that content is verifiable using sources and that it is unbiased before removing the notice.
 * Visit the talk page to see what the issues are.
 * Correct it yourself if you can by adding citations that verify the information.
 * If you are sure a statement is factually inaccurate then remove it, or move it to the talk page for further discussion. If you are familiar with subject matter contained in the article, but are not sure about the accuracy of a statement, then add "Citation needed" at the end of the statement. If you are not familiar with subject matter contained in the article, but wish to ask about the accuracy of a statement, then raise the issue on the article's talk page.

Disputed statement
If an article links to this page, it is because someone is concerned that the article contains inaccurate statement(s). Such statements are followed by the following warnings: " [dubious - discuss] ".

The accuracy of a statement may be a cause for concern if:
 * It contains unlikely information, without providing suitable references.
 * It contains information which is particularly difficult to verify.
 * It contains information of a highly specific nature which changes too frequently to be assumed accurate at any given time.
 * It has been written (or edited) by a user who is known to write inaccurately on the topic.
 * It contains information which is ambiguous and open to interpretation, either due to grammar, opinionated wording, so on.

If you come across a statement with an accuracy warning, please do the following:
 * Don't remove the warning simply because the material looks reasonable: please take the time to verify it properly.
 * Visit the talk page to see what the issues are.
 * Correct it right away if you can. Please take the time to verify it properly. Please also add to the article any sources you used to verify the information.

If you come across a statement which seems or is inaccurate, please do the following:
 * Correct it right away if you can. Please take the time to verify it properly. Please also add to the article citations for any sources you used to verify the information in it.

If you cannot correct it right away:


 * First, insert a "Dubious" section in the talk page to describe the problem. (Please don't mark up the article text without first describing the problem on the talk page.)
 * Insert Dubious after the relevant sentence or paragraph (add the correct month and year to the template).
 * (Or insert talkpage section replacing 'talkpage section' with the appropriate section on the talk page, if one already exists.)
 * If there are more than 5 dubious statements, or if a dispute arises:
 * First, insert a "Disputed" section in the talk page to describe the problem. This will help focus contributions from others.
 * Insert Disputed in the beginning of the article to add a general warning.
 * Once you've found the correct information, edit the page to correct it, remove the warnings, and put something like the following in your edit summary.
 * Verified article -- removed accuracy dispute

When you add an accuracy warning, you are invited to also help resolve other accuracy disputes or fact-check other articles listed in:
 * Category:Accuracy disputes
 * Category:Articles needing factual verification