Daily Mail - banned as a source for Wikipedia

Wikipedia has decided the Daily Mail is too unreliable to be cited as a reference in articles.

"Summarising the discussion, a Wikipedia editor wrote: “Consensus has determined that the Daily Mail (including its online version dailymail.co.uk) is generally unreliable, and its use as a reference is to be generally prohibited, especially when other more reliable sources exist. As a result, the Daily Mail should not be used for determining notability, nor should it be used as a source in articles. An edit filter should be put in place, going forward to warn editors attempting to use the Daily Mail as a reference.”

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/feb/08/wikipedia-bans-daily-mail-as-unreliable-source-for-website

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Reply 1

jamestg

Original post by jneill

I hope Buzzfeed, Breitbart, Huffington Post and Politico are all banned sources too.

Reply 2

STEMisSuperior.

Wonderful and professional decision. We need to win this war against false and misleading right wing 'alternative facts' and propaganda.

Reply 3

Doones

Original post by jamestg

I hope Buzzfeed, Breitbart, Huffington Post and Politico are all banned sources too.

Not specifically listed here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Potentially_unreliable_sources#News_media

But digging in here finds, for example, HuffPo is "banned"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Reliable_sources/Noticeboard/Archive_129#The_Huffington_Post

Also Breitbart

You can search the archive here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Reliable_sources/Noticeboard

Reply 4

username1221160

Shame. The Daily Mail's calm and accurate reporting of scientific research is something to be commended.

Reply 5

Doones

Original post by jamestg

I hope Buzzfeed, Breitbart, Huffington Post and Politico are all banned sources too.

I'm pleased to add, TheStudentRoom isn't banned :smile:

Reply 6

jamestg

Original post by jneill

I'm pleased to add, TheStudentRoom isn't banned :smile:

PRSOM

Reply 7

Doones

Unsurprisingly The Daily Express was banned a while ago.

Reply 8

Nirvana1989-1994

Let's hope infowars.com is also on the culling list. :h:

Spoiler

Reply 9

Drewski

Original post by jneill

I'm pleased to add, TheStudentRoom isn't banned :smile:

...yet

Reply 10

CurlyBen

Original post by STEMisSuperior.

Wonderful and professional decision. We need to win this war against false and misleading right wing 'alternative facts' and propaganda.

It's not just right wing sources, especially on Facebook. Critical analysis of news isn't just for April Fools' Day!

Reply 11

Doones

Original post by CurlyBen

It's not just right wing sources, especially on Facebook. Critical analysis of news isn't just for April Fools' Day!

True, The Daily Mirror is banned too.

Reply 12

queen-bee

Original post by Nirvana1989-1994

Let's hope infowars.com is also on the culling list. :h:

Spoiler

Lol,Alex Jones is something else. Can't believe I used to believe everything he used to say loooool

Also that Paul Joseph Watson dude and his aweful accent,good lord,god damn :puke:

Reply 13

STEMisSuperior.

Original post by CurlyBen

It's not just right wing sources, especially on Facebook. Critical analysis of news isn't just for April Fools' Day!

True, all the alt right russian propaganda is a serious issue that needs addressing

Reply 14

Snufkin

Universities Forum Helper

Original post by jamestg

I hope Buzzfeed, Breitbart, Huffington Post and Politico are all banned sources too.

What's wrong with Politico? :unsure:

Reply 15

Nirvana1989-1994

Original post by queen-bee

Lol,Alex Jones is something else. Can't believe I used to believe everything he used to say loooool

Also that Paul Joseph Watson dude and his aweful accent,good lord,god damn :puke:

How???

True. :rofl:

Reply 16

queen-bee

Original post by Nirvana1989-1994

How???

True. :rofl:

I don't know know,just the way he pretends to have evidence for everything about the illuminati and big government taking over our freedoms and how they're intoxicating our food and water loooool. I was young and gullible.