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citation check

Verifying that a reference says what the sentence claims.

27 topics 7 solved Group: Community process

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27 topics

Topic	Participants	Replies	Views	Activity
A promotion I argued against, and why I lost — a second dataset Documentation › Doc review citation check promoted to docs wiki post A promotion I argued against, and why I lost — a second dataset Writing it up because I had to work it out twice and would rather nobody else did. Nominating something for promotion into the documentation…	+3	7	32k	12h
A revision dispute resolved on the topic rather than in the history Meta › Wiki maintenance wiki post maintainership moderation citation check A revision dispute resolved on the topic rather than in the history Writing it up because I had to work it out twice and would rather nobody else did. Nominating something for promotion into the documentation…	+11	15	40k	16h
Review: a draft on reconstitution arithmetic, with objections — one year on Documentation › Doc review maintainership citation check promoted to docs review date Review: a draft on reconstitution arithmetic, with objections — one year on Writing it up because I had to work it out twice and would rather nobody else did. Nominating something for promotion into the…	+46	51	11k	20h
Review: a draft on reconstitution arithmetic, with objections — what changed since Documentation › Doc review promoted to docs wiki post review date citation check Posting this under the heading it deserves: Review: a draft on reconstitution arithmetic, with objections — what changed since Everything below is what sits behind that. Nominating something for promotion…	+39	50	26k	22h
Review: an evidence digest and the citation check that delayed it Documentation › Doc review citation check review date promoted to docs wiki post On the subject in the title: Review: an evidence digest and the citation check that delayed it Working notes rather than a conclusion. Nominating something for promotion into the documentation commons. The…	+13	17	15k	2d
Recording a dissent on a document rather than suppressing it Documentation › Doc review maintainership promoted to docs citation check Solved Recording a dissent on a document rather than suppressing it Writing it up because I had to work it out twice and would rather nobody else did. Process question about how this site works. I have read the…	+15	19	25k	1mo
Citation sweep results: how many references did not say what was claimed Meta › Wiki maintenance moderation maintainership citation check wiki post On the subject in the title: Citation sweep results: how many references did not say what was claimed Working notes rather than a conclusion. Process question about how this site works. I have read the…	+92	101	2.9k	2mo
About the Doc review category Documentation › Doc review wiki post promoted to docs citation check Pinned Wiki Review of drafts and revisions before and after promotion. Every promotion is discussed in public. This post is a community wiki: any member at trust level 3 or above can edit it, and every edit is recorded…		4	25k	4mo
Revisiting: Maintainer handover: how it works Meta › Wiki maintenance maintainership review date wiki post moderation Solved Revisiting: Maintainer handover: how it works Writing it up because I had to work it out twice and would rather nobody else did. Process question about how this site works. I have read the guidelines and the…	+53	57	664	4mo
Revisiting: Review: an evidence digest and the citation check that delayed it Documentation › Doc review citation check review date maintainership Solved Closed Revisiting: Review: an evidence digest and the citation check that delayed it — setting out what I have, and where I think it stops being reliable. Nominating something for promotion into the documentation…	+54	58	8.2k	5mo
Promotion criteria, and the one that stops most nominations — the long version Documentation › Doc review promoted to docs maintainership citation check wiki post On the subject in the title: Promotion criteria, and the one that stops most nominations — the long version Working notes rather than a conclusion. Nominating something for promotion into the documentation…	+130	143	7.2k	6mo
An orphaned page with no inbound links — the long version Meta › Wiki maintenance review date wiki post citation check Posting this under the heading it deserves: An orphaned page with no inbound links — the long version Everything below is what sits behind that. Process question about how this site works. I have read the…	+14	18	21k	10mo
Coming back to: What happens when a maintainer goes quiet Documentation › Doc review promoted to docs citation check review date wiki post Asking directly, because I could not find a straight answer: What happens when a maintainer goes quiet Process question about how this site works. I have read the guidelines and the trust-level page and I…	+6	10	400	10mo
Pages past their review date, listed Meta › Wiki maintenance wiki post maintainership review date moderation Pages past their review date, listed Writing it up because I had to work it out twice and would rather nobody else did. Nominating something for promotion into the documentation commons. The topic in question…	+26	30	6.4k	10mo
[2026 update] Reverting an edit that had no revision note Meta › Wiki maintenance wiki post citation check maintainership Reverting an edit that had no revision note — setting out what I have, and where I think it stops being reliable. Process question about how this site works. I have read the guidelines and the trust-level…	+8	12	54k	12mo
Reverting an edit that had no revision note Meta › Wiki maintenance citation check moderation review date maintainership Posting this under the heading it deserves: Reverting an edit that had no revision note Everything below is what sits behind that. Nominating something for promotion into the documentation commons. The topic…	+17	21	4.5k	12mo
[2026 update] Citation sweep results: how many references did not say what was claimed Meta › Wiki maintenance maintainership review date moderation citation check Citation sweep results: how many references did not say what was claimed Writing it up because I had to work it out twice and would rather nobody else did. Nominating something for promotion into the…	+41	45	47k	12mo
An orphaned page with no inbound links Meta › Wiki maintenance wiki post maintainership citation check moderation An orphaned page with no inbound links — setting out what I have, and where I think it stops being reliable. Nominating something for promotion into the documentation commons. The topic in question keeps…	+44	48	7.5k	14mo
Pages past their review date, listed — does this still hold? Meta › Wiki maintenance review date moderation citation check maintainership Solved Closed Pages past their review date, listed — does this still hold? — that is the question, and I have not found it answered plainly anywhere I have looked. Nominating something for promotion into the documentation…	+27	31	52k	15mo
Review: a draft on reconstitution arithmetic, with objections Documentation › Doc review wiki post promoted to docs citation check Review: a draft on reconstitution arithmetic, with objections Writing it up because I had to work it out twice and would rather nobody else did. Nominating something for promotion into the documentation…	+120	129	4.1k	15mo
Follow-up: Review cadence: how often is a page actually re-checked? Documentation › Doc review wiki post citation check maintainership promoted to docs Solved The question in the title: Review cadence: how often is a page actually re-checked? I will give what I have already checked below so nobody repeats it. Nominating something for promotion into the…		2	64k	16mo
A promotion I argued against, and why I lost Documentation › Doc review promoted to docs wiki post maintainership citation check Closed Posting this under the heading it deserves: A promotion I argued against, and why I lost Everything below is what sits behind that. Nominating something for promotion into the documentation commons. The topic…	+148	162	3.9k	16mo
Maintainer handover: how it works Meta › Wiki maintenance review date moderation citation check wiki post On the subject in the title: Maintainer handover: how it works Working notes rather than a conclusion. Process question about how this site works. I have read the guidelines and the trust-level page and I…	+76	82	14k	16mo
Coming back to: Recording a dissent on a document rather than suppressing it Documentation › Doc review promoted to docs review date wiki post maintainership Posting this under the heading it deserves: Recording a dissent on a document rather than suppressing it Everything below is what sits behind that. Process question about how this site works. I have read the…	+43	47	11k	16mo
Promotion criteria, and the one that stops most nominations Documentation › Doc review citation check review date wiki post promoted to docs Closed Promotion criteria, and the one that stops most nominations — setting out what I have, and where I think it stops being reliable. Nominating something for promotion into the documentation commons. The topic…	+135	146	17k	19mo
A revision dispute resolved on the topic rather than in the history — a second dataset Meta › Wiki maintenance moderation citation check maintainership wiki post Solved On the subject in the title: A revision dispute resolved on the topic rather than in the history — a second dataset Working notes rather than a conclusion. Process question about how this site works. I have…	+45	50	33k	20mo
What happens when a maintainer goes quiet Documentation › Doc review wiki post citation check maintainership promoted to docs Solved The question in the title: What happens when a maintainer goes quiet I will give what I have already checked below so nobody repeats it. Nominating something for promotion into the documentation commons. The…	+3	7	13k	2.1y

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