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Hello Can you tell me about the Primary sources policy? I read the explanation but did not understand correctly, can anyone explain it to me more easily? JackP111 (talk) 10:26, 7 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

If a reference is written by the subject, the company/group/etc they work(ed) for or were otherwise involved (e.g. their university), or otherwise directly connected to them, then it is a primary source. These primary sources are strongly discouraged because the subject usually has direct influence over their publication, which makes all but the most uncontroversial facts (e.g. dates of birth, etc) potentially unreliable. If you want more help, change the {{help me-helped}} back into a {{help me}}, stop by the Teahouse, or Wikipedia's live help channel, or the help desk to ask someone for assistance. Primefac (talk) 10:36, 7 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

For example, can I use PubMed articles directly?JackP111 (talk) 13:23, 7 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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Happy editing! — Newslinger talk 07:20, 8 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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This is a standard message to notify contributors about an administrative ruling in effect. It does not imply that there are any issues with your contributions to date.

You have shown interest in gender-related disputes or controversies or in people associated with them. Due to past disruption in this topic area, a more stringent set of rules called discretionary sanctions is in effect. Any administrator may impose sanctions on editors who do not strictly follow Wikipedia's policies, or the page-specific restrictions, when making edits related to the topic.

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Hello! JackP111, you are invited to the Teahouse, a forum on Wikipedia for new editors to ask questions about editing Wikipedia, and get support from peers and experienced editors. Please join us! — Newslinger talk 07:26, 8 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]