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-	You should cite your sources.	+	Given that this is a wiki about [[RationalWiki]] it is obvious that no newspaper or other impartial journal is going to have references to back up assertions. Furthermore, when reference is made to various secret societies, they--by definition--will not be sourced. As a consequence, most of the information here will be unsupported speculation, malicious rumor and hearsay.
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		+	For statements about [[:Category:Users|RationalWikians]] that the RationalWikian disputes, it is recommended that you provide a link to some evidence, either a diff link or to a static version of a page.

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Given that this is a wiki about RationalWiki it is obvious that no newspaper or other impartial journal is going to have references to back up assertions. Furthermore, when reference is made to various secret societies, they--by definition--will not be sourced. As a consequence, most of the information here will be unsupported speculation, malicious rumor and hearsay.

For statements about RationalWikians that the RationalWikian disputes, it is recommended that you provide a link to some evidence, either a diff link or to a static version of a page.