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While assessing WP:NFRINGE or notability of a Wikipedia articles on Fringe theory, a commmonly found problem is users basing their opinion on the sources published by authors and publishers associated with fringe theory. This is wrong.


WP:FRIND states, quote:" In particular, the relative space that an article devotes to different aspects of a fringe theory should follow from consideration primarily of the independent sources. Points that are not discussed in independent sources should not be given any space in articles.

Wikipedia's general notability guidelines ask for significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject, also applies for fringe. WP:NFRINGE explicitly states that the notability of a fringe theory must be judged by statements from verifiable and reliable sources, not the proclamations of its adherents. What the 'Notability versus acceptance' section in WP:NFRINGE actually says is that the fact that a theory is not accepted should not itself be a reason to declare it non-notable. That's of course not to be reversed into the claim that all not-accepted theories are notable, just because they are mentioned in non-independent, unreliable sources.[1]

We shouldn't base encyclopedia articles on "sources" that are either deluded or grifting. Horoscopes are either one or the other... Cultural and social topics deserve better coverage than supermarket tabloids or their digital equivalents.[2]

Does not represent Mainstream view on this topic

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Astrology is a fringe theory and all the sources used are books on fringe theory. WP:MAINSTREAM view is lacking. The article represents fringe point of view in the voice of Wikipedia.


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