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These are some Frequently Asked Questions about Wikipedia's attribution a proposed merger of several core Wikipedia policy pages that did not gain a consensus.
Wikipedia is not a publisher of original thought: all material published by Wikipedia must be attributable to a reliable published source. The threshold for inclusion in Wikipedia is whether material can be attributed, not whether it is true. For more details, see Wikipedia:Attribution, which is proposed as policy.
This is a subsidiary page of Wikipedia:Attribution, answering questions and offering examples that illustrate key aspects of the policy. If you don't find your question here, post it on the talk page.