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 | This page in a nutshell: Wikidepia policy of no original research does not apply to talk pages and other pages which evaluate article content and sources, such as deletion discussions or policy noticeboards. |
One of Wikipedia's key pillars is its policy of no original research (WP:NOR) with regards to the article content. However, Wikipedia talk pages are not held to the NOR requirement. This includes articles talk pages as well as other pages which evaluate article content and sources, such as deletion discussions or policy noticeboards (WP:RSN, WP:NPOVN, etc).