Wikipedia:WikiProject Update Watch

WikiProject Update Watch dedicates to verify and assist Wikipedia's articles in:

• • Keeping update with factual information
    • Keeping update with recent discoveries and recent changes in all fields
      • Identifying outdated articles that have lost relevance or accuracy
        
        

We encourage all editors to:

• Identify articles with outdated information or missing newly available information
  • Alert the authors or recent editors and help them to identify the information that must be updated, providing reliable sources if possible
    • Identify obsolete articles and propose them for deletion if updating is not possible
      
      

All articles may fall under the scope WikiProject Update Watch. At all times is endorsed understanding, support and cooperation with an open attitude. Participants of more than one Project may find useful to obtain a recognition of cooperation between projects shown by inclusion in the {{Cooperation Shell Banner}} at the project's page. The cooperation banner of WikiProject Update Watch is {{WikiProject Update Watch CoopBanner}}

{{WikiProject Update Watch|category=no}}

Updated information sometimes may create debate, at all times NPOV must be reminded and kept. When finding situations in which an article is supported by a WikiProject or editors who seem to be acting with lack of neutrality or actively promoting interests, avoid unnecessary debate, request the opinion of other participants of Wikipedia:WikiProject Update Watch. You may also follow available Wikipedia:Mediation policies. See also Accuracy dispute.

Once you have located an article with outdated content or sources, or missing newly available information, please follow these steps:

1. Place the tag {{Update}}

at the top of the article or at the outdated section. These will yield :

• This Wikipedia page needs to be updated. Please help update this Wikipedia page to reflect recent events or newly available information. Relevant discussion may be found on the talk page.

or alternatively you may use the tag:

{{Out of date}}

2. Tag the outdated content inline with {{Updateneed}} which will show: ^{[needs update]}

3. At the article's talk page place {{UpdateWatch}} , it will yield:

• This Wikipedia page needs to be updated. Please help update this Wikipedia page to reflect recent events or newly available information. Relevant discussion may be found on the talk page.

4. Always when suitable, inform about the tag and describe which content makes the tag necessary. If possible refer to new sources that may have the updated information.

5. Keep the article under watch and when the article is updated, remove all tags. You can also place at the talk page:

{{Update Watch Reviewed|the date goes here}}, it will yield:

This will serve as a guide to other editors, but also be aware that this tag may awake controversy about what is considered "up to date"

• Everyone can help. If you want to help to keep Wikipedia articles updated, keep available the tags

For the article's page:

• {{Update}}
• {{Out of date}}
• {{Updateneed}}

For the article's talk page:

• {{UpdateWatch}}
• {{Update Watch Reviewed|the date goes here}}

Place them whenever you find outdated sources, outdated content or articles missing newly available information.

If you want to show that you are helping and to make others interested, place {{User WPUpdate Watch}} in your user page, it will display:

• This user helps to keep an Update Watch.

• If you prefer to Keep It Simple, you can use {{WP:KIS/WPUpdate}} which displays:

• Help article editors to become informed and to integrate newly available information.

• You can also go to {{Outdated articles/sources}}, choose an article and see how you can help to update its content or sources.

• If you want to help right now, click Give me an article to check! and you will be carried to different articles each click, please check for eventual need for updates and tag if suitable

• Award and get awarded for keeping Wikipedia articles updated.