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This essay is an attempt to put down some thoughts which could potentially lead to a Wikipedia Guideline on when comparison articles comply with the Wikipedia policy No Original Research.
Comparison articles are listed in Category:Comparisons and its subcategories. An example is the article Canadian and American politics compared. A similar article, Politics of Australia and Canada compared was nominated for deletion on 27 October here.
Wikipedia policy on No Original Research states, amongst other things:
Although a comparison article does not necessarily explicitly advance a new position, it does nonetheless constitute a synthesis of ideas.
Where an article is written comparing A to B it is identifying differences between A and B. These differences constitute a synthesis of ideas, independent of either A or B.
If the only Reliable Sources cited are those which either confirm A in isolation or B in isolation, then the differences identified by the comparison article constitute a novel synthesis of ideas, and hence are Original Research.
If no sources can be found that make the comparison then it is likely that the article subject is not Notable.
Comparison articles should not be deleted, however, if they can show:
{{
Synthesis}}
) and a user warning template could be designed for article creators.{{
syn}}
, and if not provided then the comparisons should be removed.This is an
essay on the
Wikipedia:No original research page. It contains the advice or opinions of one or more Wikipedia contributors. This page is not an encyclopedia article, nor is it one of
Wikipedia's policies or guidelines, as it has not been
thoroughly vetted by the community. Some essays represent widespread norms; others only represent minority viewpoints. |
This essay is an attempt to put down some thoughts which could potentially lead to a Wikipedia Guideline on when comparison articles comply with the Wikipedia policy No Original Research.
Comparison articles are listed in Category:Comparisons and its subcategories. An example is the article Canadian and American politics compared. A similar article, Politics of Australia and Canada compared was nominated for deletion on 27 October here.
Wikipedia policy on No Original Research states, amongst other things:
Although a comparison article does not necessarily explicitly advance a new position, it does nonetheless constitute a synthesis of ideas.
Where an article is written comparing A to B it is identifying differences between A and B. These differences constitute a synthesis of ideas, independent of either A or B.
If the only Reliable Sources cited are those which either confirm A in isolation or B in isolation, then the differences identified by the comparison article constitute a novel synthesis of ideas, and hence are Original Research.
If no sources can be found that make the comparison then it is likely that the article subject is not Notable.
Comparison articles should not be deleted, however, if they can show:
{{
Synthesis}}
) and a user warning template could be designed for article creators.{{
syn}}
, and if not provided then the comparisons should be removed.