Prepare yourself for less celebrity gossip on Wikipedia. 。

Editors for the site (who are all volunteers) voted Wednesday to almost entirely ban the British tabloid newspaper the。Daily Mail 。as a source, calling the publication "generally unreliable."。

The。 Daily Mail。's reliability has been a point of contention on the user-edited encyclopedia site since 2015 if not earlier. But discussion about its efficacy as a source was revived in early January when one user led the campaign against the 。 Daily Mail。Daily Mail 。

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Editor Hillbillyholiday argued during a discussion that the outlet is untrustworthy for science-related stories, inappropriately posts photos of children and has limited credibility even with direct quotes and interviews.
。 Those opposed could not support a blanket banning but agreed on a comprise: to use the 
。Those opposed could not support a blanket banning but agreed on a comprise: to use the 。

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, as hated as it is, is a very mixed bag. It can contain wonderful information such as accurate and informative interviews with highly respected people."
。 The Daily Mail was dragged through the mud on a Wikipedia discussion about its reliability.Credit: Steve Meddle/REX/Shutterstock。 Ultimately, though, the news outlet has been effectively banned as a source, due to its "reputation for poor fact checking, sensationalism, and flat-out fabrication." 。

The Wikimedia Foundation, who runs the main Wiki site, pointed out that the outlet isn't fully banned -- its use as a reference is just "generally prohibited, especially when other more reliable sources exist.” But the key takeaway is that the 。 Daily Mail  。Daily Mail
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is no longer a go-to reliable source for citing something on a page.。 The ruling does not mean the。Mail。 can never be used as a source, but editors are being encouraged to change information that cites the publication to a different source.。 The。 Mail。joins the。 National Enquirer  。among the few outlets that Wikipedia has called out in particular. 。

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