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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>Self-published works, such as personal websites, blogs, self-published books and posts on social media, are produced without independent editorial oversight. This page summarises how to identify them and when they may be used.<br />
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== Identifying self-published works ==<br />
A work is self-published when its author or subject controls its publication directly, with no independent editor, fact-checker or publisher in between. Vanity press books, personal blogs and company press releases are common examples.<br />
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== When they may be used ==<br />
* For simple, uncontroversial facts about the author or subject itself, used with care.<br />
* Never as the basis for strong claims about other people or organisations.<br />
* Never to establish [[Bharatpedia:Notability|notability]]: notability requires sources that are independent of the subject, as explained at [[Bharatpedia:Reliable sources]].<br />
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