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<p>Imported page</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{essay|WP:BARS}}<br /> [[File:Cronkite_at_Columbia_Remembrance.jpg|right|thumb|[[Walter Cronkite]] was known as the &quot;most trusted man in America.&quot; He earned this reputation by being a reliable source.]]<br /> The term &quot;reliable sources&quot; gets thrown around a lot. While Wikipedia has a definition of a [[WP:RS|reliable source]], many editors have their own.<br /> <br /> An object everyone should strive for is to be one.<br /> <br /> ==How to be a reliable source==<br /> The best way you can be a reliable source is to strictly adhere to the guidelines pertaining to them. This means to cite all information you add to articles, to be sure all information is [[WP:V|verifiable]], and not to include [[WP:OR|original research]] in your additions. If you get known for being a reliable source--that is, for using authoritative sources published by reputable publishing houses, it is more likely that your edits will be trusted.<br /> <br /> {{Wikipedia essays|building}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Wikipedia essays about building the encyclopedia]]</div>

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