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[[Image:Webcomic xkcd - Wikipedian protester.png|center|thumb|500px|Proof Wikipedia is slowly attaining World Domination.]]

Basically [[Wikipedia]]'s way of saying "I don't habeeb it, prove it." When a [[Wikipedophile]] adds this tag: <sup title="The text in the vicinity of this tag needs citation." class="noprint">&#91;[[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Citing sources|''citation&nbsp;needed'']]&#93;</sup> it means that they mean [[serious business]].{{Fact}} 

==Citation Needed and its many forms==
Wikipedia, being a Encyclopedia [[I did it for the lulz|for real]], needs to be [[truth|accurate]].  Wikipedia has more than one way of saying citation needed, including: <sup title="The text in the vicinity of this tag needs verification." class="noprint">&#91;[[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Verifiability|''verification&nbsp;needed'']]&#93;</sup>, <sup title="The text preceeding this tag needs specification." class="noprint">&#91;[[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Specificity|''specify'']]&#93;</sup>, <sup title="quit it!" class="noprint">&#91;[[Vandal|''Holy&nbsp;shit,&nbsp;would&nbsp;you&nbsp;stop&nbsp;vandalizing&nbsp;Wikipedia?&nbsp;&nbsp;Get&nbsp;a&nbsp;life,&nbsp;man!'']]&#93;</sup> and <span title="The text in the vicinity of this tag needs citation." class="noprint" style="font-size:smaller;">&#91;[[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Citing sources#When you quote someone|CITE?]]&#93;</span>. Although they may look different, they basically mean the same thing: that an assertion needs to be backed up with sources that meet Wikipedia's so-called policies.
[[Image:Verification_needed.png|thumb|left|Wikipedia's effective moderation strategy.]]
Usage of the tags can sometimes lead to an [[edit war]] between the Wikipedophile who originally added the information to the [[article]] and the [[Bureaucratic Fuck]] who doesn't believe him. The resulting reverts and "discussion" (AKA [[flame war]]) on the article's talk page can sometimes be the source of good quality [[lulz]].

==When to use Citation Needed==
Anytime a statement or piece of information, no matter how true, logical or plain common sense it may be, is not verified with a source linking from the article, no matter how doubtful the source is. Use of the "verification needed" tag can take place when a source other than [[The Guardian]] is cited.

To be used especially when the information might be [[original research]] because this is totally against [[TOW]]'s [[Wikipedia_Policies_and_Guidelines|rules]].

Examples:
*The sky is blue. <sup title="The text in the vicinity of this tag needs citation." class="noprint">&#91;[[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Citing sources|''citation&nbsp;needed'']]&#93;</sup>
*The opposite of black is white. <sup title="The text in the vicinity of this tag needs citation." class="noprint">&#91;[[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Citing sources|''citation&nbsp;needed'']]&#93;</sup>
*Wikipedia is serious fucking business. <sup title="The text in the vicinity of this tag needs citation." class="noprint">&#91;[[Dong|''no&nbsp;citation&nbsp;needed&nbsp;(we&nbsp;all&nbsp;know&nbsp;wikipedia&nbsp;is&nbsp;serious&nbsp;business.)'']]&#93;</sup>

==Ultimate Insult==
When a Bureaucratic Fuck uses enough "citation" needed tags, he or she will inevitably add the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Refimprove "Needs Additional References"] template to the top of the article.<sup title="The text in the vicinity of this tag needs citation." class="noprint">&#91;[[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Citing sources|''citation&nbsp;needed'']]&#93;</sup>

Adding this tag basically establishes the article as a likely [[lie]] from the start and confirms to the rest of the Wikipedophiles that, if they hadn't guessed by now, the person who added the tag really does mean [[serious business]].

==Trolling TOW==
Use <sup title="The text in the vicinity of this tag needs citation." class="noprint">&#91;[[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Citing sources|''citation&nbsp;needed'']]&#93;</sup> of <sup title="The text in the vicinity of this tag needs citation." class="noprint">&#91;[[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Citing sources|''citation&nbsp;needed'']]&#93;</sup> the <sup title="The text in the vicinity of this tag needs citation." class="noprint">&#91;[[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Citing sources|''citation&nbsp;needed'']]&#93;</sup> citation <sup title="The text in the vicinity of this tag needs citation." class="noprint">&#91;[[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Citing sources|''citation&nbsp;needed'']]&#93;</sup> needed <sup title="The text in the vicinity of this tag needs citation." class="noprint">&#91;[[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Citing sources|''citation&nbsp;needed'']]&#93;</sup> tag <sup title="The text in the vicinity of this tag needs citation." class="noprint">&#91;[[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Citing sources|''citation&nbsp;needed'']]&#93;</sup> excessively <sup title="The text in the vicinity of this tag needs citation." class="noprint">&#91;[[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Citing sources|''citation&nbsp;needed'']]&#93;</sup> on <sup title="The text in the vicinity of this tag needs citation." class="noprint">&#91;[[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Citing sources|''citation&nbsp;needed'']]&#93;</sup> wikipedia <sup title="The text in the vicinity of this tag needs citation." class="noprint">&#91;[[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Citing sources|''citation&nbsp;needed'']]&#93;</sup> will <sup title="The text in the vicinity of this tag needs citation." class="noprint">&#91;[[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Citing sources|''citation&nbsp;needed'']]&#93;</sup> seldom <sup title="The text in the vicinity of this tag needs citation." class="noprint">&#91;[[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Citing sources|''citation&nbsp;needed'']]&#93;</sup> be <sup title="The text in the vicinity of this tag needs citation." class="noprint">&#91;[[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Citing sources|''citation&nbsp;needed'']]&#93;</sup> reverted <sup title="The text in the vicinity of this tag needs citation." class="noprint">&#91;[[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Citing sources|''citation&nbsp;needed'']]&#93;</sup> as <sup title="The text in the vicinity of this tag needs citation." class="noprint">&#91;[[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Citing sources|''citation&nbsp;needed'']]&#93;</sup> such, <sup title="The text in the vicinity of this tag needs citation." class="noprint">&#91;[[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Citing sources|''citation&nbsp;needed'']]&#93;</sup> , <sup title="The text in the vicinity of this tag needs citation." class="noprint">&#91;[[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Citing sources|''citation&nbsp;needed'']]&#93;</sup> it <sup title="The text in the vicinity of this tag needs citation." class="noprint">&#91;[[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Citing sources|''citation&nbsp;needed'']]&#93;</sup> can <sup title="The text in the vicinity of this tag needs citation." class="noprint">&#91;[[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Citing sources|''citation&nbsp;needed'']]&#93;</sup> be <sup title="The text in the vicinity of this tag needs citation." class="noprint">&#91;[[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Citing sources|''citation&nbsp;needed'']]&#93;</sup> used <sup title="The text in the vicinity of this tag needs citation." class="noprint">&#91;[[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Citing sources|''citation&nbsp;needed'']]&#93;</sup> for <sup title="The text in the vicinity of this tag needs citation." class="noprint">&#91;[[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Citing sources|''citation&nbsp;needed'']]&#93;</sup> many <sup title="The text in the vicinity of this tag needs citation." class="noprint">&#91;[[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Citing sources|''citation&nbsp;needed'']]&#93;</sup> lulz.<sup title="The text in the vicinity of this tag needs citation." class="noprint">&#91;[[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Citing sources|''citation&nbsp;needed'']]&#93;</sup>

Other ways of trolling with the tag include adding it to unverifiable but blatantly [[obvious]] material [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Blood_libel_against_Jews&oldid=245574207 (example)]

==TrOWling: 2.0==

Tags go [[Wikipedia:Citation needed|HERE]]. <sup title="The text in the vicinity of this tag needs citation." class="noprint">&#91;[[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Citing sources|''citation&nbsp;needed'']]&#93;</sup>

#Add tags
#Add [[moar]]
#[[????]]
#[[PROFIT]]!!!

'''PROTIP''': BE BOLD!

==See also==
*[[WikiFUD]]

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