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Unsourced articles and content

Is there any reason why we are keeping unsourced articles? For example, I came across Sport horse today. 15 years and no citations, all original research. Why not just toss such items into the Glossary of equestrian terms or Horse type or Horse breed or anywhere but its own standalone article with zero citations? Do we really need articles like this? When do we actually follow Wikipedia policy about OR? How long is too long for OR to remain?

Enquiring minds want to know. ▶ I am Grorp ◀ 16:29, 18 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Unsourced articles do not need to be deleted just because they have few sources. A lack of citations does not imply original reasearch, either. The idea is to improve them. We actually have several articles like this, draft horse, stock horse, polo pony, etc... and they were created for a specific reason: they have enough content and nuance that they can be a stand alone article, or at least a stand-alone list. Also, for some, people were making "breed" articles out of them or adding them to the list of horse breeds with no definition or explanation. So my take is expand, cite and improve. Montanabw^(talk) 23:25, 29 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Montanabw: I could understand that as a "reasonable explanation", but how does that align with wiki policies such as WP:Verifiability which says Any material that needs an inline citation but does not have one may be removed, and WP:No original research which says all material must be attributable to reliable, published sources; additionally, ... any material challenged or likely to be challenged must be supported by inline citations? And if we allow such articles to remain uncited (or 95% uncited, as many of these are) for over a decade, then why would anyone bother to improve them? Citing is usually added when content is created/added. Uncited articles make my brain squeak, and finding citations for unsourced material is harder than creating content from actual sources. ▶ I am Grorp ◀ 02:28, 21 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

English pleasure

Please find and add references. I looked and can't find anything except passing mentions. If not, please consider going to WP:AfD. Bearian (talk) 02:33, 12 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I found these two USEF sources, [1] [2] which is probably where this content comes from. ▶ I am Grorp ◀ 06:30, 12 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Height and weight of a Clydesdale horse

I'm not sure how active any page watchers are on the Clydesdale horse article, so I'd thought I'd draw some attention to a question I asked there regarding the actual height and weight of the horse. Jauerback^dude?/_dude. 19:36, 7 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

My answer is on the article's talk page: Talk:Clydesdale horse § Height and weight. ▶ I am Grorp ◀ 21:32, 7 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Good article reassessment for Equine nutrition

Equine nutrition has been nominated for a good article reassessment. If you are interested in the discussion, please participate by adding your comments to the reassessment page. If concerns are not addressed during the review period, the good article status may be removed from the article. Z1720 (talk) 03:56, 16 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Nomination of Plainfield Riding and Driving Club for deletion

A discussion is taking place as to whether the article Plainfield Riding and Driving Club is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia according to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines or whether it should be deleted.

The article will be discussed at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Plainfield Riding and Driving Club until a consensus is reached, and anyone, including you, is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on high-quality evidence and our policies and guidelines.

Users may edit the article during the discussion, including to improve the article to address concerns raised in the discussion. However, do not remove the article-for-deletion notice from the top of the article until the discussion has finished.

▶ I am Grorp ◀ 20:46, 23 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]