Atlas Obscura

This source has separate reliability assessments by time period or topic; each is presented in its own section below.


"places" articles

Atlas Obscura ("places" articles)
typewebsite
shortcutWP:AOPLACES
statusGenerally unreliable generally unreliable
deprecatedno
blacklistedno
recency2023
Domain atlasobscura.com/places
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External links in articles

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Summary

Atlas Obscura's "places" articles are user-generated and user-editable with minimal oversight, and the site's terms of use includes disclaimers about user submissions. Many of the "places" articles cite Wikipedia as a source of their information or otherwise lack clear or reliable sourcing. These articles should generally not be referenced on Wikipedia.

Discussions

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Recency

2023

Rfcs

No Rfcs for this assessment.

"articles" articles

Atlas Obscura ("articles" articles)
typewebsite
statusGenerally reliable generally reliable
deprecatedno
blacklistedno
recency2023
Domain atlasobscura.com/articles
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External links in articles

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Summary

Atlas Obscura's "articles" articles are professionally authored with editor oversight, and generally reliable. However, other areas of the site operate as a commercial travel service vendor, and the site hosts user-generated content in its "places" articles (see WP:AOPLACES)

Discussions

RSN


Recency

2023

Rfcs

No Rfcs for this assessment.

Excerpt

Atlas Obscura is an American-based travel and exploration company. It was founded in 2009 by author Joshua Foer and documentary filmmaker/author Dylan Thuras. It catalogs unusual and obscure travel destinations via professional and user-generated content, operates group trips to destinations around the world, produces a daily podcast, as well as books, TV and film. The brand covers a number of topics including history, science, food, and obscure places.

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    Perennial sources
    Source Status
    (legend)    		 Discussions Use
    List Last Summary
    Atlas Obscura ("places" articles)
    WP:AOPLACESWP:AOPLACES 📌    		 Generally unreliable 1 2 3 4

    2023

    		 Atlas Obscura's "places" articles are user-generated and user-editable with minimal oversight, and the site's terms of use includes disclaimers about user submissions. Many of the "places" articles cite Wikipedia as a source of their information or otherwise lack clear or reliable sourcing. These articles should generally not be referenced on Wikipedia. 1 Links Spamcheck
    Atlas Obscura ("articles" articles) Generally reliable 1 2 3 4

    2023

    		 Atlas Obscura's "articles" articles are professionally authored with editor oversight, and generally reliable. However, other areas of the site operate as a commercial travel service vendor, and the site hosts user-generated content in its "places" articles (see WP:AOPLACES) 1 Links Spamcheck