Scribd

Scribd
Type	website
Status	Generally unreliable
Deprecated	no
Blacklisted	no
Recency	2016
Domain scribd.com
	In source code; External links in articles; Spamcheck tool

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This source in a nutshell: Scribd is considered

generally unreliable. See § Summary.

Scribd is a source that has been repeatedly discussed at the Reliable sources noticeboard. This page collects and links information about previous discussions and current consensus, and summarizes it here for convenience.

Summary

Scribd operates a self-publishing platform for documents and audiobooks. It is considered generally unreliable, especially for biographies of living persons. Anyone can upload any document they like and there is no assurance that it hasn't been manipulated. Many documents on Scribd's self-publishing platform violate copyrights, so linking to them from Wikipedia would also violate the WP:COPYVIOEL guideline and the WP:COPYVIO policy. If a particular document hosted on the platform is in itself reliable, editors are advised to cite the source without linking to the Scribd entry.

Excerpt

Scribd Inc. (pronounced /ˈskrɪbd/) is an American media company that operates four primary platforms: Scribd, Everand, SlideShare, and Fable. Scribd is a digital document library that hosts over 240 million documents. Everand is a digital content subscription service offering a wide selection of ebooks, audiobooks, magazines, podcasts, and sheet music. SlideShare is an online platform featuring 25 million presentations uploaded by subject matter experts.

Discussions

Links

RSN

WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 33#Is Scribd.com a Reliable Source?

WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 151#Court documents hosted on Scribd

WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 184#Scribd.com

WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 206#Documents uploaded to ScribD

Recency

2016

Rfcs

No Rfcs for this source.

Notes

References

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Perennial sources
Source	Status (legend)	Discussions			Use
Source	Status (legend)	List	Last	Summary	Use
Scribd		1 2 3 4	2016	Scribd operates a self-publishing platform for documents and audiobooks. It is considered generally unreliable, especially for biographies of living persons. Anyone can upload any document they like and there is no assurance that it hasn't been manipulated. Many documents on Scribd's self-publishing platform violate copyrights, so linking to them from Wikipedia would also violate the WP:COPYVIOEL guideline and the WP:COPYVIO policy. If a particular document hosted on the platform is in itself reliable, editors are advised to cite the source without linking to the Scribd entry.	1