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 | status		= gu
 | last			= 2010
 | domain1		= answers.com

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== Summary ==
Answers.com (previously known as WikiAnswers) is a [[Q&A site]] that incorporates [[WP:UGC|user-generated content]]. In the past, Answers.com republished excerpts and summaries of [[WP:TERTIARY|tertiary sources]], including [[D&B Hoovers]], [[Gale (publisher)|Gale]], and [[HighBeam Research]]. Citations of republished content on Answers.com should point to the original source, with a note that the source was accessed "via Answers.com". Answers.com also previously served as a [[WP:MIRROR|Wikipedia mirror]]; using republished Wikipedia content is considered [[WP:CIRCULAR|circular sourcing]].

== Excerpt ==
{{hatnote|Excerpt from the lead of [[Answers.com]]:}}
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== Discussions ==
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=== Links ===

==== RSN ====
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* [[WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 10#Encyclopedias in Answers.com]]

* [[WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 22#Encyclopedia content hosted on Answers.com and Highbeam (encyclopedia.com)]]

* [[WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 23#This Answers.com article]]

* [[WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 80#Company histories on answers.com]]

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=== Recency ===
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=== Rfcs ===
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==Notes==
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==References==
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|- class="s-gu" id="Answers.com"
| [[Answers.com]] <small>(WikiAnswers)</small>
| {{WP:RSPSTATUS|gu}}
| [[WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 10#Encyclopedias in Answers.com|1]] [[WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 22#Encyclopedia content hosted on Answers.com and Highbeam (encyclopedia.com)|2]] [[WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 23#This Answers.com article|3]] [[WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 80#Company histories on answers.com|4]]
| {{WP:RSPLAST|2010|stale=n}}
| Answers.com (previously known as WikiAnswers) is a [[Q&A site]] that incorporates [[WP:UGC|user-generated content]]. In the past, Answers.com republished excerpts and summaries of [[WP:TERTIARY|tertiary sources]], including [[D&B Hoovers]], [[Gale (publisher)|Gale]], and [[HighBeam Research]]. Citations of republished content on Answers.com should point to the original source, with a note that the source was accessed "via Answers.com". Answers.com also previously served as a [[WP:MIRROR|Wikipedia mirror]]; using republished Wikipedia content is considered [[WP:CIRCULAR|circular sourcing]].
| {{WP:RSPUSES|answers.com}}
|}