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{{WP:RSPIntro|Atlas Obscura}}
This source has separate reliability assessments by time period or topic; each is presented in its own section below.
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== "places" articles ==
{{Infobox source reliability
| type = website
| title = [[Atlas Obscura]] ("places" articles)
| shortcut = WP:AOPLACES
| status = gu
| last = 2023
| domain1 = atlasobscura.com/places
}}
=== 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 [[Wikipedia:CIRCULAR|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 ===
{{WP:RSPLinks}}
==== RSN ====
* [[WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 313#Atlas Obscura]]
* [[WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 399#Atlas Obscura]]
* [[WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 412#Atlas Obscura's staff-written articles]]
* [[WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 415#List Atlas Obscura in perennial sources?]]
=== Recency ===
{{WP:RSPLAST/sandbox|2023|table=no}}
=== Rfcs ===
''No Rfcs for this assessment.''
== "articles" articles ==
{{Infobox source reliability
| type = website
| title = [[Atlas Obscura]] ("articles" articles)
| shortcut =
| status = gr
| last = 2023
| domain1 = atlasobscura.com/articles
}}
=== 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 ===
{{WP:RSPLinks}}
==== RSN ====
* [[WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 313#Atlas Obscura]]
* [[WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 399#Atlas Obscura]]
* [[WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 412#Atlas Obscura's staff-written articles]]
* [[WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 415#List Atlas Obscura in perennial sources?]]
=== Recency ===
{{WP:RSPLAST/sandbox|2023|table=no}}
=== Rfcs ===
''No Rfcs for this assessment.''
== Excerpt ==
{{hatnote|Excerpt from the lead of [[Atlas Obscura]]:}}
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==Notes==
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==References==
== Original table rows for comparison ==
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|- class="s-gu" id="Atlas Obscura places"
| [[Atlas Obscura]] ("places" articles) {{WP:RSPSHORTCUT|WP:AOPLACES}}
| {{WP:RSPSTATUS|gu}}
| [[WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 313#Atlas Obscura|1]] [[WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 399#Atlas Obscura|2]] [[WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 412#Atlas Obscura's staff-written articles|3]] [[WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 415#List Atlas Obscura in perennial sources?|4]]
| {{WP:RSPLAST|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 [[Wikipedia:CIRCULAR|cite Wikipedia]] as a source of their information or otherwise lack clear or reliable sourcing. These articles should generally not be referenced on Wikipedia.
| {{WP:RSPUSES|atlasobscura.com/places}}
|- class="s-gr" id="Atlas Obscura articles"
| [[Atlas Obscura]] ("articles" articles)
| {{WP:RSPSTATUS|gr}}
| [[WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 313#Atlas Obscura|1]] [[WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 399#Atlas Obscura|2]] [[WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 412#Atlas Obscura's staff-written articles|3]] [[WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 415#List Atlas Obscura in perennial sources?|4]]
| {{WP:RSPLAST|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]])
| {{WP:RSPUSES|atlasobscura.com/articles}}
|}