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{{Infobox source reliability
 | type			= website
 | shortcut		= WP:RSDISCOGS
 | status		= gu
 | last			= 2024
 | domain1		= discogs.com

 | rfc			= [[Wikipedia:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 259#RfC: Rateyourmusic, Discogs, and Last.fm|Rfc]]
 | rfcdate		= 2019

}}

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== Summary ==
The content on Discogs is [[WP:UGC|user-generated]], and is therefore generally unreliable. There was consensus against deprecating Discogs in a 2019 RfC, as editors noted that, although it should not be cited, [[WP:EL|external links]] to the site may be appropriate.

== Excerpt ==
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== Discussions ==
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=== Links ===

==== RSN ====
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* [[WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 48#Discogs]]

* [[WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 171#www.discogs.com]]

* [[WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 201#Discogs]]

* [[WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 247#Discogs]]

* [[WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 271#Musician Discographies from Allmusic and/or Discogs]]

* [[WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 361#Discogs -- material backed by photos (typically discographies, track listings, and some credits)]]

* [[WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 458#Deprecation of Discogs]]

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=== Recency ===
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=== Rfcs ===
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# 2019 [[Wikipedia:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 259#RfC: Rateyourmusic, Discogs, and Last.fm|Rfc]]

# 2024 [[Wikipedia:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 456#RfC: using photos of record labels from Discogs?|Rfc]]

==Notes==
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==References==
<references />

== Original table row for comparison ==
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|- class="s-gu" id="Discogs"
| <span id="Discogs"></span> [[Discogs]] {{WP:RSPSHORTCUT|WP:DISCOGS}} {{WP:RSPSHORTCUT|WP:RSDISCOGS}}
| {{WP:RSPSTATUS|gu}}
| {{rsnl|259|RfC: Rateyourmusic, Discogs, and Last.fm|2019|rfc=y}} {{rsnl|456|RfC: using photos of record labels from Discogs?|2024|rfc=y}}
| {{WP:RSPLAST|2024|stale=n}}
| The content on Discogs is [[WP:UGC|user-generated]], and is therefore generally unreliable. There was consensus against deprecating Discogs in a 2019 RfC, as editors noted that, although it should not be cited, [[WP:EL|external links]] to the site may be appropriate.
| {{WP:RSPUSES|discogs.com}}
|}