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== Summary ==
Most articles on Forbes.com are written by non-staff authors, mainly by ''Forbes'' [[Contributor network|"Contributors"]], "Senior Contributors" or "Brand Contributors", has minimal editorial oversight, and such articles are considered generally unreliable. Other varieties of non-staff authored articles include those created by "Subscribers", "Forbes Councils" and "Forbes Advisors". There is consensus that non-staff authored articles should be treated as [[WP:SPS|self-published sources]]. They should never be used for [[WP:THIRDPARTY|third-party claims]] about [[WP:BLPSPS|living persons]]. Non-staff authored articles may occasionally be considered reliable if they qualify for the subject-matter expert exemption for self-published sources. Check the [[byline]] to determine whether an article is written by a "[[#Forbes|Forbes Staff]]" member, "Contributor", "Senior Contributor", "Brand Contributor" or something else. In addition, check underneath the byline to see whether it was published in a print issue of ''Forbes''. You must ascertain through archived versions of the article that the contributor was staff at the time of the publication, as the latest byline reflects the current role of the writer. ''See also: {{pslink|Forbes}}.''
== Excerpt ==
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== Discussions ==
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=== Links ===
=== Recency ===
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=== Rfcs ===
# 2021 [[Wikipedia:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 337#RFC Forbes Advisor|Rfc]]
# 2026 [[Wikipedia:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive #|Rfc]]
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| {{rsnl|337|RFC Forbes Advisor|2021|rfc=y}}
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| Most articles on Forbes.com are written by non-staff authors, mainly by ''Forbes'' [[Contributor network|"Contributors"]], "Senior Contributors" or "Brand Contributors", has minimal editorial oversight, and such articles are considered generally unreliable. Other varieties of non-staff authored articles include those created by "Subscribers", "Forbes Councils" and "Forbes Advisors". There is consensus that non-staff authored articles should be treated as [[WP:SPS|self-published sources]]. They should never be used for [[WP:THIRDPARTY|third-party claims]] about [[WP:BLPSPS|living persons]]. Non-staff authored articles may occasionally be considered reliable if they qualify for the subject-matter expert exemption for self-published sources. Check the [[byline]] to determine whether an article is written by a "[[#Forbes|Forbes Staff]]" member, "Contributor", "Senior Contributor", "Brand Contributor" or something else. In addition, check underneath the byline to see whether it was published in a print issue of ''Forbes''. You must ascertain through archived versions of the article that the contributor was staff at the time of the publication, as the latest byline reflects the current role of the writer. ''See also: {{pslink|Forbes}}.''
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