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| title            = [[Dotdash Meredith]]
| image            = [[File:Wikipedia-logo-v2-en.svg|100px|alt=logo]] ''(not part of original row)''
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| data1            = About.com, The Balance, Lifewire, The Spruce, ThoughtCo, TripSavvy, Verywell
| label2           = source type
| data2            = foobar ''(not part of original row)''
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| data3            = Fooland (state-funded media) ''(not part of original row)''
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Dotdash Meredith (formerly known as About.com) operates a network of websites. Editors find the quality of articles published by About.com to be inconsistent. Some editors recommend treating About.com articles as [[WP:SPS|self-published sources]], and only using articles published by established experts. About.com also previously served as a [[WP:MIRROR|Wikipedia mirror]]; using republished Wikipedia content is considered [[WP:CIRCULAR|circular sourcing]]. In 2017, the About.com website became defunct and some of its content was moved to Dotdash Meredith's current website brands.<ref>{{cite news|first1=Emily|last1=Dreyfuss|accessdate=December 29, 2018|title=RIP About.com|url=https://www.wired.com/2017/05/rip-com-look-tumultuous-life-web-legend/|newspaper=Wired|date=May 3, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180825163605/https://www.wired.com/2017/05/rip-com-look-tumultuous-life-web-legend/|archive-date=August 25, 2018|url-status=live|url-access=limited|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first1=Mike|last1=Shields|accessdate=December 29, 2018|title=About.com had become a web relic, so its owner blew it up – and now it's enjoying a surge in revenue|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/aboutcom-had-become-a-relic-of-the-web-so-its-owner-blew-it-up-now-its-enjoying-a-surge-in-revenue-2017-12|website=Business Insider|date=December 18, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180625171227/http://www.businessinsider.com/aboutcom-had-become-a-relic-of-the-web-so-its-owner-blew-it-up-now-its-enjoying-a-surge-in-revenue-2017-12|archive-date=June 25, 2018|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref> Due to persistent abuse, verywellfamily.com, verywellhealth.com, and verywellmind.com are on the [[WP:SPB|Wikipedia spam blacklist]], and links must be [[Wikipedia talk:WHITELIST|whitelisted]] before they can be used. ''See also: {{pslink|Investopedia}}.''

== Prior discussions ==
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<blockquote>''Please add links to other significant discussions.  When in doubt, read and rely on the discussions themselves, rather than the simple summary.''</blockquote>


* Simple summary of prior discussions: '''TBD'''

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==Notes==
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==References==
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== Original table row for comparison ==
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|- class="s-nc" id="Dotdash Meredith"
| <span id="Dotdash"></span> [[Dotdash Meredith]] <small>(About.com, The Balance, [[Lifewire]], The Spruce, ThoughtCo, TripSavvy, [[Verywell]])</small> {{WP:RSPSHORTCUT|WP:DOTDASHMEREDITH}}
| {{WP:RSPSTATUS|nc}}
| {{sbll|December 2018|verywellmind.com|2018}}
| {{WP:RSPLAST|2020}}
| Dotdash Meredith (formerly known as About.com) operates a network of websites. Editors find the quality of articles published by About.com to be inconsistent. Some editors recommend treating About.com articles as [[WP:SPS|self-published sources]], and only using articles published by established experts. About.com also previously served as a [[WP:MIRROR|Wikipedia mirror]]; using republished Wikipedia content is considered [[WP:CIRCULAR|circular sourcing]]. In 2017, the About.com website became defunct and some of its content was moved to Dotdash Meredith's current website brands.<ref>{{cite news|first1=Emily|last1=Dreyfuss|accessdate=December 29, 2018|title=RIP About.com|url=https://www.wired.com/2017/05/rip-com-look-tumultuous-life-web-legend/|newspaper=Wired|date=May 3, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180825163605/https://www.wired.com/2017/05/rip-com-look-tumultuous-life-web-legend/|archive-date=August 25, 2018|url-status=live|url-access=limited|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first1=Mike|last1=Shields|accessdate=December 29, 2018|title=About.com had become a web relic, so its owner blew it up – and now it's enjoying a surge in revenue|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/aboutcom-had-become-a-relic-of-the-web-so-its-owner-blew-it-up-now-its-enjoying-a-surge-in-revenue-2017-12|website=Business Insider|date=December 18, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180625171227/http://www.businessinsider.com/aboutcom-had-become-a-relic-of-the-web-so-its-owner-blew-it-up-now-its-enjoying-a-surge-in-revenue-2017-12|archive-date=June 25, 2018|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref> Due to persistent abuse, verywellfamily.com, verywellhealth.com, and verywellmind.com are on the [[WP:SPB|Wikipedia spam blacklist]], and links must be [[Wikipedia talk:WHITELIST|whitelisted]] before they can be used. ''See also: {{pslink|Investopedia}}.''
| {{WP:RSPUSES|about.com|thebalance.com|lifewire.com|thespruce.com|thoughtco.com|tripsavvy.com|verywell.com|verywellfamily.com|verywellhealth.com|verywellmind.com}}
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