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{{Infobox
| title            = [[Flickr]]
| image            = [[File:Wikipedia-logo-v2-en.svg|100px|alt=logo]] ''(not part of original row)''
| label2           = source type
| data2            = foobar ''(not part of original row)''
| label3           = publisher
| data3            = Fooland (state-funded media) ''(not part of original row)''
| label5           = website
| data5            = 
| label6           = classification
| data6            = [[File:Argentina - NO symbol.svg|20px|Generally unreliable|link=]] Generally unreliable: Editors show consensus that the source is [[WP:QUESTIONABLE|questionable]] in most cases.
}}

Most photos on Flickr are anonymous, [[WP:SPS|self-published]], and unverifiable, and should not be used at all for verifying information in articles (although properly-licensed photos from Flickr ''can'' be used to ''illustrate'' articles). Content uploaded from a verified official account, such as that of a news organization, may be treated as originating from the uploader and therefore inheriting their level of reliability. Note that one ''cannot'' make interpretations from Flickr photos, even from verified sources, because that is [[WP:OR|original research]].

== 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>

* [[WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 95#Is Flickr a reliable source as to photo contents]]
* [[WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 149#flickr and "travel-around-japan.com" as reliable sources]]
* [[WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 322#Flickr as a reliable source]]

* 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-gu" id="Flickr"
| [[Flickr]] {{WP:RSPSHORTCUT|WP:RSPFLICKR}}
| {{WP:RSPSTATUS|gu}}
| [[WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 95#Is Flickr a reliable source as to photo contents|1]] [[WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 149#flickr and "travel-around-japan.com" as reliable sources|2]] [[WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 322#Flickr as a reliable source|3]]
| {{WP:RSPLAST|2020|stale=n}}
| Most photos on Flickr are anonymous, [[WP:SPS|self-published]], and unverifiable, and should not be used at all for verifying information in articles (although properly-licensed photos from Flickr ''can'' be used to ''illustrate'' articles). Content uploaded from a verified official account, such as that of a news organization, may be treated as originating from the uploader and therefore inheriting their level of reliability. Note that one ''cannot'' make interpretations from Flickr photos, even from verified sources, because that is [[WP:OR|original research]].
| {{WP:RSPUSES|flickr.com}}
|}