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| title            = [[Lulu.com]]
| image            = [[File:Wikipedia-logo-v2-en.svg|100px|alt=logo]] ''(not part of original row)''
| label1           = other names
| data1            = Lulu Press
| 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.
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Due to persistent abuse, Lulu.com is on the [[WP:SPB|Wikipedia spam blacklist]], and links must be [[WT:WHITELIST|whitelisted]] before they can be used. Lulu.com is a [[print-on-demand]] publisher, which is a type of [[WP:SPS|self-published source]]. Books published through Lulu.com can be used if they are written by a [[WP:EXPERTSOURCE|subject-matter expert]]. Occasionally, a reputable publisher uses Lulu.com as a [[Printer (publishing)|printer]]; in this case, cite the original publisher instead of Lulu.com.

== 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 24#Lulu.com published books]]
* [[WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 51#Book published by Lulu.com]]
* [[WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 80#Lulu.com and Academic Associations]]
* [[WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 117#LuLu journals]]
* [[WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 138#Lulu-published sources]]
* [[WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 152#Books published through Lulu not being used as "sources" per se...]]
* [[WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 214#Blanket ban on all lulu.com sources?]]
* [[WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 250#Subgenres of the Beast]]
* [[WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 270#P. D. Stemp]]

* 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-b" id="Lulu.com"
| [[Lulu.com]] <small>(Lulu Press)</small> {{WP:RSPSHORTCUT|WP:LULU}}
| {{WP:RSPSTATUS|gu|b=y}}
| [[File:X-circle.svg|20px|alt=Spam blacklist request|link=WP:Administrators' noticeboard/Archive133#Getting paid to spam - other sites]]&nbsp;[[WP:Administrators' noticeboard/Archive133#Getting paid to spam - other sites|2008]]
| {{WP:RSPLAST|2019|stale=n}}
| Due to persistent abuse, Lulu.com is on the [[WP:SPB|Wikipedia spam blacklist]], and links must be [[WT:WHITELIST|whitelisted]] before they can be used. Lulu.com is a [[print-on-demand]] publisher, which is a type of [[WP:SPS|self-published source]]. Books published through Lulu.com can be used if they are written by a [[WP:EXPERTSOURCE|subject-matter expert]]. Occasionally, a reputable publisher uses Lulu.com as a [[Printer (publishing)|printer]]; in this case, cite the original publisher instead of Lulu.com.
| {{WP:RSPUSES|lulu.com}}
|}