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| title            = [[Scribd]]
| 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.
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Scribd operates a self-publishing platform for documents and audiobooks. It is considered generally unreliable, especially for [[WP:BLPSPS|biographies of living persons]]. Anyone can upload any document they like and there is no assurance that it hasn't been manipulated. Many documents on Scribd's self-publishing platform violate copyrights, so linking to them from Wikipedia would also violate the [[WP:COPYVIOEL]] guideline and the [[WP:COPYVIO]] policy. If a particular document hosted on the platform is in itself reliable, editors are advised to cite the source without linking to the Scribd entry.

== 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 33#Is Scribd.com a Reliable Source?]]
* [[WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 151#Court documents hosted on Scribd]]
* [[WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 184#Scribd.com]]
* [[WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 206#Documents uploaded to ScribD]]

* 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="Scribd"
| data-sort-value="Scribd" | [[Scribd]]
| {{WP:RSPSTATUS|gu}}
| [[WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 33#Is Scribd.com a Reliable Source?|1]] [[WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 151#Court documents hosted on Scribd|2]] [[WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 184#Scribd.com|3]] [[WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 206#Documents uploaded to ScribD|4]]
| {{WP:RSPLAST|2016|stale=n}}
| Scribd operates a self-publishing platform for documents and audiobooks. It is considered generally unreliable, especially for [[WP:BLPSPS|biographies of living persons]]. Anyone can upload any document they like and there is no assurance that it hasn't been manipulated. Many documents on Scribd's self-publishing platform violate copyrights, so linking to them from Wikipedia would also violate the [[WP:COPYVIOEL]] guideline and the [[WP:COPYVIO]] policy. If a particular document hosted on the platform is in itself reliable, editors are advised to cite the source without linking to the Scribd entry.
| {{WP:RSPUSES|scribd.com}}
|}