Wikipedia talk:Source assessment

Wikipedia:Drawing board. Fences&Windows 15:20, 4 December 2023 (UTC)

What does it mean for a source to be partially independent, partially reliable, or provide partially significant coverage of a topic? – MrPersonHumanGuy (talk) 19:14, 21 January 2026 (UTC)

I'd like to know that too, specifically how much a "partial count towards GNG" actually counts. NewAccount7295 (talk) 16:48, 22 February 2026 (UTC)

In the case of Battle for Dream Island, two "Yes" counts and one "Partial" count on the table were enough to convince pretty much everyone at a deletion review that the series is notable. Until the DRV was closed, I assumed that a non-biographical article needed at least 3 sources that certainly counted towards GNG if it were to have a chance of passing the AfD test, but it turns out that only 2 such sources are needed in most cases. – MrPersonHumanGuy (talk) 17:16, 13 March 2026 (UTC)

It's not a very satisfying answer, but "it depends." After all, yes and no are more clear-cut than maybe. I think it has to come down to the consensus of the people involved in the conversation; you're never going to get a clear rubric that says something like "two borderline reliable sources, three partially reliable sources, or four marginally reliable sources equals one reliable source." CoffeeCrumbs (talk) 10:48, 18 March 2026 (UTC)

Can you give any specific instances where this verbiage have been used? Athanelar (talk) 10:48, 15 March 2026 (UTC)

One of the possible values for the parameters of {{Source assess}} is partial (with several aliases), which produces a tilde and yellow background. OutsideNormality (talk) 18:02, 15 March 2026 (UTC)