History of This Phrase On The English Wikipedia
This phrase was originally added to Wikipedia:No original research as a summary of the Verifiability policy in March 2005. It was coined during a months-long discussion of a draft to improve the policy on original research. The phrase with its explanation was moved to the Verifiability policy in August 2005, and the phrase remained in both policies until July 2012. It still remains in WP:V, but in a footnote.
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