BLp
Biographies of Living Persons (BLP) is a policy used on Wikipedia to govern articles about living individuals. It seeks to prevent defamation, protect privacy, and ensure accuracy by requiring high-quality sourcing and cautious wording. The policy covers all content relating to a living person, including article text, infobox fields, images, and references, and applies to both public figures and private individuals who are alive.
Key requirements include: information must be verifiable in reliable, secondary sources; editors should not include original
Sourcing and wording emphasize that sentences about living persons should be directly supported by sources; avoid
Privacy and safety address the need to avoid publishing private contact information or other highly sensitive
Enforcement mechanisms include warnings, revisions, page protections, or deletion of material in cases of violations. Editors