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		Coincoin on June 16, 2015 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The Yuri Gadyukin Wikipedia Hoax (2013) This raises the question, could Wikipedia reference itself in the past when it's an historical article about itself?

Lerc on June 16, 2015 [–]

I would guess not, That would constitute original research or perhaps a primary source.

Rather than reference itself it would prefer to refer to sources that refer back to Wikipedia.

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