Help:FAQ/Managing Data Quality

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How do I remove a message from "Questionable information"?

When the data is correct

I've already checked the data and found it to be correct. How do I stop the "To check" message from being displayed?

First, make sure the page(s) cite sources to support the data.

The easiest way to suppress the message is to find it on the Data Quality Issues list and select the Verified button. Enter comments (such as "see birth records of both mother and child") and select OK.

Alternately, add the appropriate Data Quality template manually.

When I don't know how to fix the data

I've looked at the data but don't know how to fix it. Can I stop the "To fix" message from being displayed?

No, you can't stop the message from being displayed, but you can leave a record of the fact that you couldn't resolve it.

The easiest way to do this is to find the message on the Data Quality Issues list and select the Defer button. Enter comments (such as "requires a source I don't have access to") and select OK.

Alternately, add the DeferredIssues template manually.

When you come back to this page, before reviewing questionable information again, take a look at the talk page, which will let you know that you already reviewed the issues on this page.

Why don't "Questionable information" messages show up when I look at the history of a page?

The logic to determine issues as of a point in time in the past is complicated and it was deemed unnecessary to put the effort into making this work.