Editing Template:Original research

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'''Original research by RetroTechCollection.'''{{#if:{{{1|}}}| {{{1}}}|}} This section records work carried out and measurements taken by this wiki's contributors rather than information drawn from a published source. It is offered as first-hand documentation — no external citation exists because the work is the source. Corrections and independent confirmation are welcome.
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Marks a section as this wiki's own first-hand work — bench measurements, teardowns, decoded error codes, 3D-printed replacement parts and similar — where no external citation exists ''because the wiki is the primary source''.

Use it so that genuinely original work is not mistaken for uncited prose during a verification pass.

Usage:
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 <nowiki>{{Original research|Measured across eleven machines between 2024 and 2026.}}</nowiki>

'''Do not use this to excuse a claim you simply could not source.''' If a fact came from somewhere else, cite it; if it cannot be verified, remove it.
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