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Frommer's Britain For Free uses parts of the lead and beliefs section of this article, apparently copied some time in 2009, without attribution Ultimate Truth, Book 1: Description of Scientologist beliefs is largely plagiarised from this article
That explains you repeatedly changing it from 388 to 387. I only have the online version, accessed through Wikipedia Library, and I'm not acquainted with any reasons why there might be differences between the online and print versions of the book. Each chapter has its own separate DOI number, and using a chapter-specific DOI in a citation makes it easier for Wikipedians (with access to Wikipedia Library) to verify content... which would be the online book. ▶ I am Grorp ◀ 22:49, 17 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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Text "These aspects have become the subject of popular ridicule." has no citation / source, I believe it should either be deleted or have "Citation Needed" tag added. Kurtalden (talk) 23:11, 2 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
The number is calculated on the fly by using page coding Template:Inflation, which for the US only goes to 2023. When the template coding is updated to 2024 or 2025, this page will automatically display the more recent calculations. ▶ I am Grorp ◀ 17:26, 4 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
level-5 vital article is rated C-class on Wikipedia's content assessment scale.
Not done: This is sourced in the article body, in the section about reception and pop culture. Cambial — foliar❧ 02:39, 3 September 2024 (UTC)