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Does the subject meet policies and guidelines for inclusion?

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There is a large group of volunteers that monitors new pages added to Wikipedia; pages that aren't encyclopedic enough may be "speedily deleted". If you don't want that to happen to your new article, follow this wizard carefully - and write good encyclopedic content.

Even if your proposed subject isn't covered already, not everything is suitable for this encyclopedia. The Wikipedia community has three interrelating core content policies you are recommended to read in this regard, and a fourth policy providing a listing of various things Wikipedia is not for:

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Additionally, Wikipedia has established a series of guidelines, under the heading "notability", providing guidance on what topics are and what are not suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia. In esssence, the notability guidelines asks whether the wider world has recognized a topic by publishing substantive material about it such that it is "notable". (This is covered in more detail at the next step of this wizard.) Do not submit articles that are about:

you, someone you know, or your company. (Why?)
a local band, unless it has significant recognition.
a word in the dictionary (these can be submitted to our sister dictionary project, Wiktionary) unless you can write an encyclopedic article about the word.
personal vendettas or campaigns.

They will likely be deleted.

What is your proposed article about?

To continue, click on one of the options below: I'm writing about a COMPANY

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I'm writing an article about something else

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-However, even if your proposed subject isn't covered already, '''''not everything is suitable for this encyclopedia'''''.  The Wikipedia community has established a series of guidelines, under the heading "notability", of what is and what is not suitable for Wikipedia.  (This is covered in more detail at the next step of this wizard.)
+Even if your proposed subject isn't covered already, '''''not everything is suitable for this [[WP:ENC|encyclopedia]]'''''.  The Wikipedia community has three interrelating core content policies you are recommended to read in this regard, and a fourth policy providing a listing of various things Wikipedia is not for:<p>
+<small>(Hover your cursor over the links below for nutshell explanations)</small>
+*[[Wikipedia:Verifiability|{{tooltip|Wikipedia:Verifiability|The threshold for inclusion in Wikipedia is verifiability, not truth—that is, whether readers are able to check that material added to Wikipedia has already been published by a reliable source. Material challenged or likely to be challenged, and all quotations, must be attributed to a reliable, published source.}}]]
+*[[Wikipedia:No original research|{{tooltip|Wikipedia:No original research|Wikipedia does not publish original thought: all material in Wikipedia must be attributable to a reliable, published source. Articles may not contain any new analysis or synthesis of published material that serves to advance a position not clearly advanced by the sources.}}]]
+*[[Wikipedia:Neutral point of view|{{tooltip|Wikipedia:Neutral point of view|Articles must be written from a neutral point of view, representing all significant views fairly, proportionately, and without bias. Assert facts, including facts about opinions—but do not assert the opinions themselves.}}]]
+*[[Wikipedia:What Wikipedia is not|{{tooltip|Wikipedia:What Wikipedia is not|A page giving instructive guidance on various things Wikipedia is not for, which is very useful for a better understanding of what Wikipedia is for.}}]]
+Additionally, Wikipedia has established a series of guidelines, under the heading "notability", providing guidance on what topics are and what are not suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia. In esssence, the notability guidelines asks whether the wider world has recognized a topic by publishing substantive material about it such that it is "notable". (This is covered in more detail at the next step of this wizard.)
 Do not submit articles that are about: