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Based on several sections in the policy on [[WP:NOT|What Wikipedia is not]], it is generally agreed that topics in most areas must exceed a certain threshhold of notability in order to have an article in Wikipedia. |
Based on several sections in the policy on [[WP:NOT|What Wikipedia is not]], it is generally agreed that topics in most areas must exceed a certain threshhold of notability in order to have an article in Wikipedia. |
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Several guidelines (see table on the right) have been created, or are under discussion, to define more precisely what these thresholds should be. |
Several guidelines (see table on the right) have been created, or are under discussion, to define more precisely what these thresholds should be. They generally assert that a minimum standard for any given topic is that it has been the subject of multiple non-trivial published works, where the source is [[WP:INDY|independent]] of the topic itself. |
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Articles on non-notable subjects are frequently nominated for [[WP:PROD|Proposed Deletion]] and [[WP:AFD|Articles for Deletion]], and are frequently deleted via those processes, as can be seen through [[WP:AFDP|precedents]]. |
Articles on non-notable subjects are frequently nominated for [[WP:PROD|Proposed Deletion]] and [[WP:AFD|Articles for Deletion]], and are frequently deleted via those processes, as can be seen through [[WP:AFDP|precedents]]. |
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Revision as of 21:08, 10 September 2006
 | The following is a proposed Wikipedia policy, guideline, or process. The proposal may still be in development, under discussion, or in the process of gathering consensus for adoption. |
- If you are expecting to read the essay on evaluating notability, it has been moved to Wikipedia:Notability/Arguments.
Based on several sections in the policy on What Wikipedia is not, it is generally agreed that topics in most areas must exceed a certain threshhold of notability in order to have an article in Wikipedia.
Several guidelines (see table on the right) have been created, or are under discussion, to define more precisely what these thresholds should be. They generally assert that a minimum standard for any given topic is that it has been the subject of multiple non-trivial published works, where the source is independent of the topic itself.
Articles on non-notable subjects are frequently nominated for Proposed Deletion and Articles for Deletion, and are frequently deleted via those processes, as can be seen through precedents.
See also
This page documents the status quo. There are (and have been) several proposals to modify the status quo, such as:
- Wikipedia:Notability proposal, a failed proposal.
- Wikipedia:Non-notability, an active proposal to change current practice.