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=Consolidated notability guideline= | |||
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On Misplaced Pages, ] is a test used by editors to decide whether a given topic warrants its own article. Topics on Misplaced Pages are those that are "worthy of notice"<ref name=Encarta>{{cite encyclopedia |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110528053924/http://encarta.msn.com/dictionary_1861683928/notable.html |url=http://encarta.msn.com/dictionary_1861683928/notable.html |title=Notable |encyclopedia=Encarta |archive-date=May 28, 2011 |access-date= December 13, 2018}}</ref> or "note"<ref name=Heritage>{{cite encyclopedia |url=https://www.ahdictionary.com/word/search.html?q=notable |title=Notable |encyclopedia=American Heritage Dictionary |access-date= January 17, 2015}}</ref>—that is, "remarkable"<ref name=Heritage/> or "significant, interesting, or unusual enough to deserve attention or to be recorded"<ref name=Encarta/> as evidenced by the coverage that the topic has gotten elsewhere. "Notable" in the sense of being famous or popular—although not irrelevant—is secondary. | |||
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In order for a topic to be considered notable and warrant an article, the key information about it must come from sources which must display these key characteristics: | |||
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* ''']''' - must be intellectually, financially, and legally independent of the topic it is covering so that there is likely no ] | |||
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* ''']''' - must be reliable for the information it provides and have some mechanism by which corrections are made so as to avoid inaccuracy | |||
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* ''']''' - must be both published and accessible to at least some people so that the content can be verified | |||
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* ''']''' - must be an analysis, evaluation, interpretation, or synthesis of the facts, evidence, concepts, and ideas that come from primary sources | |||
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In short, if no ], ], ], ] can be found on a topic, Misplaced Pages should not have an article on it. | |||
==Notes== | |||
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