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| {{Misplaced Pages subcat guideline|notability criteria|People|]}} | {{Misplaced Pages subcat guideline|notability criteria|People|]}} | ||
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| It has been demonstrated that many Wikipedians find that these criteria are a fair test of whether a person has sufficient external notice to ensure that they can be covered from a ] based on verifiable information from ], without straying into ]. | |||
| Many Wikipedians are wholly averse to the use of Misplaced Pages for ], and ] is an official policy of long standing. Advertising is either ] to adhere to the ] or deleted. | |||
| ⚫ | Like any encyclopedia, Misplaced Pages includes biographies of important historical figures and people involved in current events. Even though ], there are some criteria which may be considered for inclusion. | ||
| ⚫ | Like any encyclopedia, Misplaced Pages includes biographies of important historical figures and people involved in current events. Even though ], there are some criteria which may be considered for inclusion. Failure to meet these criteria does not mean that a subject must not be included; meeting one or more does not mean that a subject must be included. | ||
| See also ], which attempts to be a generic, all inclusive definition of criteria for inclusion. Also read the ]. | |||
| == Criteria for people == | |||
| '''Important note''': Please see ] for policy on speedy deletion. The fact that an article doesn't meet guidelines on this page, does not necessarily mean it qualifies for speedy deletion, as a mere claim of notability (even if contested) may avoid deletion under ]. | |||
| ⚫ | # The person made a widely recognized contribution that is part of the enduring historical record in their specific field. | ||
| ⚫ | # Political figures holding international, national or statewide/provincewide office or members of a national, state or provincial legislature. (For candidates for office, see the ongoing discussion at ].) | ||
| ⚫ | # Major local political figures who receive (or received) significant press coverage. Just being an elected local official does not guarantee notability. | ||
| ⚫ | # Widely recognized entertainment personalities and opinion makers (ie - ]) | ||
| ⚫ | # Sportspeople/athletes/competitors who have played in a fully professional league, or a competition of equivalent standing in a non-league sport such as swimming, or at the highest level in mainly ] or other competitive activites that are themselves considered notable, including college sports in the United States. Articles about first team squad members who have not made a first team appearance may also be appropriate, but only if the individual is at a club of sufficient stature that most members of its squad are worthy of articles. Third party ] from a ] outside of publications by sponsors of the sport or activity should be provided to demonstrate that the subject is widely recognized as performing at the highest level. | ||
| ⚫ | # Notable actors and television personalities who have appeared in well-known films or television productions. Notability can be determined by: | ||
| ⚫ | #* Multiple features in popular culture publications such as ], ], ], ] or national newspapers | ||
| ⚫ | #* A large fan base, fan listing or "cult" following | ||
| ⚫ | #* An independent biography | ||
| ⚫ | #* Name recognition | ||
| ⚫ | #* Commercial endorsements | ||
| ⚫ | # Published authors, editors and photographers who received multiple independent reviews of or awards for their work | ||
| ⚫ | # Painters, sculptors, architects, engineers, and other professionals whose work is widely recognized (for better or worse) and who are likely to become a part of the enduring historical record of that field | ||
| ⚫ | # Persons achieving renown or notoriety for their involvement in newsworthy events | ||
| ⚫ | # The person has been the primary subject of multiple non-trivial published works whose source is independent of the person. (Multiple similar stories describing a single day's news event only count as one coverage.) | ||
| ⚫ | # For musicians, see ]. | ||
| == Verifying criteria == | |||
| People who satisfy at least one of the items below may merit their own Misplaced Pages articles, as there is likely to be a good deal of verifiable information available about them and a good deal of public interest in them. '''This is not intended to be an exclusionary list; just because someone doesn't fall into one of these categories doesn't mean an article on the person should automatically be deleted.''' | |||
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| == Alternative tests == | |||
| Other tests for inclusion that have been proposed (but haven't necessarily received consensus support) include: | |||
| * '']'' -- If the individual is more well known and more published than an average college professor (based on the U.S. practice of calling all full-time academics professors), they can and should be included. (''For a discussion, see: ].'') | |||
| * '']'' -- Can all information in the article be independently verified now? (some say) 10 years from now? | |||
| * ''Expandability'' -- Will the article ever be more than a ]? Could the ] be written on this subject? | |||
| *''100 year test (future speculation)'' -- In 100 years time will anyone without a direct connection to the individual find the article useful? | |||
| *''100 year test (past speculation)'' -- If we had comparable verifiable information on a person from 100 years ago, would anyone without a direct connection to the individual find the article useful today? | |||
| * '']'' -- Has this been written by the subject or someone closely involved with the subject? | |||
| * '']'' -- Does the subject get lots of distinguishable hits on or another well known search mechanism? | |||
| * '']'' -- advice for creating biographies of fictional characters. | |||
| * '']'' -- Proposed specific criteria for adult movie performers. | |||
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| ⚫ | For a few specific instances, see ]. | ||
| == If the article doesn't pass the test == | |||
| If the article doesn't make any claim of notability, you can add the {{tl|nn-warn|}} notice to the talk page of the article's creator. This lets the user know that failure to include such a claim may result in speedy deletion. Often, the author is able to add a claim, but didn't know one was required. | If the article doesn't make any claim of notability, you can add the {{tl|nn-warn|}} notice to the talk page of the article's creator. This lets the user know that failure to include such a claim may result in speedy deletion. Often, the author is able to add a claim, but didn't know one was required. | ||
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| If the author fails to present any claim, you can add the {{tl|db-bio}} tag. For a claim nobody would consider worthy use {{tl|prod}}. For a claim you feel is insufficient, but others may accept, use {{tl|AFD}}. | If the author fails to present any claim, you can add the {{tl|db-bio}} tag. For a claim nobody would consider worthy use {{tl|prod}}. For a claim you feel is insufficient, but others may accept, use {{tl|AFD}}. | ||
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| ⚫ | * For a few specific instances, see ]. | ||
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It has been demonstrated that many Wikipedians find that these criteria are a fair test of whether a person has sufficient external notice to ensure that they can be covered from a neutral point of view based on verifiable information from reliable sources, without straying into original research.
Many Wikipedians are wholly averse to the use of Misplaced Pages for advertising, and Misplaced Pages articles are not advertisements is an official policy of long standing. Advertising is either cleaned up to adhere to the neutral point of view or deleted.
Like any encyclopedia, Misplaced Pages includes biographies of important historical figures and people involved in current events. Even though wiki is not paper, there are some criteria which may be considered for inclusion. Failure to meet these criteria does not mean that a subject must not be included; meeting one or more does not mean that a subject must be included.
Criteria for people
- The person made a widely recognized contribution that is part of the enduring historical record in their specific field.
- Political figures holding international, national or statewide/provincewide office or members of a national, state or provincial legislature. (For candidates for office, see the ongoing discussion at Misplaced Pages:Candidates and elections.)
- Major local political figures who receive (or received) significant press coverage. Just being an elected local official does not guarantee notability.
- Widely recognized entertainment personalities and opinion makers (ie - Hollywood Walk of Fame)
- Sportspeople/athletes/competitors who have played in a fully professional league, or a competition of equivalent standing in a non-league sport such as swimming, or at the highest level in mainly amateur sports or other competitive activites that are themselves considered notable, including college sports in the United States. Articles about first team squad members who have not made a first team appearance may also be appropriate, but only if the individual is at a club of sufficient stature that most members of its squad are worthy of articles. Third party verification from a reliable source outside of publications by sponsors of the sport or activity should be provided to demonstrate that the subject is widely recognized as performing at the highest level.
- Notable actors and television personalities who have appeared in well-known films or television productions. Notability can be determined by:
- Published authors, editors and photographers who received multiple independent reviews of or awards for their work
- Painters, sculptors, architects, engineers, and other professionals whose work is widely recognized (for better or worse) and who are likely to become a part of the enduring historical record of that field
- Persons achieving renown or notoriety for their involvement in newsworthy events
- The person has been the primary subject of multiple non-trivial published works whose source is independent of the person. (Multiple similar stories describing a single day's news event only count as one coverage.)
- For musicians, see WikiProject Music's Notability and Music Guidelines.
Verifying criteria
If the article doesn't make any claim of notability, you can add the {{nn-warn}} notice to the talk page of the article's creator. This lets the user know that failure to include such a claim may result in speedy deletion. Often, the author is able to add a claim, but didn't know one was required.
If there is a claim, but you feel it doesn't meet the requirements here, you may wish to explain your position to the user, before nominating it for deletion, in case they may be able to improve it (or they may need to add verification for the claim).
Generally, a personal and specific message, about your concerns about the article, on the article's talk page and/or author's talk page, is more helpful than a generic template message.
If the author fails to present any claim, you can add the {{db-bio}} tag. For a claim nobody would consider worthy use {{prod}}. For a claim you feel is insufficient, but others may accept, use {{AFD}}.
See also
- Misplaced Pages:Importance
- Misplaced Pages:Biographies of living persons
- Misplaced Pages:Criteria for speedy deletion
- Misplaced Pages:WikiProject Biography
- Misplaced Pages:Manual of Style (biographies)
- For a few specific instances, see Misplaced Pages:Criteria for inclusion of biographies/cases.