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| =Consolidated notability guideline= | |||
| 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. | |||
| In order for a topic to be considered notable, the key information about it must come from sources which must display these key characteristics: | |||
| * ''']''' - must be intellectually, financially, and legally independent of the topic it is covering so that there is likely no ] | |||
| * ''']''' - must be reliable for the information it provides and have some mechanism by which corrections are made so as to avoid inaccuracy | |||
| * ''']''' - must be both published and accessible to at least some people so that the content can be verified | |||
| * ''']''' - must be an analysis, evaluation, interpretation, or synthesis of the facts, evidence, concepts, and ideas that come from primary sources | |||
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Consolidated notability guideline
On Misplaced Pages, notability 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" or "note"—that is, "remarkable" or "significant, interesting, or unusual enough to deserve attention or to be recorded" 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.
In order for a topic to be considered notable, the key information about it must come from sources which must display these key characteristics:
- Independent - must be intellectually, financially, and legally independent of the topic it is covering so that there is likely no conflict of interest
- Reliable - must be reliable for the information it provides and have some mechanism by which corrections are made so as to avoid inaccuracy
- Published - must be both published and accessible to at least some people so that the content can be verified
- Secondary - must be an analysis, evaluation, interpretation, or synthesis of the facts, evidence, concepts, and ideas that come from primary sources
- ^ "Notable". Encarta. Archived from the original on May 28, 2011. Retrieved December 13, 2018.
- ^ "Notable". American Heritage Dictionary. Retrieved January 17, 2015.