Wikipedia:Historical archive/Policy/Notability/Notability changes
 | 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. |
Overview
This is a proposal to explicitly make "notability" a requirement for Wikipedia articles, and to explictly include "lack of notability" as a reason for deleting articles.
Proposal
Specifically, this proposal is to add text to the following pages:
A) to Wikipedia:What Wikipedia is not:
Wikipedia is not for articles about non-notable subjects Although there is debate about jut what makes a subject notable, there is a consensus that a subject must be in some way significant, important, or notable for it to be a proper subject of an encyclopedic article. Articles on completely trival subjects, even if accurate and verifiable, are not appropriate.
B) to Wikipedia:Deletion policy
Problem with page Solution Add this tag * Is about a non-notable subject (see WP:NOT) List on Wikipedia:Articles for deletion (WP:AFD) {{subst:afd}}
C) in Wikipedia:Notability
Replace It has been argued that lack of "notability" is not a criterion for deletion, because (among other things) this isn't specifically stated in the deletion policy; and since Wikipedia is not paper with (in theory) no size limits, there's no reason why wikipedia shouldn't include "everything" that fits in with our other criteria with Notability is generally deemed an inportant criterion for inclusion in Wikipedia (see WP:NOT), as it is one aspect of the requirement that an article be encyclopedic. Thus it complements our other citeria )