Ĭommentators have stressed the novelty of the notability criterion, which makes Wikipedia the first encyclopedia to openly discuss criteria for inclusion: "For the first time in history, a broad open discussion about 'encyclopedia notability' has been started that has already given rise to intensive debates and detailed – while still unfinished and unofficial – lists of possible criteria." Controversies This trend is reflected in the development and increasing complexity of the notability guidelines, with various special notability guidelines being proposed for specific topic areas, including notability criteria for porn stars. "A correlate to this notability criterion, crucial to the identity of the site, is the prohibition on original research, including the synthesis of previously published material." Rules Īs the Wikipedia community has grown, its rules have in turn become more complex, a trend known as instruction creep. References to blogs, personal websites and MySpace don't count – we need reliable sources." Ĭontent not based upon reliable sources may be deemed original research, which is prohibited on Wikipedia.
"Gather references both to use as source(s) of your information and also to demonstrate notability of your article's subject matter.
Verifiability - the ability for the reader to confirm that content corresponds to the cited source - is the standard. The foundation of this theory is that credible sources "exercise some form of editorial control." Reliable sources generally include mainstream news media and major academic journals, and exclude self-published sources, particularly when self-published on the internet. Notability is demonstrated using reliable sources according to the corresponding Wikipedia guideline. In response to growing concerns in 2006 about issues specifically affecting biographies of living persons, Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales introduced a notability criterion via the core policy of " What Wikipedia Is Not." Wales commented that "I added Wikipedia is not a newspaper and especially not a tabloid newspaper and that we… attempt to make some sort of judgment about the long term historical notability of something…" The criterion was subsequently refined into this Notability guideline Wales was unsure if the policy changes would be accepted, but within weeks the policy had been "refined, copyedited, and extended to include heuristics for determining long-term notability." Criteria Sourcing The language of the criterion was modified and adapted to produce notability guidance in specific subject areas, before being introduced into the proposed notability guideline in September 2006.
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