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| File:Blue check.png | This page documents an English Porn Base Central notability guideline. It is a generally accepted standard that editors should attempt to follow, though it is best treated with common sense, and occasional exceptions may apply. Any substantive edit to this page should reflect consensus. When in doubt, discuss first on the talk page. |
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 | This page in a nutshell: PBC articles cover notable topics—those that have gained sufficiently significant attention by the world at large and over a period of time, and are not outside the scope of PBC. We consider evidence from reliable and independent sources to gauge this attention. The notability guideline does not determine the content of articles, but only whether the topic should have its own article. |
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On Porn Base Central, notability is a test used by editors to decide whether a given topic warrants its own article.
Information on PBC must be verifiable; if no reliable, independent sources can be found on a topic, then it should not have a separate article. PBC's concept of notability applies this basic standard to avoid indiscriminate inclusion of topics. Article and list topics must be notable, or "worthy of notice". Determining notability does not necessarily depend on things such as fame, importance, or popularity—although those may enhance the acceptability of a subject that meets the guidelines explained below.
A topic is presumed to merit an article if:
- It meets either the general notability guideline below, or the criteria outlined in a subject-specific guideline listed in the box on the right; and
- It is not excluded under the What PBC is not policy.
This is not a guarantee that a topic will necessarily be handled as a separate, stand-alone page. Editors may use their discretion to merge or group two or more related topics into a single article. These guidelines only outline how suitable a topic is for its own article or list. They do not limit the content of an article or list, though notability is commonly used as an inclusion criterion for lists. For PBC's policies regarding content, see Neutral point of view, Verifiability, No original research, What PBC is not, and Biographies of living persons.