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This is not a guarantee that a topic will necessarily be handled as a separate, stand-alone page. Editors may use their discretion to [[PBC:Merging|merge]] or group two or more related topics into a single article. These guidelines only outline how suitable a {{em|topic}} is for {{em|its own article or list}}. They {{em|do not}} limit the {{em|content}} of an article or list, though notability is commonly used as an inclusion criterion for lists. For PBC's policies regarding content, ''see'' [[PBC:Neutral point of view|Neutral point of view]], [[PBC:Verifiability|Verifiability]], [[PBC:No original research|No original research]], [[PBC:What PBC is not|What PBC is not]], and [[PBC:Biographies of living persons|Biographies of living persons]].
== General notability guideline ==
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If a topic has received {{strong|significant coverage}} in {{strong|[[PBC:reliable sources|reliable sources]]}} that are {{strong|[[PBC:Independent sources|independent]] of the subject}}, it is {{strong|presumed}} to be suitable for a stand-alone article or list.
* "'''Significant coverage'''" addresses the topic directly and in detail, so that [[PBC:No original research|no original research]] is needed to extract the content. Significant coverage is more than a trivial mention, but it does not need to be the main topic of the source material.
* "'''Reliable'''" means that sources need editorial integrity to allow [[PBC:Verifiability|verifiable]] evaluation of notability, per [[PBC:Reliable sources|the reliable source guideline]]. Sources may encompass [[PBC:Published|published]] works in all forms and media, and [[PBC:NONENG|in any language]]. Availability of secondary sources covering the subject is a good test for notability.
* "Sources"<ref>Including <em>but not limited to</em> newspapers, books and e-books, magazines, television and radio documentaries, reports by government agencies, and academic journals. In the absence of multiple sources, it must be possible to verify that the source reflects a neutral point of view, is credible and provides sufficient detail for a comprehensive article.</ref> should be [[PBC:No original research#Primary, secondary and tertiary sources|'''secondary sources''']], as those provide the most objective evidence of notability. There is no fixed number of sources required since sources vary in quality and depth of coverage, but [[PBC:Multiple sources|multiple sources are generally expected]].<ref>Lack of multiple sources suggests that the topic may be more suitable for inclusion in an article on a broader topic. It is common for multiple newspapers or journals to publish the same story, sometimes with minor alterations or different headlines, but one story does not constitute multiple works. Several journals simultaneously publishing different articles does not always constitute multiple works, especially when the authors are relying on the same sources, and merely restating the same information. Similarly, a series of publications by the same author or in the same periodical is normally counted as one source.</ref> Sources do {{em|not}} have to be [[PBC:SOURCEACCESS|available online]] or [[PBC:NONENG|written in English]]. Multiple publications from the same author or organization are usually regarded as a single source for the purposes of establishing notability.
* "'''Independent of the subject'''" excludes works produced by the article's subject or someone affiliated with it. For example, advertising, press releases, autobiographies, and the subject's website are not considered independent.<ref>Works produced by the subject, or those with a strong connection to them, are unlikely to be strong evidence of notability. See also: [[PBC:Verifiability#Questionable sources]] for handling of such situations.</ref>
* "Presumed" means that significant coverage [[PBC:RS|in reliable sources]] creates an assumption, not a guarantee, that a subject merits its own article. A more in-depth discussion might conclude that the topic actually should not have a stand-alone article—perhaps because it violates [[PBC:What PBC is not|what PBC is not]], particularly the rule that [[PBC:INDISCRIMINATE|PBC is not an indiscriminate collection of information]].<ref>Moreover, not all coverage in [[PBC:Reliable sources|reliable sources]] constitutes evidence of notability for the purposes of article creation; for example, directories and databases, advertisements, announcements columns, and minor news stories are all examples of coverage that may not actually support notability when examined, despite their existence as [[PBC:RS|reliable sources]].</ref>
If a topic does not meet these criteria but still has some verifiable facts, it might be useful to discuss it within another article.
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