Wikipedia Education Program/The Core (Educators)/13
Wikipedia Education Program
The Core
Beyond the Five Pillars…
Notability
Is the subject of your student's article notable enough for an encyclopedia? This guideline helps to clarify the notability question; however, whether an article topic is notable can be somewhat subjective. In some cases, students may need to justify to other Wikipedians why the article topic is notable and should remain in Wikipedia. Coverage in reliable sources independent of the subject is the key to notability.
Be aware that thousands of pages are added to Wikipedia everyday. Volunteer Wikipedia editors work hard to review each of these pages to determine whether they are appropriate for an encyclopedia. Notability is one of the key criteria for their decisions.
