Hello, welcome to your New Page Patrol School page! Please make sure you have this page added to your watchlist. Your NPP School page has been specifically designed according to you and what you have requested instruction in - for that reason, please be as specific as possible when under my instruction, so that I know the best ways to help you (and do not be afraid to let me know if you think something isn't working).
Make sure you read through Wikipedia:Notability as that's the knowledge which most of the questions I ask you and tasks you do will revolve around.
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Notability edit
PART 1
Questions edit
- Question 1
In your own words, how is notability defined on Wikipedia?
Notability is a measure of a topic's merit for inclusion in Wikipedia as well as the verifiability of its coverage; notable topics have been covered significantly by multiple reliable, independent sources. Trikekus (:3) 19:44, 24 January 2023 (UTC)
- Question 2
Would step by step instructions on "How to change a car tire" be considered a notable topic in Wikipedia? Why or why not?
No -- manuals and instruction guides are outside of Wikipedia's scope. Trikekus (:3) 19:44, 24 January 2023 (UTC)
, and the specific guideline to cite is WP:NOTHOWTO
- Question 3
What are the differences between the WP:GNG and the subject-specific notability guidelines? How do we determine which one to use when patrolling an article?
GNG apply broadly to articles, while SNG are used for certain subjects and might be more or less strict depending on the subject. If the topic of an article belongs to a subject that has its own notability guidelines, use its SNG; otherwise, use GNG. Trikekus (:3) 19:44, 24 January 2023 (UTC)
, GNG is applicable to all articles--SNGs can be thought of as a heuristic that approximates GNG for specific topics. As a new page reviewer, if an article demonstrates that GNG is met, you can mark it reviewed and move on regardless of whether the SNG is met. You can typically do the same if an applicable SNG is clearly met. For borderline cases, reviewers need to evaluate how strong of a case can be made for either the SNG or GNG, and come to a conclusion on the basis of the evidence. There's also a few SNGs that are typically interpreted as conditioning what sorts of coverage are considered "significant" for the subject matter. We'll be going over SNGs and their interaction with GNG in more detail in the following segments. signed, Rosguill talk 19:58, 24 January 2023 (UTC)
Subject-specific notability guidelines edit
1. Please categorize the subject-specific notability guidelines (listed at Category:Wikipedia notability guidelines) into the following three categories
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Primarily additional criteria that are likely to indicate notability |
Primarily additional considerations that define or restrict the nature of coverage or sources required |
Even mix of the previous two categories
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2. Virtually all SNGs that provide additional notability criteria specify that these criteria may indicate that the subject meets notability guidelines. How would you interpret this caveat as a new page reviewer?