User:Theonesean/sandbox/AfC Mentoring/Section 1/Jargon/Acronyms/Abbreviations

Abbreviations

On Wikipedia, we see a lot of abbreviations and jargon being used on talk pages and noticeboards. Most of these are linked to three types of documents on Wikipedia : policies, guidelines and essays. Policies are the most important documents to read, followed by guidelines, and then essays.

You should be aware of the following abbreviations and understand their meaning :

• WP:42 - "The answer to life, the universe, and everything" (from The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy). Also referred to as WP:VRS. A popular shortcut for AfC reviewers, as it summarises what you usually need to pass an article - significant coverage in multiple, reliable sources that are independent of the subject.
• WP:5P - "Five pillars" - the cornerstone of Wikipedia policy (an encyclopedia, neutral, free, civil, no hard rules). Everyone should be familiar with these.
• WP:AFD - Articles for deletion
• WP:AGF - "Assume good faith"
• WP:BIO - Notability guidelines for people. Also WP:NPERSON
• WP:BIO1E - Biography of a living person notable for only one event
• WP:BLP - Biographies of living people - additional policies apply for real people
• WP:COI - Conflict of interest
• WP:CSD - Criteria for speedy deletion. Of particular relevance to AfC reviewers are criteria G11 (spam), G12 (copyright violation) and G13 (expired draft)
• WP:GNG - General notability guidelines. Also abbreviated as WP:SIGCOV
• WP:N - Notability (general page)
• WP:NBOOK - Notability guidelines for books
• WP:NMUSIC - Notability guidelines for musicians
• WP:NPOV - Neutral point of view
• WP:OR - Original research
• WP:POLITICIAN - Notability guidelines for political figures
• WP:PROF - Notability guidelines for academics
• WP:RS - Reliable sources (note that a common misconception is that this is policy. It's not, it's a guideline)
• WP:SOLDIER - Notability guidelines for military personnel
• WP:UAA - Usernames for administrators' attention
• WP:V - Verifiability

Generally, when dealing with a submitter's questions, you should avoid using acronyms directly, as they won't necessarily understand what you mean and can come across as bitey. Instead, a better alternative is to link the short cut with a more readable name that someone can understand, using the using [[WP:SHORTCUTNAME|human readable name]] syntax. For example : I'm sorry, but the two references you added are press releases - we need significant coverage in independent reliable sources to confirm notability.