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This article is dedicated to deciding what belongs in Wikipedia and what doesn't.
Wikipedia is dedicated to the idea of having articles that are "Encyclopedic". That is to say, Wikipedia wants any article one would find in a traditional paper encyclopedia. But as an online encyclopedia, Wikipedia is free to write about many things one would not find in a traditional one. On the other hand, Wikipedia does not want an article on every person/place/thing in the universe.
Wikipedia does take some non-encyclopedic articles:
Note - in cases where an article fits into both encyclopedic and non-encyclopedic categories, it is considered to be encyclopedic.
![]() | This is a
failed proposal.
Consensus for its implementation was not established within a reasonable period of time. If you want to revive discussion, please use
the talk page or initiate a thread at
the village pump. |
This article is dedicated to deciding what belongs in Wikipedia and what doesn't.
Wikipedia is dedicated to the idea of having articles that are "Encyclopedic". That is to say, Wikipedia wants any article one would find in a traditional paper encyclopedia. But as an online encyclopedia, Wikipedia is free to write about many things one would not find in a traditional one. On the other hand, Wikipedia does not want an article on every person/place/thing in the universe.
Wikipedia does take some non-encyclopedic articles:
Note - in cases where an article fits into both encyclopedic and non-encyclopedic categories, it is considered to be encyclopedic.