This is an
essay on
notability. It contains the advice and/or opinions of one or more
WikiProjects on how notability may be interpreted within their area of interest.
This information is not a formal
Wikipedia policy or guideline, as it has not been
thoroughly vetted by the community. |
The existence of many horse racing-related articles has resulted in many stub articles. The following are guidelines created by Wikipedia:WikiProject Horse racing, to help assess the notability of articles on race horse topics, including guidelines for trainers, jockeys/drivers, owners, notable named horse biographies, race meets, race courses, and breeding farms.
These guidelines are meant not to supersede Wikipedia:Notability, but to act as a specific supplement to the overall policies and the further guidelines or policies at Wikipedia:Notability (sports), biographies, and organizations.
These guidelines are consolidated from various discussions amongst project members.
Discussion of general concepts of
WP:NOTABILITYClick "show" to read
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Reliable sourcing and verifiability are the most important factors. Assertions of notability must be sourced from somewhere other than the individual or organization under discussion (see secondary sources). A single local newspaper article is probably not enough to assert notability, but national mention with some details or multiple local sources "make a case" for notability. A lack of any sources other than self-promoting or self-published material is a warning sign that a topic may not be notable enough for inclusion. In general, local news coverage of individuals, events, or clubs (such as human-interest stories about local individuals or competitions) may not be sufficient by itself to demonstrate notability of the subject, although it may serve as a reliable source to document other claims to notability, such as when a local story is picked up by national news outlets. Similarly, results of many competitions are published by the organization sponsoring the competition; but such primary source results go to verifiability, and not necessarily evidence of notability of either the event or the participants. Likewise, an individual's (or organization's) own web site cannot be used to establish notability. See WP:BIO, which explicitly requires published secondary sources. Google and other search engines are a useful tool for finding sources. Search results may sometimes be persuasive if a search has very high or very low result counts, but is not proof of whether or not something is notable (see WP:Google test). Using quotes around the search will look for only exact matches and using -Wikipedia at the end will remove self-references. |
See criteria in WP:ATHLETE. It is assumed that any person (or horse) who meets these criteria generally also meets the primary notability criteria. In the world of horse racing, there have been historic periods where participation in sport was deemed to be something to be pursued for the love of the sport and not money; hence in some times and places, people competing at very high levels may well be defined as "amateurs" as opposed to professionals. Be careful to avoid WP:RECENTISM in notability assessment.
At the other end of the notability spectrum, WP:MILL lists "little leagues" as examples of subjects with no inherent notability. In horse racing, the corresponding concepts will include pony races, claiming races, county fairs, developmental skill levels, or topics that are local in scope rather than national or international. Regional scope may be notable if the topic has additional reasons that WP:GNG applies.
As of December, 2021 [update], WP:NHORSERACING states as follows:
Not all participants in horse racing are athletic "professionals", particularly owners and breeders, but due to purse money and profit motive throughout the sport they are put in the professional sports category for convenience.
Horse racing figures, including horses and/or their human "connections" ( horse trainers, jockeys, or horse owners and horse breeders) are presumed to most likely meet notability standards if they have accomplished any of the following:
Notability for horses or persons associated with horse racing who were not competitors or do not meet the criteria above may be presumed notable if they meet GNG for any of the following:
Discussion at WP:NSPORTS encouraged conciseness in the criteria included on that page. WP Horse racing also considers the following as also supporting notability:
Individuals fitting these criteria below do not have to be deleted if WP:GNG provides other good reasons to keep, but the following generally indicate non-notability:
A racetrack, individual race or a race meet that may be questionable by the general WP:GNG criteria may be notable or not by assessing the following additional factors:
These criteria do not mandate deletion, but may indicate that a competition is not notable:
This is an
essay on
notability. It contains the advice and/or opinions of one or more
WikiProjects on how notability may be interpreted within their area of interest.
This information is not a formal
Wikipedia policy or guideline, as it has not been
thoroughly vetted by the community. |
The existence of many horse racing-related articles has resulted in many stub articles. The following are guidelines created by Wikipedia:WikiProject Horse racing, to help assess the notability of articles on race horse topics, including guidelines for trainers, jockeys/drivers, owners, notable named horse biographies, race meets, race courses, and breeding farms.
These guidelines are meant not to supersede Wikipedia:Notability, but to act as a specific supplement to the overall policies and the further guidelines or policies at Wikipedia:Notability (sports), biographies, and organizations.
These guidelines are consolidated from various discussions amongst project members.
Discussion of general concepts of
WP:NOTABILITYClick "show" to read
|
---|
Reliable sourcing and verifiability are the most important factors. Assertions of notability must be sourced from somewhere other than the individual or organization under discussion (see secondary sources). A single local newspaper article is probably not enough to assert notability, but national mention with some details or multiple local sources "make a case" for notability. A lack of any sources other than self-promoting or self-published material is a warning sign that a topic may not be notable enough for inclusion. In general, local news coverage of individuals, events, or clubs (such as human-interest stories about local individuals or competitions) may not be sufficient by itself to demonstrate notability of the subject, although it may serve as a reliable source to document other claims to notability, such as when a local story is picked up by national news outlets. Similarly, results of many competitions are published by the organization sponsoring the competition; but such primary source results go to verifiability, and not necessarily evidence of notability of either the event or the participants. Likewise, an individual's (or organization's) own web site cannot be used to establish notability. See WP:BIO, which explicitly requires published secondary sources. Google and other search engines are a useful tool for finding sources. Search results may sometimes be persuasive if a search has very high or very low result counts, but is not proof of whether or not something is notable (see WP:Google test). Using quotes around the search will look for only exact matches and using -Wikipedia at the end will remove self-references. |
See criteria in WP:ATHLETE. It is assumed that any person (or horse) who meets these criteria generally also meets the primary notability criteria. In the world of horse racing, there have been historic periods where participation in sport was deemed to be something to be pursued for the love of the sport and not money; hence in some times and places, people competing at very high levels may well be defined as "amateurs" as opposed to professionals. Be careful to avoid WP:RECENTISM in notability assessment.
At the other end of the notability spectrum, WP:MILL lists "little leagues" as examples of subjects with no inherent notability. In horse racing, the corresponding concepts will include pony races, claiming races, county fairs, developmental skill levels, or topics that are local in scope rather than national or international. Regional scope may be notable if the topic has additional reasons that WP:GNG applies.
As of December, 2021 [update], WP:NHORSERACING states as follows:
Not all participants in horse racing are athletic "professionals", particularly owners and breeders, but due to purse money and profit motive throughout the sport they are put in the professional sports category for convenience.
Horse racing figures, including horses and/or their human "connections" ( horse trainers, jockeys, or horse owners and horse breeders) are presumed to most likely meet notability standards if they have accomplished any of the following:
Notability for horses or persons associated with horse racing who were not competitors or do not meet the criteria above may be presumed notable if they meet GNG for any of the following:
Discussion at WP:NSPORTS encouraged conciseness in the criteria included on that page. WP Horse racing also considers the following as also supporting notability:
Individuals fitting these criteria below do not have to be deleted if WP:GNG provides other good reasons to keep, but the following generally indicate non-notability:
A racetrack, individual race or a race meet that may be questionable by the general WP:GNG criteria may be notable or not by assessing the following additional factors:
These criteria do not mandate deletion, but may indicate that a competition is not notable: