This is an
explanatory essay about the
WP:Deletion policy page. This page provides additional information about concepts in the page(s) it supplements. This page is not one of
Wikipedia's policies or guidelines as it has not been
thoroughly vetted by the community. |
This page in a nutshell:
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Insignificant material is material that is not prominent, meaning that there are no articles on Wikipedia for which the material has WP:DUE WEIGHT.
A non-notable topic is one that as per WP:N is not "worthy of notice" to have a stand-alone article. An insignificant topic is both non-notable and not otherwise suitable as a redirect.
As per WP:Deletion policy, an article with both an insignificant topic and insignificant material may be deleted.
While a topic may be too non-notable to merit its own article, the topic may be significant as a redirect. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]
Aspects of the topic may be prominent when discussed in a related article. As an alternative to outright deletion, editors should consider merging specific material into other articles as appropriate, while maintaining copyright compliance as described at WP:Merge and delete.
WP:N states,
For articles of unclear notability, deletion should be a last resort.
...
If appropriate sources cannot be found after a good-faith search for them, consider
merging the article's verifiable content into a broader article providing context.
[1]
References
This is an
explanatory essay about the
WP:Deletion policy page. This page provides additional information about concepts in the page(s) it supplements. This page is not one of
Wikipedia's policies or guidelines as it has not been
thoroughly vetted by the community. |
This page in a nutshell:
|
Insignificant material is material that is not prominent, meaning that there are no articles on Wikipedia for which the material has WP:DUE WEIGHT.
A non-notable topic is one that as per WP:N is not "worthy of notice" to have a stand-alone article. An insignificant topic is both non-notable and not otherwise suitable as a redirect.
As per WP:Deletion policy, an article with both an insignificant topic and insignificant material may be deleted.
While a topic may be too non-notable to merit its own article, the topic may be significant as a redirect. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]
Aspects of the topic may be prominent when discussed in a related article. As an alternative to outright deletion, editors should consider merging specific material into other articles as appropriate, while maintaining copyright compliance as described at WP:Merge and delete.
WP:N states,
For articles of unclear notability, deletion should be a last resort.
...
If appropriate sources cannot be found after a good-faith search for them, consider
merging the article's verifiable content into a broader article providing context.
[1]
References