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Substantive content refers to any content in a geographical article that isn't content you could say about any random location on the world, that is to say you could pick a random field or piece of land and provide information for. A common statement for such articles is "no content other than location". Examples include:
The following are usually substantial content:
The following depend on a cases by case basis
Such articles might be created with a bot but this may not get approved if the articles don't contain any substantial content.
If the article doesn't contain any substantial content and you can't find any and the article doesn't appear to meet the notability guidelines then it should probably be merged with its municipality or another logical place. Note that not having substantial content is not its self a criteria for speedy deletion under A1 or A3.
Similar tests can apply to things like people and companies for example if a biography only provides the person't date of birth/parents and their occupation.
This is an
essay. It contains the advice or opinions of one or more Wikipedia contributors. This page is not an encyclopedia article, nor is it one of
Wikipedia's policies or guidelines, as it has not been
thoroughly vetted by the community. Some essays represent widespread norms; others only represent minority viewpoints. |
Substantive content refers to any content in a geographical article that isn't content you could say about any random location on the world, that is to say you could pick a random field or piece of land and provide information for. A common statement for such articles is "no content other than location". Examples include:
The following are usually substantial content:
The following depend on a cases by case basis
Such articles might be created with a bot but this may not get approved if the articles don't contain any substantial content.
If the article doesn't contain any substantial content and you can't find any and the article doesn't appear to meet the notability guidelines then it should probably be merged with its municipality or another logical place. Note that not having substantial content is not its self a criteria for speedy deletion under A1 or A3.
Similar tests can apply to things like people and companies for example if a biography only provides the person't date of birth/parents and their occupation.