User:A Nobody/Inclusion guidelines

Because Wikipedia’s community of editors and readers is a diverse group with many varied interests, inclusion of articles on Wikipedia is based on a number of objective factors rather than on subjective criteria, such as "notability." In order to be included on Wikipedia, the content of our articles must be verifiable through reliable, third-party, published sources with a reputation for fact-checking and accuracy. In addition, it must be consistent with the kind of content found in general encyclopedias, specialized encyclopedias, almanacs, or gazetteers, and avoid the kinds of content that Wikipedia is not.

Criteria for individual articles
For a subject to be included as an article, it should be covered directly and in detail by at least two reliable third-party sources that are not just a mere directory listing.


 * Third-party (also sometimes called "independent") specifically excludes all sources created by, licensed by, approved by, or compensated by the subject, or, in the case of a fictional topic, created by, licensed by, approved by, or compensated by the publishers, creators, authors, or illustrators of the subject; however, spinoff lists and tables that help to illustrate an aspect of a subject that may not have multiple secondary sources (such as lists of characters, episodes, or weapons) are acceptable when their overall subject is verified through multiple third-party sources.
 * Two specifically excludes the numbers zero and one.
 * Directory listing specifically excludes restaurant listings, censuses, atlases, and television guides.

Merging and redirecting
Verifiable content that cannot realistically grow beyond stub class may be merged with the stub redirected to the merge location.

Deletion
Copyright violations, hoaxes, and libel will be removed and/or deleted.