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| This page gives some rough guidelines {{fn|1}} which Misplaced Pages editors use to decide if a book should have an article on Misplaced Pages. | This page gives some rough guidelines {{fn|1}} which Misplaced Pages editors use to decide if a book should have an article on Misplaced Pages. | ||
| '''Important note''': Failing to satisfy the notability guidelines is '''not''' a ]. An article that fails to even ''claim'' that the subject of the article is notable can be speedy deleted under criterion A7, however. A mere claim of notability, even if contested, may avoid deletion under A7 and require a full ] process to determine if the subject of the article is notable. | |||
| Many Wikipedians are wholly averse to the use of Misplaced Pages for ] and promotion of non-notable material, and ] is an official policy of long standing. Advertising is either ] to adhere to the ] or deleted. In the latter case, it may be first ] and if proposed deletion is rejected it is more formally listed at ], where Misplaced Pages editors apply the criteria outlined at ] of which this guideline is a part. | Many Wikipedians are wholly averse to the use of Misplaced Pages for ] and promotion of non-notable material, and ] is an official policy of long standing. Advertising is either ] to adhere to the ] or deleted. In the latter case, it may be first ] and if proposed deletion is rejected it is more formally listed at ], where Misplaced Pages editors apply the criteria outlined at ] of which this guideline is a part. | ||
| Please note that the failure to meet any of these criteria does not mean an article ''must'' be deleted; likewise, the meeting of any of these criteria does not mean that an article ''must'' be kept. These are merely rules of thumb which some editors choose to keep in mind when deciding whether or not to keep an article that is on ]. | |||
| Also, please keep in mind that the article in question must actually document that the criterion is true. It is not enough to make vague claims in the article or rant about a book's importance on a talk page or at its AfD page—the article itself must ] notability. | |||
| ==Criteria== | ==Criteria== | ||
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| # The book is listed on any major newspaper's or major online bookstore's bestseller list. | # The book is listed on any major newspaper's or major online bookstore's bestseller list. | ||
| # The book has been made into a major motion picture that was released into multiple commercial theaters. | # The book has been made into a major motion picture that was released into multiple commercial theaters. | ||
| # The book has won a major | |||
| # The book has been the subject {{fn|2}} of multiple, non-trivial {{fn|3}} published works whose source is independent of the book itself. | # The book has been the subject {{fn|2}} of multiple, non-trivial {{fn|3}} published works whose source is independent of the book itself. | ||
| #* This criterion excludes: | #* This criterion excludes: | ||
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- See also: Misplaced Pages:Importance.
This page gives some rough guidelines Template:Fn which Misplaced Pages editors use to decide if a book should have an article on Misplaced Pages.
Important note: Failing to satisfy the notability guidelines is not a criterion for speedy deletion. An article that fails to even claim that the subject of the article is notable can be speedy deleted under criterion A7, however. A mere claim of notability, even if contested, may avoid deletion under A7 and require a full Article for Deletion process to determine if the subject of the article is notable.
Many Wikipedians are wholly averse to the use of Misplaced Pages for advertising and promotion of non-notable material, and Misplaced Pages articles are not advertisements is an official policy of long standing. Advertising is either cleaned up to adhere to the neutral point of view or deleted. In the latter case, it may be first proposed for deletion and if proposed deletion is rejected it is more formally listed at Misplaced Pages:Articles for deletion, where Misplaced Pages editors apply the criteria outlined at notablity of which this guideline is a part.
Please note that the failure to meet any of these criteria does not mean an article must be deleted; likewise, the meeting of any of these criteria does not mean that an article must be kept. These are merely rules of thumb which some editors choose to keep in mind when deciding whether or not to keep an article that is on articles for deletion.
Also, please keep in mind that the article in question must actually document that the criterion is true. It is not enough to make vague claims in the article or rant about a book's importance on a talk page or at its AfD page—the article itself must document notability.
Criteria
A book is notable if it meets any one of the following criteria:
- The book is by a bestselling author.
- The book has sold more than 100,000 copies.
- The book is listed on any major newspaper's or major online bookstore's bestseller list.
- The book has been made into a major motion picture that was released into multiple commercial theaters.
- The book has won a major
- The book has been the subject Template:Fn of multiple, non-trivial Template:Fn published works whose source is independent of the book itself.
- This criterion excludes:
- Media re-prints of press releases, flapcopy or other publications where the author its publisher, agent or other self-interested parties advertise or speak about the book. Template:Fn
- This criterion includes published works in all forms, such as newspaper articles, other books, television documentaries, and reviews. Template:Fn
- This criterion excludes:
Other considerations
Books should have at a minimum an ISBN-number, be available at a dozen or more libraries and be catalogued by the Library of Congress. However, this is eclusionary criteria rather than inclusionary; this does not mean that a book which meet these criteria is notable.
On this tack, it should be especially noted that self-publication and/or poublication by a vanity press is indicia, buit not determinative of non-notability, and many vanity presses books are both assigned ISBN numbers and are listed by the Library of Congress as well as being amenable to be found through a Google book search
Recommendations for products and services
Information on products and services should generally be included in the article on the company itself, unless the company is so large that this would make the article unwieldy. In that case, it is preferable to keep minor products in lists, and major products in their own article.
Notes
- Template:Fnb Try not to apply guidelines reflexively; as if they are written in stone. All deleion discussions should be approached on a case-by-case basis with an eye toward the peculiar circumstances presented.
- Template:Fnb The "subject" of a work means non-trivial treatment and excludes mere mention of the book, its author or of its publication and price listings.
- Template:Fnb Non-trivial normally excludes blogs, online periodicals, personal websites and other media that are not themselves notable. Be careful to check that the author, his publisher, agent vendor etc. are in no way interested in the third party source.
- Template:Fnb Self-promotion and product placement are not the routes to having an encyclopedia article. The published works must be someone else writing about the book. (See Misplaced Pages:Autobiography for the verifiability and neutrality problems that affect material where the subject of the article itself is the source of the material). The barometer of notability is whether people independent of the subject itself (or of its author, publisher, vendor or agent) have actually considered the book notable enough that they have written and published non-trivial works that focus upon it.
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