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| This page provides a few ''rough'' guidelines that describe the minimum threshold of ] for any form of web-specific content.<ref>Discussions of websites should be incorporated (with a redirect if necessary) into an article about the parent organization, unless the domain-name of the website is the most common way of referring to the organization. ], for example, is a redirect to ], but ] is not.</ref> Editors may use them as a guide to determine if websites or content deserves an article on Misplaced Pages. Any content which is distributed primarily on the internet is considered web content, including ]s, ], ]s, ]s, ]s and other ], ] and ].<ref>Content which has been packaged into material form -- ], ] or ]-- that are primarily available for sale via the internet falls under these guidelines. If such packaging of the product, however, is widely available for sale in major ] ]s, then it should be considered a product. See ].</ref> | This page provides a few ''rough'' guidelines that describe the minimum threshold of ] for any form of web-specific content.<ref>Discussions of websites should be incorporated (with a redirect if necessary) into an article about the parent organization, unless the domain-name of the website is the most common way of referring to the organization. ], for example, is a redirect to ], but ] is not.</ref> Editors may use them as a guide to determine if websites or content deserves an article on Misplaced Pages. Any content which is distributed primarily on the internet is considered web content, including ]s, ], ]s, ]s, ]s and other ], ] and ].<ref>Content which has been packaged into material form -- ], ] or ]-- that are primarily available for sale via the internet falls under these guidelines. If such packaging of the product, however, is widely available for sale in major ] ]s, then it should be considered a product. See ].</ref> | ||
| Misplaced Pages is neither a ] nor a ]; advertisements which are ] are either ] to maintain ] or deleted. If sites or content do not meet the guidelines expressed but are linked to a topic which does merit inclusion, they may be ] to that topic rather than be listed for deletion.<ref>] contains a listing of articles for deletion.</ref> | Misplaced Pages is neither a ] nor a ]; advertisements which are ] are either ] to maintain ] or deleted. ], but inappropriate and questionable content will also be deleted. | ||
| If sites or content do not meet the guidelines expressed but are linked to a topic which does merit inclusion, they may be ] to that topic rather than be listed for deletion.<ref>] contains a listing of articles for deletion.</ref> | |||
| ==Criteria for web content== | ==Criteria for web content== | ||
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This page provides a few rough guidelines that describe the minimum threshold of notability for any form of web-specific content. Editors may use them as a guide to determine if websites or content deserves an article on Misplaced Pages. Any content which is distributed primarily on the internet is considered web content, including webcomics, podcasts, blogs, Internet forums, online magazines and other media, web portals and web hosts.
Misplaced Pages is neither a web directory nor a soapbox; advertisements which are masquerading as articles are either cleaned up to maintain neutrality or deleted. Misplaced Pages is not censored, but inappropriate and questionable content will also be deleted.
If sites or content do not meet the guidelines expressed but are linked to a topic which does merit inclusion, they may be redirected to that topic rather than be listed for deletion.
Criteria for web content
Web-specific content is notable if it meets any one of the following criteria:
- The content itself has been the subject of multiple non-trivial published works whose source is independent from the site. It includes published works in all forms, such as newspaper and magazine articles, books, television documentaries, and published reports by consumer watchdog organizations, except for the following:
- Media re-prints of press releases and advertising for the content or site.
- Trivial coverage, such as news articles that simply report the internet address, the times at which such content is updated or made available, a brief summary of the nature of the content or the publication of internet addresses and site or content descriptions in internet directories or online stores.
- The site or content has won a well known award from a publication or organization independent of the site. Being nominated for an award in multiple years is an indicator of notability.
- The content is distributed via a site which is both well known and independent of the creators, either through an online newspaper or magazine, an online publisher, or an online broadcaster.
The article itself must provide proof that its subject meets one of these criteria via inlined links or a Reference, Notes, or External link section. Even if an entire site meets the notability criteria, its components -- forums, articles, sections -- may not be considered notable and deserving of their own separate article.
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Notes
- Discussions of websites should be incorporated (with a redirect if necessary) into an article about the parent organization, unless the domain-name of the website is the most common way of referring to the organization. yahoo.com, for example, is a redirect to Yahoo!, but Drugstore.com is not.
- Content which has been packaged into material form -- CD, DVD or book-- that are primarily available for sale via the internet falls under these guidelines. If such packaging of the product, however, is widely available for sale in major brick and mortar retailers, then it should be considered a product. See Misplaced Pages:Notability (companies and corporations).
- Misplaced Pages:Articles for deletion contains a listing of articles for deletion.
- Examples:
- The webcomic When I Am King has been reviewed by The Guardian, Playboy, The Comics Journal, and Wired.
- The blog Daily Kos has been covered by Los Angeles Times, Time, The Washington Post, U.S. News & World Report, and The New York Times.
- Self-promotion and product placement are not the routes to having an encyclopaedia article. The published works must be someone else writing about the subject. (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 indicator for notability is whether people independent of the topic itself have considered the content or site notable enough that they wrote and published non-trivial works on that topic.
- Examples: Eisner Awards, Bloggies or Webby Awards.
- Content that is distributed by independent websites will typically satisfy the first criterion; regardless, it ensures the of the criteria. For example, Ricky Gervais had a podcast distributed by The Guardian, which is considered nontrivial, but hosting content on well known sites as GeoCities and Newgrounds are considered trivial.
- Examples of components:
- A section that is an advertisement within an article.
- An irrelevant link to objectable materials within an article that would otherwise be considered notable. Note that a relevant link to objectable materials is permitted.