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This policy details Halopedia's stand on notability, which is loosely based off Wikipedia's notability policy. The focus of this policy is to provide a clear guideline for any form of content. | This policy details Halopedia's stand on '''notability''', which is loosely based off Wikipedia's notability policy. The focus of this policy is to provide a clear guideline for any form of content. | ||
== Overview == | == Overview == | ||
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*it has significant coverage to the extent that it is more than a trivial mention; or | *it has significant coverage to the extent that it is more than a trivial mention; or | ||
*there is a foreseeable certainty that the information will see sufficient and future growth; and | *there is a foreseeable certainty that the information will see sufficient and future growth; and | ||
*the information has reliable and reputable sources that are independent of the subject.<ref group="note">"Reliable and reputable sources" would adopt a similar description of Wikipedia's own [[ | *the information has reliable and reputable sources that are independent of the subject.<ref group="note">"Reliable and reputable sources" would adopt a similar description of Wikipedia's own [[wikipedia:Wikipedia:Independent_sources|independent sources]]. Examples of independent third-parties are [[halo.bungie.org]], [[Ascendant Justice (blog)]] and [[rampancy.net]].</ref> | ||
If the content is not notable, it can be included in Halopedia by adding it into relevant articles if it has the appropriate level of detail and significance for that article such as [[Pre-Xbox Halo]], or if it can be described in a relevant list such as [[List of food and drinks]]. If the information is essentially a copy of a wiki entry (such as Wikipedia), a simple link to that wiki will suffice and that information should be kept in a form of a summary.<ref group="note">This is also to ensure that Halopedia complies with wiki's own attribution policy.</ref> | If the content is not notable, it can be included in Halopedia by adding it into relevant articles if it has the appropriate level of detail and significance for that article such as [[Pre-Xbox Halo]], or if it can be described in a relevant list such as [[List of food and drinks]]. If the information is essentially a copy of a wiki entry (such as Wikipedia), a simple link to that wiki will suffice and that information should be kept in a form of a summary.<ref group="note">This is also to ensure that Halopedia complies with wiki's own attribution policy.</ref> | ||
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=== Fan content === | === Fan content === | ||
The requirement under this section is loosely based off Wookieepedia's [[ | The requirement under this section is loosely based off Wookieepedia's [[starwars:Wookieepedia:Notability of fan projects|notability policy for fan content]]. Articles on fan content, such as websites, games or webcomics, are allowed on Halopedia as long as they are '''sufficiently notable'''. In order to show notability, an article on a fan content must pass at least one of the "recognition" requirements as well as the "content" requirement: | ||
;Recognition | ;Recognition | ||
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<references group="note"/> | <references group="note"/> | ||
{{Halopedia RIP}} | {{Halopedia RIP}} | ||