 | This is an essay on notability. 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. |
 | This page in a nutshell: Non-notable subjects cannot be allowed articles because said articles tend to cause more problems than they're worth. |
Many new Wikipedians and outsiders question our notability guidelines. They say that space is not an issue, that notability is a nebulous and ill-defined concept, or that Wikipedia should be about everything. While it might be nice to have articles on every subject imaginable, it won't work.