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 | This page in a nutshell: This essay seeks to address an ongoing general debate about the efficacy and application of the general notability guideline (GNG) versus subject-specific notability guidelines (SNGs) and a seeming contradiction with application of one SNG (NFF) in particular seeming set to overrule policy. |
In discussions about the efficacy and application of general notability guideline (GNG) versus subject-specific notability guidelines (SNGs), some editors feel that if the GNG is met, an SNG need not be met. Others feel that if a SNG is met, then the GNG need not be. While both viewpoints have merit, this does not mean that if a SNG is failed, then the GNG and policy can then be ignored.
The key to inclusion within Wikipedia is verifiability, and not significant coverage of a topic or its assertions. So long as such can be verified in a reliable sources, such verifiability need not itself be significant coverage.