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This has been replaced by Wikipedia:Notability, which is most referred to by Wikipedia editors.
Some Wikipedians hold that articles need to be of sufficient importance to be included in Wikipedia. This essay attempts to give an insight in what such term means in Wikipedia context. As such, it is a companion to and clarification of several policies and guidelines:
- What Wikipedia is not;
- Wikipedia:NPOV tutorial, specifically the "Space and balance" section of that guideline;
- the style guide Check your fiction;
- Criteria for inclusion of biographies;
- other guidelines in category:subject-specific notability criteria