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These '''Article Eligibility Criteria''' are intended to facilitate discussions to keep or delete an article. By retaining consensus criteria, they reflect the experience acquired by the community. As such, they are part of [[Wikipedia 2197:Rules and recommendations|recommendations]] on Wikipedia content. | These '''Article Eligibility Criteria''' are intended to facilitate discussions to keep or delete an article. By retaining consensus criteria, they reflect the experience acquired by the community. As such, they are part of [[Wikipedia 2197:Rules and recommendations|recommendations]] on Wikipedia content. | ||
| − | If a topic meets the eligibility criteria, there is a presumption about its encyclopedic relevance. However, sufficient | + | If a topic meets the eligibility criteria, there is a presumption about its encyclopedic relevance. However, sufficient independent sources must exist (even if they are not mentioned in the article) which demonstrate this compliance with the criteria. |
Except when the article is for speedy deletion, decisions to keep or delete disputed articles are taken following discussions as part of the pages to be deleted procedure, in which it is welcome to rely on the eligibility criteria summarized here. | Except when the article is for speedy deletion, decisions to keep or delete disputed articles are taken following discussions as part of the pages to be deleted procedure, in which it is welcome to rely on the eligibility criteria summarized here. | ||
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Each visitor can create at any time a [[Wikipedia:en:Wikipedia is an encyclopedia|encyclopedic article]] on any subject. It is however desirable to have read the conventions in force in Wikipedia before creating an article, in particular the [[Wikipedia:en:Conventions on titles|conventions on titles]] and the [[Wikipedia:en:Neutrality of point of view|neutrality of point of view]]. | Each visitor can create at any time a [[Wikipedia:en:Wikipedia is an encyclopedia|encyclopedic article]] on any subject. It is however desirable to have read the conventions in force in Wikipedia before creating an article, in particular the [[Wikipedia:en:Conventions on titles|conventions on titles]] and the [[Wikipedia:en:Neutrality of point of view|neutrality of point of view]]. | ||
| − | Once the article is created, it automatically appears in [[ | + | Once the article is created, it automatically appears in [[Special:New pages]] and [[Special:Recent changes]]. These pages are constantly monitored by [[Wikipedia:en:Wikipédiens|Wikipédiens]] to carry out the "a posteriori" control of the validity of the new article. A new article can be viewed in three ways: |
| − | #It is clearly beneficial to Wikipedia: nothing to report; | + | #It is clearly beneficial to Wikipedia:nothing to report; |
| − | #It is clearly abusing Wikipedia: it is then deleted without going through the community deletion procedure indicated below; | + | #It is clearly abusing Wikipedia:it is then deleted without going through the community deletion procedure indicated below; |
| − | #It falls into the gray zone of articles of questionable value or whose importance remains to be demonstrated: a [[Wikipedia 2197:Pages to delete|deletion procedure]] is then launched, supported by a community discussion; a procedure of [[Wikipedia 2197:Pages to merge|merge]] with an existing article can also be launched when the coexistence of two separate articles does not seem justified. | + | #It falls into the gray zone of articles of questionable value or whose importance remains to be demonstrated:a [[Wikipedia 2197:Pages to delete|deletion procedure]] is then launched, supported by a community discussion; a procedure of [[Wikipedia 2197:Pages to merge|merge]] with an existing article can also be launched when the coexistence of two separate articles does not seem justified. |
The evaluation of the merits of the article and all the discussions about it are based on the eligibility criteria of the articles, specified below. | The evaluation of the merits of the article and all the discussions about it are based on the eligibility criteria of the articles, specified below. | ||
== General eligibility criteria for articles == | == General eligibility criteria for articles == | ||
