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Geographic locations are not inherently notable. Geographic locations are not offered any special consideration for notability, and, since atlases and censuses are comprehensive listings that do not constitute a direct and detailed examination of a location, they are specifically deprecated as a
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Because Knowledge (XXG) prides itself on its inclusiveness and expansiveness over traditional paper encyclopedias, it can have an article on any populated place, no matter how small. However, since users turn to Knowledge (XXG) for its higher quality of information than they can find on other
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discussions, every geographic location or entity that has a name and a verified location is suitable for inclusion as a topic of an article in Knowledge (XXG).
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for its implementation was not established within a reasonable period of time. If you want to revive discussion, please use
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a name that is either confirmed by the government of the place or by a reliable secondary source,
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internet sites, all articles on populated places must meet a high standard of
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or the commercial websites that themselves only use unimproved GNS data.
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coordinates that can be confirmed to point unambiguously to the place.
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a cited population estimate or range, such as a census report, and
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In practice, this means that an article cannot be sourced
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Knowledge (XXG):Notability (Places and transportation)
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Knowledge (XXG):Notability (Places and transportation)
failed
Consensus
the talk page
the village pump
WP:Notability
AfD
WP:Verifiability
GEOnet Names Server
Knowledge (XXG):Notability (geographical features)
Knowledge (XXG):Geographic imbalance
WP:LOCAL
Category
Knowledge (XXG) failed proposals

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