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399:. When not notable, schools are generally redirected to their local school district or parent organization if a private institution with no clear governing district if such articles exist. School districts are almost guaranteed to be notable. Carefully check articles about private schools for promotional content. Bear in mind that articles for schools will often be edited by children, and thus may be full of vandalism or poorly written content. There was a general consensus that high schools were presumed notable, although this consensus was overturned in a 2017 RfC. Hunting down articles that were created under the old consensus is a less productive use of your time than reviewing newly created articles.
313:. If a notability judgment comes down to whether or not an inaccessible or unreadable source contains significant coverage of a subject, make an educated guess as to whether the source is likely to contain such coverage, based on its title and publication details. If need be, it is reasonable to ask the editor that added the sources to provide samples or translations of the content, although this may potentially be non-trivial effort for the other editor. The extent to which you require the other editor to provide verifiable scans, as opposed to mere transcriptions should be based on standard
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elsewhere online). When dealing with potentially-promotional articles about subjects that are notable, be sure to check for additional sources online, as a draft written by a paid editor may intentionally skip over significant controversies or scandals involving the subject. Accurately updating the article may in some cases be a more fitting punishment for would-be promotionalists than deleting it.
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and self-promotion in other publications. General interest and business magazines are the most likely reliable sources to find, but occasionally academic coverage will be available as well. Many trade magazines are not reliable, and even the reliable ones usually also publish content sponsored by
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589:) Academic sources are strongly preferred, but some non-academic publications may be usable, and are likely to indicate that additional, more reliable coverage exists. Potentially contentious claims should be referred to OR, FRINGE, or RS noticeboards as needed.
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511:, and subscriptions to RocksBackPages are available through the Knowledge (XXG) Library platform. Music-related articles about subjects that are more than a decade old may also have coverage that can be found on Google Scholar.
184:– the standard deletion process for all other articles that fail notability guidelines. Disputes over whether an article should be converted to a redirect are also resolved here. Redirects nominated for deletion are taken to
708:. In the interest of steering new page reviewers clear of disputes with other editors, this guide includes a very sparing list of use-cases for draftification, as the process's usage in other contexts can be controversial.
101:. Where the main instructions page focuses on a mechanical view of how to process an article, this page summarizes key things to look out for on specific types of articles, as well as resources and likely outcomes.
116:– articles that comply with Knowledge (XXG)'s policies and guidelines should be marked as reviewed and thus accepted into the encyclopedia. Articles should be further tagged with WikiProjects, (consider using
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234:– articles that don't meet notability guidelines but are mentioned or discussed in another article, conversion to redirect is a valid alternative to deletion. This can be done as a
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