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For a topic to have an article, it must be both '''notable''' and have [[Ikwipedia:Acceptable sources|acceptable sources]] that can be cited to support the descriptions of it. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Notability As in Wikipedia], if there are no acceptable sources for a subject, it is not sufficiently notable and there should not be an article on it. | |||
==Inherent notability of [[Ikwipedia:Hypothesis of Ikwipedia|hypothesis]]-adjacent topics== | |||
Certain topics are so paradigm-shifting that they are '''inherently notable''', even if they have insufficient reliable-source coverage to have a Wikipedia page. Such topics include: | |||
''Paranormal phenomena:'' People, places, events, things, entities, and concepts; evidence of the existence of [[non-human intelligent beings]], etc. | |||
''Speculative concepts:'' Unproven concepts such as alleged [[exotic technologies]]. | |||
''Major wrongdoing of public concern:'' Any [[Ikwipedia:Published|published]] [[conspiracy theory]] based on [[Ikwipedia:Testimonial accounts|testimonial accounts]]; [[false flag]]s; alleged [[systemic-deception theory|systemic deception]]s of all kinds; etc. | |||
The mere existence of a claim regarding these topics warrants documentation of the topic of the claim, regardless of whether it can be verified by a particular standard. The documentation of these topics helps illustrate what the world would be like, so to speak, if these claims were true, supporting the [[Ikwipedia:Hypothesis of Ikwipedia|broader hypothesis of how these various claims might fit together coherently]]. Presenting topics in an encyclopedic synthesizes the available claims about them and shows how they interrelate, helping to provide a clearer understanding of a [[Ikwipedia:Hypothesis of Ikwipedia|framework that accounts for them all]]. | |||
==Limitations== | |||
This permissive notability standard does not necessarily extend to all topics. Content that is not paradigm-shifting that would not be in a good Wikipedia article on an otherwise-notable subject and supported by otherwise-reliable sources — such as claims that primarily concern public figures' private lives — are not automatically considered notable unless they specifically relate to inherently notable topics. |
Revision as of 08:51, 16 November 2024
For a topic to have an article, it must be both notable and have acceptable sources that can be cited to support the descriptions of it. As in Wikipedia, if there are no acceptable sources for a subject, it is not sufficiently notable and there should not be an article on it.
Inherent notability of hypothesis-adjacent topics
Certain topics are so paradigm-shifting that they are inherently notable, even if they have insufficient reliable-source coverage to have a Wikipedia page. Such topics include:
Paranormal phenomena: People, places, events, things, entities, and concepts; evidence of the existence of non-human intelligent beings, etc.
Speculative concepts: Unproven concepts such as alleged exotic technologies.
Major wrongdoing of public concern: Any published conspiracy theory based on testimonial accounts; false flags; alleged systemic deceptions of all kinds; etc.
The mere existence of a claim regarding these topics warrants documentation of the topic of the claim, regardless of whether it can be verified by a particular standard. The documentation of these topics helps illustrate what the world would be like, so to speak, if these claims were true, supporting the broader hypothesis of how these various claims might fit together coherently. Presenting topics in an encyclopedic synthesizes the available claims about them and shows how they interrelate, helping to provide a clearer understanding of a framework that accounts for them all.
Limitations
This permissive notability standard does not necessarily extend to all topics. Content that is not paradigm-shifting that would not be in a good Wikipedia article on an otherwise-notable subject and supported by otherwise-reliable sources — such as claims that primarily concern public figures' private lives — are not automatically considered notable unless they specifically relate to inherently notable topics.