Ikwipedia:Notability: Difference between revisions

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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.

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.

:''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]].

:''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.

:''major wrongdoing of public concern:'' [[conspiracy theory|conspiracy theories]] 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]].

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. Documenting these topics in an encyclopedic way synthesizes the available claims about them and shows how they interrelate, which helps to provide a more clear understanding of a [[Ikwipedia:Hypothesis of Ikwipedia|coherent framework that accounts for them all, if such a framework exists]].

==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.

This permissive notability standard does not necessarily extend to all topics. Content which would not be found in a comparable Wikipedia article — even on an otherwise-notable subject and supported by otherwise-reliable sources, such as claims that primarily concern public figures' private lives — and which is not paradigm-shifting in the sense described is most likely not notable unless it specifically relates to inherently notable topics.

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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.
+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.
+:''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]].
+:''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.
+:''major wrongdoing of public concern:'' [[conspiracy theory|conspiracy theories]] 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]].
+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. Documenting these topics in an encyclopedic way synthesizes the available claims about them and shows how they interrelate, which helps to provide a more clear understanding of a [[Ikwipedia:Hypothesis of Ikwipedia|coherent framework that accounts for them all, if such a framework exists]].
 ==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.
+This permissive notability standard does not necessarily extend to all topics. Content which would not be found in a comparable Wikipedia article — even on an otherwise-notable subject and supported by otherwise-reliable sources, such as claims that primarily concern public figures' private lives — and which is not paradigm-shifting in the sense described is most likely not notable unless it specifically relates to inherently notable topics.