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Any topic for which information from [Ikwipedia:Acceptable sources|acceptable sources]] can have an article. This roughly mirrors [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Notability Wikipedia's policy] in that if there are no acceptable sources for a subject, except that the range of [[Ikwipedia:Acceptable sources|allowed sources]] is more broad than the range of [[Ikwipedia:reliable sources|reliable sources]]. | |||
==Inherent notability of | ==Inherent notability of topics== | ||
Certain topics are so paradigm-shifting that they are ''inherently notable | 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. | ||
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:'''Speculative concepts:''' [[exotic technologies]], people, places, events, things, entities, etc. not proven to exist | :'''Speculative concepts:''' [[exotic technologies]], people, places, events, things, entities, etc. not proven to exist | ||
:'''Major wrongdoing of public concern:''' [[conspiracy theory|conspiracy theories | :'''Major wrongdoing of public concern:''' [[conspiracy theory|conspiracy theories]]; alleged [[systemic-deception theory|systemic deception]]s; etc. | ||
To affirmatively counteract the [[Ikwipedia:Hypothesis of Ikwipedia|tendency of these topics to be concealed and actively suppressed | To affirmatively counteract the [[Ikwipedia:Hypothesis of Ikwipedia|hypothesized]] tendency of these topics to be concealed and actively suppressed, a mere claim alluding to the existence or validity of one or more of these topics (based on [[Ikwipedia:evidence|evidence]] and/or [[Ikwipedia:Testimonial accounts|testimonial accounts]]) warrants documentation of the topic(s), regardless of whether it can be verified by a particular standard of evidence. | ||
Documenting these topics in an encyclopedic way synthesizes the available information about them and shows how they interrelate, which helps to provide a more coherent understanding that accounts for them all, if that is possible. | |||
==Limitations== | ==Limitations== | ||
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 the above 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 the above topics. | ||
Revision as of 19:40, 23 December 2024
Any topic for which information from [Ikwipedia:Acceptable sources|acceptable sources]] can have an article. This roughly mirrors Wikipedia's policy in that if there are no acceptable sources for a subject, except that the range of allowed sources is more broad than the range of reliable sources.
Inherent notability of 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: exotic technologies, people, places, events, things, entities, etc. not proven to exist
- Major wrongdoing of public concern: conspiracy theories; alleged systemic deceptions; etc.
To affirmatively counteract the hypothesized tendency of these topics to be concealed and actively suppressed, a mere claim alluding to the existence or validity of one or more of these topics (based on evidence and/or testimonial accounts) warrants documentation of the topic(s), regardless of whether it can be verified by a particular standard of evidence. Documenting these topics in an encyclopedic way synthesizes the available information about them and shows how they interrelate, which helps to provide a more coherent understanding that accounts for them all, if that is possible.
Limitations
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 the above topics.