Wikipedia:Notability/Inglis

On the Scots Wikipedia, notability is a test used by editors to decide if topics are worthy of their own article. Please note that notability on the Scots Wikipedia is determined regardless of what happens on other Wikipedias.

What Scots Wikipedia is and is not

Y  Scots Wikipedia is an online encyclopedia written in the Scots language with a neutral point of view.
N  Scots Wikipedia is not about describing the meaning of words (apart from the define namespace).
N  Scots Wikipedia is not about publishing original thought.
N  Scots Wikipedia is not a vehicle for promotion.
N  Scots Wikipedia is not a mirror or collection of links, images, or media.
N  Scots Wikipedia is not a blog, web host, social network or similar.
N  Scots Wikipedia is not an inventory.
N  Scots Wikipedia is not a guidebook, textbook or scientific journal.
N  Scots Wikipedia is not for speculation.
N  Scots Wikipedia is not a newspaper.
N  Scots Wikipedia is not an indiscriminate collection of information.
N  Scots Wikipedia is not censored.

Objectives for articles

Articles on the Scots Wikipedia must be:

Verifiable

• For topics or articles to be notable there must be several sources available that are reliable an independent of the subject.
• At least two references to separate sources, not connected to the subject in question, are needed.

In broad Scots

• The prose of articles should be written in broad Scots.
• Exceptions to this (e.g. proper nouns) are decided in special policies or on article talk pages.

Capable of being substantial

• notability of topics and articles on Scots Wikipedia is determined regardless of what happens on other Wikipedias.
• If you can only write two or three sentences about a topic, it is not notable enough for its own article.
• Topics should demonstrate notability through the writing of broad articles before individual articles are started.

• For example, one paragraph on a new album by Lewis Capaldi should not be a new article, but added to their existing article and the topic expanded from there.

Questioning notability

Topics and articles that don't fulfill the above standard will not be kept. They will either be merged with another article or deleted.

If you believe that a topic or article is not notable, you should look for sources yourself. If you cannot do that, or none are found, you should:

1. Ask the article creator to improve the article (e.g. provide sources or extend the amount of written content). There are template user notices here.
2. Add a {{notability}} tag to make others aware.
3. Record your reasoning on the article's collogue page.
4. Seven days are then given to make necessary improvements that can confer notability. The tag should not be removed during this week.
5. After seven days have passed, if no improvements have been made, the article must be merged with another article or deleted.