Understanding Wikipedia Notability (Podcast)

About this episode of Marketing Impact:

This episode of Marketing Impact discusses the complicated guidelines known as “notability.” If you have ever had an article rejected by Wikipedia, odds are that you heard this term used. Notability is what you need to qualify for inclusion on the site. There are strict guidelines for notability but they are easy to understand when broken down into the three main elements (1) significant coverage (2) in reliable sources (3) independent of the topic. This podcast goes through the process of determining notability and the minimum you will need if you plan to post a Wikipedia page for yourself or a client. Understanding Wikipedia notability can make the difference between having a page that that remains static in Wikipedia and one that is quickly deleted.

General definition of Wikipedia notability
Defining significant coverage
Defining a reliable source
Defining “independence”
Additional notability “sub” guidelines

Quotes:

“Notability is the basic threshold you must meet to create a Wikipedia page.” – Mike Wood [tweetthis display_mode=”button_link”]Notability is the basic threshold you must meet to create a Wikipedia page. #marketingtips[/tweetthis]
“If you are able to show notability, you are 90% of the way there.” – Mike Wood [tweetthis display_mode=”button_link”]If you are able to show Wikipedia notability you are 90% of the way there #marketingtips #podcast[/tweetthis]
“Make sure the topic is talked about in depth by more than one source.” – Mike Wood[tweetthis display_mode=”button_link”]Make sure the topic is talked about indepth by more than 1 source. #Wikipedia #notability #podcast[/tweetthis]