Wikipedia:Articles for creation/Wizard-Website notability
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Very little web content is suitable for inclusion into Wikipedia. "Web content" includes, but is not limited to, webcomics, podcasts, blogs, Internet forums, online magazines and other media, web portals and web hosts. Any content which is distributed solely on the internet is considered, for the purposes of this guideline, as web content
In order to be included in Wikipedia, the web content must be either:
- The content itself has been the subject of multiple non-trivial published works whose source is independent of the site itself
- This criterion excludes:
- Media re-prints of press releases and advertising for the content or site.
- Trivial coverage, such as newspaper articles that simply report the internet address, the times at which such content is updated or made available, a brief summary of the nature of the content or the publication of internet addresses and site or content descriptions in internet directories or online stores.
- This criterion includes reliable published works in all forms, such as newspaper and magazine articles, books, television documentaries, and published reports by consumer watchdog organizations.
- This criterion excludes:
- The website or content has won a well-known, reputable, and independent award, either from a publication or organisation
A note on advertisting: Many Wikipedians are wholly averse to the use of Wikipedia for advertising. In addition, using Wikipedia for advertising has been against official policy for a very long time. To this end, should your article submission read like an advertisement or does not meet the notability outlined above, it will most likely be rejected and not created.