Wikipedia:Relevance

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This page in a nutshell: Stay on topic.

On Wikipedia, relevance is simply whether a fact (in an article) is useful to the reader and is in the right article.


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  • Wikipedia:Writing better articles — a style guideline that "sets out advice on... how to make an article clear, precise and relevant to the reader." (italics added)

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