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curprev 19:3119:31, 28 May 2024‎ WhatamIdoing talk contribs‎ 33,248 bytes +18‎ →‎Notability is based on the existence of suitable sources, not on the state of sourcing in an article: Clearer? Tag: 2017 wikitext editor

curprev 14:3314:33, 25 May 2024‎ Hairy Dude talk contribs‎ 33,230 bytes −1‎ →‎General notability guideline: fix broken list Tags: Mobile edit Mobile web edit Advanced mobile edit

curprev 23:2023:20, 11 May 2024‎ SmokeyJoe talk contribs‎ 33,231 bytes −20‎ →‎Stand-alone lists: per WP:LINKBOXES, with 90-day pageviews of 91, 397, 547, WP:NLIST is well ahead as the preferred shortcut to be recommended. All shortcuts will continue to work.

curprev 05:0205:02, 30 April 2024‎ Masem talk contribs‎ 33,251 bytes +157‎ →‎Articles not satisfying the notability guidelines: we should link to BEFORE here, this is a simple attempt to include that

curprev 22:2622:26, 27 April 2024‎ WhatamIdoing talk contribs‎ 33,094 bytes −3‎ →‎Notability is based on the existence of suitable sources, not on the state of sourcing in an article: Parallel Tag: 2017 wikitext editor

curprev 21:1621:16, 17 April 2024‎ HTGS talk contribs‎ 33,097 bytes −18‎ →‎Stand-alone lists: avoid redirect in hatnote Tag: 2017 wikitext editor

curprev 16:0616:06, 18 February 2024‎ Masem talk contribs‎ 33,115 bytes +22‎ Reverted good faith edits by Polygnotus (talk): Wrong. SNGs are reviewed though global consensus before they can be moved out of essay or draft stage Tags: Twinkle Undo
curprev 16:0516:05, 18 February 2024‎ Polygnotus talk contribs‎ 33,093 bytes −22‎ SNGs don't have broad consensus, WP:GNG does Tag: Reverted

curprev 19:4619:46, 14 January 2024‎ Huggums537 talk contribs‎ 33,115 bytes +2‎ →‎Stand-alone lists: Matching to be consistent with the language used in the link later in the sentence and to avoid confusion between list entries and prose used in the lead for example.

curprev 03:1603:16, 11 January 2024‎ WhatamIdoing talk contribs‎ 33,113 bytes −6‎ →‎Articles not satisfying the notability guidelines: Correct name Tag: 2017 wikitext editor
curprev 03:1103:11, 11 January 2024‎ WhatamIdoing talk contribs‎ 33,119 bytes +604‎ →‎Notability is based on the existence of suitable sources, not on the state of sourcing in an article: Color coding might help? Tag: 2017 wikitext editor
curprev 03:0303:03, 11 January 2024‎ WhatamIdoing talk contribs‎ 32,515 bytes +75‎ →‎Notability is based on the existence of suitable sources, not on the state of sourcing in an article: Sources must be independent for notability purposes Tag: 2017 wikitext editor

curprev 20:4620:46, 28 December 2023‎ Three Sixty talk contribs‎ 32,440 bytes +24‎ →‎General notability guideline: wikilinking

curprev 04:2804:28, 17 December 2023‎ Wracking talk contribs‎ 32,416 bytes +2‎ →‎Subject-specific notability guidelines: c/e: assuming this should say "articles" not "topics"

curprev 06:1806:18, 19 November 2023‎ Fgnievinski talk contribs‎ 32,414 bytes +14‎ →‎Article content does not determine notability: wl related sections Tags: Mobile edit Mobile app edit Android app edit

curprev 23:0123:01, 29 October 2023‎ Masem talk contribs‎ 32,400 bytes −99‎ Reverted good faith edits by TompaDompa (talk): I have a bad feeling this will be a problem since it implies notability is required. There's a reason this is a guideline. Tags: Twinkle Undo
curprev 21:3221:32, 29 October 2023‎ TompaDompa talk contribs‎ 32,499 bytes +99‎ →‎Whether to create standalone pages: Notability is necessary but not sufficient for a stand-alone article to exist. Tags: Reverted 2017 wikitext editor

curprev 00:2400:24, 28 October 2023‎ Curbon7 talk contribs‎ 32,400 bytes −11‎ Reverting edit(s) by Butwhatdoiknow (talk) to rev. 1182200024 by Red-tailed hawk: WP:BRD, the bold edit was reverted so discuss; luckily there is already an open discussion regarding this on the talk page. (RW 16.1) Tags: RW Undo
curprev 00:1400:14, 28 October 2023‎ Butwhatdoiknow talk contribs‎ 32,411 bytes +11‎ Undid revision 1182200024 by Red-tailed hawk (talk) Community consensus is not required for bold changes. See wp:PGBOLD and wp:DRNC. Do you have a substantive objection to the change? If so, re-revert and state it in your edit summary. Tags: Undo Reverted

curprev 19:3219:32, 27 October 2023‎ Red-tailed hawk talk contribs‎ 32,400 bytes −11‎ Restore definition that was WP:BOLDly changed in Special:Diff/1175779876 without community consensus. Tags: Manual revert Reverted

curprev 00:1600:16, 13 October 2023‎ Masem talk contribs‎ 32,411 bytes +11‎ still need "rebuttable" in here Tag: Reverted
curprev 00:0500:05, 13 October 2023‎ Espresso Addict talk contribs‎ 32,400 bytes −22‎ Removing word "rebuttably"; link is a redirect to presumption

curprev 18:0018:00, 7 October 2023‎ HJ Mitchell talk contribs‎ 32,422 bytes 0‎ Undid revision 1179072050 by JK Nair (talk) see MOS:LQ Tag: Undo
curprev 17:5917:59, 7 October 2023‎ JK Nair talk contribs‎ m 32,422 bytes 0‎ No edit summary Tag: Reverted

curprev 04:0404:04, 21 September 2023‎ Seraphimblade talk contribs‎ 32,422 bytes −18‎ This is a common enough word that the Wiktionary link is not needed. Tag: Manual revert
curprev 03:3203:32, 21 September 2023‎ WhatamIdoing talk contribs‎ 32,440 bytes +18‎ Undid revision 1176208273 by BilledMammal (talk) Apparently it is necessary (though not sufficient), since we reportedly have editors who think "significant coverage" means "I think it's an important subject". Tags: Undo Reverted

curprev 06:3106:31, 20 September 2023‎ BilledMammal talk contribs‎ 32,422 bytes −18‎ Undid revision 1176201674 by WhatamIdoing (talk) Seems unnecessary? Tags: Undo Reverted
curprev 04:5604:56, 20 September 2023‎ WhatamIdoing talk contribs‎ 32,440 bytes +18‎ →‎General notability guideline: Link Tags: Reverted 2017 wikitext editor

curprev 11:0911:09, 17 September 2023‎ Ca talk contribs‎ 32,422 bytes −20‎ fix easteregg link and remove reference to location (MOS changes) Tag: Visual edit

curprev 03:4803:48, 29 August 2023‎ David Eppstein talk contribs‎ 32,442 bytes −1‎ Undid revision 1172754898 by Cassiopeia (talk) this is circular, if "notable" is used with its usual Wikipedia-guideline meaning of "can we have a Wikipedia article" Tag: Undo
curprev 02:4902:49, 29 August 2023‎ Cassiopeia talk contribs‎ 32,443 bytes +1‎ →‎Self-promotion and publicity: restored - as per WP:N guidelines definition. Tags: Reverted 2017 wikitext editor

curprev 17:3917:39, 25 August 2023‎ Masem talk contribs‎ 32,442 bytes +93‎ Undid revision 1172212359 by WhatamIdoing (talk) Keeping the moved sentence where it was moved too , but readding the starting part about requiring independent sources which applies generally
curprev 17:2017:20, 25 August 2023‎ WhatamIdoing talk contribs‎ 32,349 bytes −92‎ Move sentence to relevant section Tag: Visual edit
curprev 17:1917:19, 25 August 2023‎ WhatamIdoing talk contribs‎ 32,441 bytes +101‎ Links Tag: Visual edit

curprev 23:0723:07, 13 August 2023‎ Ca talk contribs‎ 32,340 bytes −25‎ Per consensus at Wikipedia_talk:Notability#Remove_confusing_passage? Tags: Manual revert Visual edit

curprev 08:5608:56, 9 August 2023‎ Wjemather talk contribs‎ 32,365 bytes +25‎ Undid revision 1169475751 by Ca (talk) this changes the meaning (expands the scope of ss exceptions beyond independence) Tags: Undo Reverted
curprev 08:4008:40, 9 August 2023‎ Ca talk contribs‎ 32,340 bytes −25‎ Since Masem have not responded, I am assuming they agree with this revert. Undid revision 1169246403 by Masem (talk) Tags: Undo Reverted

curprev 19:3119:31, 8 August 2023‎ Fgnievinski talk contribs‎ 32,365 bytes +31‎ →‎Fringe topics: populate single-line section with an automatic excerpt of the main topic's lead section (minus templates)
curprev 00:0300:03, 8 August 2023‎ Masem talk contribs‎ 32,334 bytes +25‎ Undid revision 1169245789 by Ca (talk) please don't change wording on this page without checking talk page. This is a consensus-agreed upon text and there is discussion on this in the talk page Tags: Undo Reverted

curprev 23:5923:59, 7 August 2023‎ Ca talk contribs‎ 32,309 bytes −25‎ →‎Subject-specific notability guidelines: remove confusing part of a sentence Tags: Reverted Visual edit

curprev 15:0315:03, 31 July 2023‎ Ca talk contribs‎ 32,334 bytes +52‎ Converted unformatted section links via script.

curprev 16:3716:37, 29 July 2023‎ Hydronium Hydroxide talk contribs‎ 32,282 bytes +13‎ →‎General notability guideline: Relocate SIGCOV to SIGCOV

curprev 03:0903:09, 12 July 2023‎ Freedom4U talk contribs‎ 32,269 bytes −2‎ →‎Whether to create standalone pages: fixing link per pagemove Tag: 2017 wikitext editor

curprev 01:5701:57, 28 June 2023‎ Masem talk contribs‎ 32,271 bytes −8‎ Reverted good faith edits by Toast for Teddy (talk): Not every redirect to a page needs to be included, though the redirect can remain. I think we don' Tags: Twinkle Undo
curprev 01:1601:16, 28 June 2023‎ Toast for Teddy talk contribs‎ m 32,279 bytes +8‎ Mentioned in {{redirect}} above, but not listed here? Tags: Reverted 2017 wikitext editor

curprev 20:0020:00, 21 June 2023‎ Fgnievinski talk contribs‎ 32,271 bytes −167‎ No edit summary Tags: 2017 wikitext editor Disambiguation links added

curprev 08:0408:04, 17 June 2023‎ Ca talk contribs‎ 32,438 bytes −4‎ →‎Subject-specific notability guidelines: clarify & remove redundant word

curprev 13:5213:52, 19 April 2023‎ Cbl62 talk contribs‎ 32,442 bytes −6‎ revert overusage of bolding - "and" is clear and unambiguous, there is no need to place it in bold Tag: Undo
curprev 13:0713:07, 19 April 2023‎ El komodos drago talk contribs‎ m 32,448 bytes +6‎ Added bold to the and in the list of conditions to try to make it clearer. Tag: Reverted

curprev 19:5319:53, 18 April 2023‎ -sche talk contribs‎ 32,442 bytes +1‎ →‎Notable topics have attracted attention over a sufficiently significant period of time: see Wikipedia:Village pump (policy)#WP:BLP1E_vs._WP:NSUSTAINED : clarify to same conjunction that the BLP1E policy uses, since the sentence is a word-for-word quotation of that policy

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