Wikipedia:Notability comparison test

This is an essay on notability. It contains the advice or opinions of one or more Wikipedia contributors. This page is not an encyclopedia article, nor is it one of Wikipedia's policies or guidelines, as it has not been thoroughly vetted by the community. Some essays represent widespread norms; others only represent minority viewpoints.

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This essay articulates a notability comparison test for articles on Wikipedia. It is based on the argument that another article B, the subject of which has the same amount of or less coverage (by independent, reliable sources) than that of the subject of another article A currently nominated for deletion, exists on Wikipedia, has survived one or more AfDs, has never been nominated for deletion, or never has its notability questioned via means other than an AfD(s); and thus A merits being kept for consistent application of policies.

In this essay, 'an article's notability' is a shorthand for 'the notability of an article's subject/topic.'