User:Siroxo/Draft:Notability (media) alternative

See also WP:NMEDIA

Inspired by some recent afds:


 * Articles for deletion/TaxProf Blog
 * Articles for deletion/Diva Magazine (Pakistan)

Simple application of WP:GNG (phrasing to be improved)


 * If an independent, reliable piece of media refers to/defers to/relies on the coverage a media outlet provides, it should be considered towards significant coverage of the media outlet (eg magazine, blog, etc).

These can get dismissed as passing references/trivial mentions. However, these are basically the equivalent of citations for a writer.

The measure of significance would depend on the amount of reliance the piece of media places on the coverage provided by the media outlet. The number of facts/opinions/photos/etc referred to, the number of times it refers to it, etc.

It would make sense to have an "at least 2" requirement here. But maybe we can be more precise and allow the minimum to scale up if the significance is not high enough in any 1.

To be avoided:


 * Situations where someone involved in the media outlet is providing the information (i.e. the media outlet's work should "speak for itself" and not require an interview with an author/editor/etc)
 * Situations where multiple non-notable media outlets refer to one another in a way of establishing notability. This type of exception is handled in WP:NBAND.6 already.