Wikipedia:Article wizard/version1/old/general

While Wikipedia is not a paper encyclopedia and includes articles on a wide variety of topics, there are certain types of articles we cannot accept due to various content policies summarized below. Click the links for more detailed information. Wikipedia cannot accept:
 * Articles on subjects that are not notable.
 * Wikipedia defines notability as significant coverage by multiple reliable sources independent of the subject.
 * Articles in which the facts cannot be verified through reliable sources.
 * Articles copied directly from a source, excluding sources explicitly released under the CC-BY-SA-3.0 or sources in the public domain.

If you don't think your article meets these criteria, please don't create it; it will eventually be deleted. If you aren't sure your article will meet these criteria, you are encouraged to ask on the Help desk. Note that there are many other things to do on Wikipedia besides creating articles; see Maintenance for more information.