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Before beginning to write any of your first article, gather sources for the information you will be writing about. You will use references to establish notability and to cite particular facts. References used to establish notability must meet '''additional criteria''' beyond reliability. References used for specific facts need not meet these additional criteria.
Before beginning to write any of your first article, gather sources for the information you will be writing about. You will use references to establish notability and to cite particular facts. References used to establish notability must meet '''additional criteria''' beyond reliability. References used for specific facts need not meet these additional criteria.


To be suitable for inclusion in an encyclopedia, a subject must have '''[[WP:42|significant coverage in multiple reliable, independent sources]]'''. All information in encyclopedia articles must be [[WP:V|verifiable]] through [[WP:Citing sources|citations]].
To be suitable for inclusion in an encyclopedia, a subject must have '''[[WP: