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 | This page in a nutshell: Not all farts are notable. |
Some Wikipedia editors[A] often have a desire to put thelatest, breakingwind news in articles. However, just because a piece of trivial information was printed in a newspaper or gossip magazine, or on a website, doesn't mean there is arequirement for it to be included on Wikipedia. Keep in mind:not every fart or burp is notable.
Magazines such asPeople andUs Weekly print information that interests readers that week regardingcelebrities' purported dating activities, family disputes, and weight gain or loss. It's verifiable. That does not mean that Wikipedia needs to reproduce all of it. While there may bemany articles in the space of a few days on a topic,[1][2][3] that does not mean it is of lasting significance.
Q: IfLindsay Lohanfartsin the forest, and a reporter is around to hear it, is itnotable?
A: No. Because not every fart is notable. However somemay be, depending on who or why.[4]
Q: If Ms. Lohantweets about her fart in the forest, is it then notable?
A: No, and ifJustin Bieber retweets about it, it still isn't.
Q: IfFrank Zappa farted on a record, is that notable?
A: Yes. Everything Frank Zappa did on vinyl is notable.[citation needed]
Q: If aK-pop artist's management agency announces via a portal (secretly owned by the holding company that also owns the artist's record company) that a teaser for a video accompanying the download-only version of a possible new single for the first fullcomeback may be released in the near future, should it be included in said K-pop artist's article?
A: No.
Q: If the spouse of a United States presidential candidate (who happens to be a former president) poses with three fully clothedpornographic actresses, should it be included in either of their biographies?[5]
A: No, even thoughpimpin' ain't easy.