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== Notability == | == Notability == | ||
Because mainstream society often lacks representation of nonbinary gender, the Nonbinary Wiki is not as strict regarding references as other wikis (such as Wikipedia). Blogs and other social media may be used as references if they are the only available source. If an identity is [[Nonbinary Wiki:Uncommon identities|considered uncommon]], it should be tagged with the {{tl|uncommon identity}} template, but it should not be deleted unless this policy demands it. | Because mainstream society often lacks representation of nonbinary gender, the Nonbinary Wiki is not as strict regarding references as other wikis (such as Wikipedia). Blogs and other social media may be used as references if they are the only available source. If an identity is [[Nonbinary Wiki:Uncommon identities|considered uncommon]], it should be tagged with the {{tl|uncommon identity}} template, but it should not be deleted unless this policy demands it. | ||
Pages that are not about a person or an identity are acceptable as long as they provide more information on nonbinary or transgender topics (such as [[transition]]). If you think an article shouldn't be here, open a new thread in the article's talk page exposing your arguments. | Pages that are not about a person or an identity are acceptable as long as they provide more information on nonbinary or transgender topics (such as [[transition]]). If you think an article shouldn't be here, open a new thread in the article's talk page exposing your arguments. | ||
In any case, original research is not allowed; the Nonbinary Wiki is not a place to coin new terms or pronouns, but to document existing ones. References that are tied to the editor who adding the content or that have been created specifically to work around this policy will be removed, together with the referenced content. | In any case, original research is not allowed; the Nonbinary Wiki is not a place to coin new terms or pronouns, but to document existing ones. References that are tied to the editor who adding the content or that have been created specifically to work around this policy will be removed, together with the referenced content. | ||
=== Inclusion of biographies === | |||
A person is considered notable and acceptable in the wiki if some kind of media or source has talked about them and one of the following conditions is true: | |||
# Their identity somehow falls outside the [[gender binary]]. | |||
# They are relevant to the nonbinary community, even if they have a binary identity (such as activists, authors of stories with representation, etc). | |||
Social media (such as Twitter or personal blogs) are not enough justification for the inclusion of a biography. | |||
=== Inclusion of gender identities === | === Inclusion of gender identities === | ||
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This policy should be followed for both stand-alone pages and identities included in lists such as [[list of uncommon nonbinary identities]]. | This policy should be followed for both stand-alone pages and identities included in lists such as [[list of uncommon nonbinary identities]]. | ||
=== Inclusion of neologisms === | |||
For pages that explain or list words and expressions relevant to gender (such as the [[:Category:Glossaries of gender and sex terminology|glossaries]]), words and expressions can be included only if they follow these rules: | |||
# If the word is found in a reputable dictionary for that language, it can be included. | |||
## Machine translation and other automated algorithms aren't valid sources for a word. | |||
# If the word appears in a source that is not a dictionary but is still reputable (such as a newspaper or a website, excluding social media and blogs), it can also be included. | |||
# If the only sources available are social media or similarly weak sources, the word can be included but there must be a note that marks it as having little use or being unverified. | |||
# Made-up words without external sources can't be included. However, if there is an explanation (based on sources) about how a language creates new gender-neutral words, original examples for the explanation may be provided as long as they are clearly marked as unverified. | |||
As always, everything needs to have a source with the relevant reference template. | |||
== Project and user pages == | == Project and user pages == | ||
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*''User'': user pages are the personal page that all registered users have. Every user is free to add the content they feel that is best for their user page. It is a bad practice to edit another user's page without their permission. | *''User'': user pages are the personal page that all registered users have. Every user is free to add the content they feel that is best for their user page. It is a bad practice to edit another user's page without their permission. | ||
*''* talk'': talk pages are where wiki users can talk about their associated main pages. Article talk pages are just marked with ''talk:'', but pages of any other namespace are called "namespace talk:TITLE". For example: ''User talk: Foobar''. | *''* talk'': talk pages are where wiki users can talk about their associated main pages. Article talk pages are just marked with ''talk:'', but pages of any other namespace are called "namespace talk:TITLE". For example: ''User talk: Foobar''. | ||