Wikisimpsons:Notability

This page is an official Wikisimpsons policy and must be followed. Failure to do so will result in consequences.

Only notable articles should be made. What is notable is described below:

What is notable

Characters

• Named characters who appear in the show, no matter how minor, should have an article.
• Unnamed characters who play a decent part in an episode should have an article.
• Unnamed recurring characters should have an article.
• Named mentioned celebrities can have an article. If it is a reference to a celebrity, the reference should be explained. Else, the article could be deemed not notable.
• Mentioned characters who are not real-world celebrities should not get an article, unless there is a large amount of information given about them.
• Mentioned members of main or prominent recurring characters families can get articles.
• Unnamed mentioned characters who have quite a bit of information revealed about them and are shown to have some relation to a recurring character could possibly have an article.
• Characters voiced by guest stars should have an article, unless they are voice only, in which case it depends on how many lines they have had.
• Unnamed, non-speaking characters do not get an article.

Locations

• Named locations should have an article.
• Unnamed locations visited by someone who is a focus of the episode should have an article.
• Recurring locations should have an article.
• Mentioned locations only get an article if there is a fair amount of information about them given.

Vehicles

• Recurring vehicles should have an article.
• Named vehicles should have an article.
• Unnamed vehicles that play a big part in an episode should have an article.
• Mentioned vehicles should not get an article.
• Things like bikes, skateboards etc. should not get articles.

Hit and Run

• All unlockable vehicles, hidden vehicles and important vehicles get an article. All vehicles just seen around do not.

Songs

• All background songs do not get an article.
• Songs written specifically for The Simpsons should get an article.
• Songs sung by characters should get an article.
• Instrumental songs do not get an article.

Cast, crew and guest stars

• All credited people should get an article.
• Individual band members, even if they are not credited, should get an article.
• Uncredited crew members can get an article only if they are confirmed by a reliable source to have taken part in the episode.

Reference pages

• If a movie or TV show has been referenced at least 5 times on The Simpsons, it gets an article.
  • This includes 5 different references in the same episode.
  • It also includes 5 separate references in different episodes.
• If a movie or TV show references The Simpsons at least 5 times, it gets an article.

Others

• Generic articles, i.e. something that is part of a wide range (Apples, Mouth Wash, etc.) do not get an article, unless there is a large emphasis on them in The Simpsons, i.e. Donuts and Pork chops.
• Mentioned subjects that are not listed above should not get an article unless there is a fair amount of information given about them.

Crossovers

Rules that apply to crossover episodes. These rules apply to characters, locations etc. that are from the media that crossed over into The Simpsons.

Characters

• Speaking characters get articles.
• Characters who the camera focuses on get articles.
• Background characters don't get articles, even if they're established characters in the other media.

Locations

• Named locations get articles.

Media

• Named media get articles.

Not notable

If you think an article is not notable, you can place the {{Delete}} template on the top of the article then bring the issue up on the deletion page. This will get viewed by others and then a verdict will be passed once there is enough discussion. A lot of articles may have to be handled on a case by case basis to deem whether it is notable or not.

If an article is obviously against the notability policy and you feel that it needs no discussion, list it here.

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