Forum:Updating policies, guidelines and the wiki/Notable

This policy details Halopedia's policies on notability, which is loosely based off Wikipedia's notability policy.

Overview
Notability determines whether a topic merits its own article. Article topics are required to be notable, or "worthy of notice." It is important to note that a notability determination does not necessarily depend on things like fame, importance, or the popularity of a topic—although those may enhance the acceptability of a subject that meets the guidelines explained below.

The test

 * Does it have all the necessary quality of information to be included in articles?
 * Does the information have significant coverage to such extent that it is more than a trivial mention but it need not be the main topic of the source material?
 * Does the information have reliable sources that are independent of the subject?
 * Does it have all the necessary quality of having its own article?
 * Is there an entry of the information in Wikipedia?
 * Is there a foreseeable certainty that the information will see sufficient and future growth?
 * Is the information capable of presenting itself concisely in a section of an article than in its own article?

A few things to note:
 * A mere description of the information by an official source does not always lead to notability