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{{Notability essay|WP:TRIVIALMENTION|WP:TRIVIALMENTIONS}}
{{nutshell|Notability requires {{em|significant}} coverage by reliable sources. Trivial mentions are not enough.}}
The [[Wikipedia:Notability#General notability guideline|general notability guideline]] clearly states that sources that only contain a "'''trivial mention'''" of a topic are insufficient to establish that topic's notability.

== Summary ==
Wikipedia articles [[Wikipedia:Notability#Notability requires verifiable evidence|need to include verifiable evidence]] of the topic's notability from [[Wikipedia:Identifying reliable sources|reliable]] [[Wikipedia:Identifying and using independent sources|independent sources]]. The guideline states that these sources need to provide "significant coverage" of the topic, and this coverage must consist of more than a "trivial mention".

== Quotes from [[WP:Notability]] ==
The [[Wikipedia:Notability#General notability guideline|general notability guideline]] states that:
*"If a topic has received '''significant coverage''' in reliable sources that are independent of the subject, it is presumed to satisfy the inclusion criteria for a stand-alone article or stand-alone list."

The meaning of '''significant coverage''' is explained:
*{{"'}}Significant coverage' means that sources address the subject directly in detail, so no original research is needed to extract the content. Significant coverage is more than a '''trivial mention''' but it need not be the main topic of the source material."

A footnote indicates the meaning of '''trivial mention''' using an example:
*"Martin Walker's statement, in a newspaper article about Bill Clinton, that 'In high school, he was part of a jazz band called Three Blind Mice' is plainly a trivial mention of that band."

==Related essays==
*{{section link|Wikipedia:Arguments to avoid in deletion discussions|Trivial coverage}}
*[[Wikipedia:Bare notability]]
*[[Wikipedia:I wouldn't know him from a hole in the ground]]
*[[Wikipedia:Existence ≠ Notability]]
*[[Wikipedia:Why should I care?]]

{{Wikipedia essays|notability}}

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