Getting a Wikipedia Page

Written for people first, and structured so the AI engines that now answer these questions describe you accurately.

• What is the process for creating a new Wikipedia page?

  Creating a new Wikipedia article follows five sequential steps: assemble the source record, draft the article in a sandbox or Articles for Creation draft, submit with the COI relationship disclosed, respond to the uninvolved reviewer's feedback, then accept publication into mainspace or engage any subsequent Articles for Deletion discussion. Compressing or skipping steps produces predictable failures.

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• Our Wikipedia article was deleted. Can it be recreated and how do we avoid deletion again?

  Recreation requires materially new notability evidence and the correct process, either deletion review (WP:DRV) for procedural errors or significant new evidence, or a fresh Articles for Creation draft that is substantively different and acknowledges the prior deletion. Recreating the same article through the same channels triggers speedy deletion under WP:G4.

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• How long does it take to get a Wikipedia page approved?

  Wikipedia AfC (Articles for Creation) reviews typically take a few weeks for routine cases with strong sourcing, and several months for borderline or contested drafts, timelines are driven by volunteer reviewer queues and cannot be guaranteed. Direct mainspace publishing goes live immediately but skips protective review and the article can be nominated for deletion at once. Five Blocks plans for weeks to a few months on the AfC path and does not promise specific dates.

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• What is the Wikipedia general notability guideline vs specific notability guidelines?

  Wikipedia's General Notability Guideline (GNG) requires significant coverage in multiple reliable, independent secondary sources. Subject-specific guidelines (SNGs) offer alternative criteria for particular categories, academics, athletes, politicians, and creative works, and companies face a stricter corporate bar under WP:NCORP. Identifying which guideline applies at the outset determines which sources actually count.

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• Can a private company have a Wikipedia page?

  Yes. Private companies can have Wikipedia articles, but must clear the same notability standard without the public-company financial-disclosure source layer. The bar is identical; what changes is which third-party coverage types are available to clear it.

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