Getting a Wikipedia Page

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

• 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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• What sources do you need before creating a Wikipedia page?

  Wikipedia requires multiple substantial, independent sources before an article will survive review. The practical minimum is three to five in-depth pieces from reputable outlets that cover the subject directly rather than mention it in passing. Quality counts as much as quantity: sources have to be secondary, editorially independent, and free of promotional content. Press releases, sponsored coverage, and a company's own materials do not count.

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• How do Wikipedia editors detect promotional content?

  Wikipedia editors detect promotional content through four overlapping signals: marketing-style language or loaded phrasing in the article text (an NPOV violation); sourcing that leans on press releases, the company's own website, or wire-service syndications rather than independent secondary coverage; account history that shows a single-purpose editor focused on one subject; and the policy tags, {{advert}}, {{POV}}, {{citation needed}}, {{undue weight}}, that record the finding publicly.

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• How do you handle a Wikipedia page that was previously deleted?

  Previously deleted Wikipedia articles can be recreated only when the underlying notability has materially changed. The two proper paths are deletion review (when the original deletion was procedurally flawed or significant new evidence has emerged) and a fresh Articles for Creation draft (built on new reliable sources that postdate the deletion). Direct recreation without new notability evidence produces another deletion, often faster because the prior deletion is already on record.

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• How do you prepare a company for Wikipedia readiness over 12-18 months?

  A 12 to 18 month Wikipedia readiness program runs four parallel tracks: Press strategy, Authority development, Entity work, and quarterly readiness re-assessments. It moves to Draft and Submit only when the source record clearly supports it. Build the source base first; write the article second.

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