Getting a Wikipedia Page

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

• What if my company does not have a Wikipedia page?

  Whether the absence of a Wikipedia article is a problem depends entirely on whether the subject meets Wikipedia's notability standard, significant coverage in reliable, independent sources. Subjects that meet the threshold move directly to drafting and disclosed COI submission; those that do not need to build the underlying source record first, because forcing an article without adequate coverage produces deletions, not articles.

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• What is Wikipedia readiness and how do you assess it?

  Wikipedia readiness is the structured assessment of whether a subject's existing third-party coverage meets Wikipedia's notability standard before drafting begins. The assessment produces one of three outputs: ready (proceed to drafting), close but gaps (specific sourcing work needed first), or not ready (coverage does not yet exist). Running this assessment first prevents the costlier outcome of pursuing an article that gets nominated for deletion.

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• How do we build notability if we don’t have it yet?

  Notability is built through sustained, substantive third-party coverage: in-depth pieces in major independent outlets such as Bloomberg, Reuters, or the Wall Street Journal; independent industry recognition (established awards, analyst reports); or academic coverage treating the subject directly. Press releases, wire syndications of company announcements, and sponsored content do not count, no matter where they appear. For borderline subjects, 12 to 18 months of consistent effort is typical.

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• What types of sources count as reliable on Wikipedia?

  Reliable Wikipedia sources are independent secondary publications with professional editorial standards: major newspapers (Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, Reuters, AP), academic journals, peer-reviewed articles, and books from established publishers. Press releases, sponsored content, a company's own website, social media, wire-syndicated announcements, and self-published material do not count toward notability.

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• How do I get a Wikipedia article created for myself without it being deleted?

  There is a legitimate, well-worn path to a Wikipedia article about yourself: follow the disclosed conflict-of-interest process in four steps, an honest notability assessment, building authoritative third-party coverage where it is thin, drafting in a user sandbox and submitting through Articles for Creation with the COI relationship disclosed, and engaging community reviewers substantively. The process works reliably for subjects who genuinely meet the notability standard; the one thing that fails is trying to shortcut it.

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