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== General principles == | == General principles == | ||
* '''Musical relevance''': All content must demonstrate clear musical relevance or potential application. | * '''Musical relevance''': All content must demonstrate clear musical relevance or potential application. | ||
* '''Substantial description''': Entries must include comprehensible prose that explains the system's musical characteristics, not just technical specifications. | * '''Substantial description''': Entries must include comprehensible prose that explains the system's musical characteristics, not just technical specifications. | ||
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== Notability == | == Notability == | ||
A page meets our notability threshold if it satisfies ''at least one'' of these criteria: | A page meets our notability threshold if it satisfies ''at least one'' of these criteria: | ||
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== Generally not notable == | == Generally not notable == | ||
The following types of content generally fail to meet our notability threshold: | The following types of content generally fail to meet our notability threshold: | ||
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* '''Minor variations''': Systems that differ only trivially from existing systems. For example, 17 equal divisions of 8/3, which is just 12edo with a slight octave stretch. | * '''Minor variations''': Systems that differ only trivially from existing systems. For example, 17 equal divisions of 8/3, which is just 12edo with a slight octave stretch. | ||
* '''Technical data without context''': Interval tables, temperaments, commas, or other technical data without accompanying musical explanation. | * '''Technical data without context''': Interval tables, temperaments, commas, or other technical data without accompanying musical explanation. | ||
Articles on high-complexity or minor-variation systems must be marked with {{tlx|novelty}}, {{tlx|niche}}, or {{tlx|mathematical interest}}, as appropriate. | |||
== Improving borderline entries == | == Improving borderline entries == | ||
Entries that don't initially meet notability standards can be improved by: | Entries that don't initially meet notability standards can be improved by: | ||
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== Main space vs. user space == | == Main space vs. user space == | ||
The Xenharmonic Wiki maintains two distinct content areas. | The Xenharmonic Wiki maintains two distinct content areas. | ||
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=== Relocation vs. deletion === | === Relocation vs. deletion === | ||
Content that shows potential but doesn't meet main space notability may be moved to user space. | Content that shows potential but doesn't meet main space notability may be moved to user space. | ||
Content that is incoherent or is completely unrelated to xenharmonic music should be deleted rather than relocated. | Content that is incoherent or is completely unrelated to xenharmonic music should be deleted rather than relocated. | ||
Entries consisting solely of automatically generated content (e.g. interval tables, infoboxes) without context or explanation can be deleted without relocation. | Entries consisting solely of automatically generated content (e.g. interval tables, infoboxes) without context or explanation can be deleted without relocation. | ||