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The remainder of WP:notability is a sourcing-based criteria, often referred to as "GNG" or the "General Notability Guideline"; we'll call it the "sourcing-GNG". Thus the term "GNG" has two common meanings, either the latter, or the entire WP:Notability page.
When establishing the notability of cryptocurrencies and other blockchain-related projects, the consensus is that crypto-centric news organizations—such as Coindesk or Bitcoin Magazine—generally cannot be used, as they do not provide coverage that can be considered "independent" from their subject for the purposes of WP:ORGCRITE.
In the dictionary, notable means "worthy of being noted" or "attracting notice." Wikipedia bases its decision about whether web content is notable enough to justify a separate article on the verifiable evidence that the web content has attracted the notice of reliable sources unrelated to the web content, its authors, or its owners.
This guideline is independent from the other subject-specific notability guidelines, such as WP:BIO, WP:MUSIC, WP:AUTH, etc., and is explicitly listed as an alternative to the general notability guideline. [1]
Wikipedia:OEN – an essay that explains how to apply WP:Notability (film)'s "Other evidence of notability" section. Wikipedia:There is no deadline; WP:NOPE – an essay on notability; Wikipedia:Improve the junk – an essay on improving the improvable; Wikipedia:GNGACTOR – an essay on actors and the general notability guide
Article creators sometimes incorrectly assume that, for the purposes of establishing notability, it is enough that an article or draft cites some sources that are independent and secondary (but eg. offer only passing mentions), while others (eg. the subject's own website) provide significant coverage, etc. — the 'portfolio approach' to notability, if you like.
Notability of reliable sources is the application of Wikipedia's rules on WP:Notability to the WP:Reliable sources which Wikipedia editors cite. This document considers assigning notability to sources on the basis of their importance as citations in Wikipedia. Consider the situation where the Wikipedia community is in agreement about the following: