Wikipedia:Run-of-the-mill

A commonplace item is not worthy of inclusion in an article if the source(s) cited in support of it likewise list exhaustively other items of the same genus, as distinct from source(s) describing or listing the item as independently noteworthy.

A commonplace item is not worthy of inclusion in an article if the source(s) cited in support of it likewise list exhaustively other items of the same genus, as distinct from source(s) describing or listing the item as independently noteworthy.

==Examples of items or subjects==

== Examples of items or subjects ==

[[File:Eastview-Shopping-Centre.jpg|thumb|This strip mall is probably important to the nearby residents, and it is probably mentioned in a number of local newspapers and newsletters. But this doesn't necessarily make it notable.]]

[[file:Eastview-Shopping-Centre.jpg|thumb|This strip mall may be important to the nearby residents, and it is probably mentioned in a number of local newspapers and newsletters. But this doesn't necessarily make it notable in a way that could support an independent article, with coverage beyond a mere mention in the context of a [[list of shopping malls in Saskatoon{{!}}broader topic]].]]

Some subjects in particular are extremely commonplace. This does not mean they are ''never'' notable. But it is surely not possible for all of them to be.

Some subjects in particular are extremely commonplace. This does not mean they are ''never'' notable. But it is surely not possible for all of them to be.

===Residential===

=== Residential ===

Nearly every house is listed in some directory identifying the company that built it and the people who live in it. This does not make it notable. There is a right to privacy when it comes to writing about a residence. Articles ''can'' be created on historic houses that a notable person has lived in or that are notable for another reason. Apartment complexes, housing developments and trailer parks, even though there may be websites about each one and even though they are often displayed on maps, are not notable on this basis.

Nearly every house is listed in some directory identifying the company that built it and the people who live in it. This does not make it notable. There is a right to privacy when it comes to writing about a residence. Articles ''can'' be created on historic houses that a notable person has lived in or that are notable for another reason. Apartment complexes, housing developments and trailer parks, even though there may be websites about each one and even though they are often displayed on maps, are not notable on this basis.

===Commercial===

=== Commercial ===

Shopping centers, strip malls, office buildings, business or industrial parks or medical centers may have a lot of information from reliable sources giving them bare mention.

Shopping centers, strip malls, office buildings, business or industrial parks or medical centers may have a lot of information from reliable sources giving them bare mention.

In every city and town there are [[Wikipedia:Businesses with a single location|single-location businesses]] (e.g. retail, restaurant, gas station, auto repair shop, motel) and in some places, most businesses fit this description. Yet they may be mentioned in reliable sources.

In every city and town there are [[WP:businesses with a single location|single-location businesses]] (e.g. retail, restaurant, gas station, auto repair shop, motel) and in some places, most businesses fit this description. Yet they may be mentioned in reliable sources.

=== Sports ===

===Sports===

It has already been accepted that professional athletes, regardless of their accomplishments in their field, may receive coverage. Local newspapers also cover high school and college athletes, in every city and town, there are several high schools and colleges and papers that cover them; inevitably, these athletes will receive coverage.

It has already been accepted that professional athletes, regardless of their accomplishments in their field, may receive coverage. Local newspapers also cover high school and college athletes, in every city and town, there are several high schools and colleges and papers that cover them; inevitably, these athletes will receive coverage.

In professional sports, each game will receive deep coverage from the local papers of the team's city and at minimum, a box score from papers elsewhere. Each professional sports league has plenty of teams (some have more than 30) and a sports season has many games ([[Major League Baseball]] has 162 per team per season). It is not practical to have an article on every game ever played. Imagine an article on ''"July 8 Cardinals vs. Brewers game"'' and ''"July 9 Cardinals vs. Brewers game"'' and ''"July 11 Cardinals vs. Cubs game"'' and so on. More encyclopedic would be articles like [[2009 St. Louis Cardinals season]], which describe the highlights of the season.

In professional sports, each game will receive deep coverage from the local papers of the team's city and at minimum, a box score from papers elsewhere. Each professional sports league has plenty of teams (some have more than 30) and a sports season has many games ([[Major League Baseball]] has 162 per team per season). It is not practical to have an article on every game ever played. Imagine an article on ''"July 8 Cardinals vs. Brewers game"'' and ''"July 9 Cardinals vs. Brewers game"'' and ''"July 11 Cardinals vs. Cubs game"'' and so on. More encyclopedic would be articles like [[2009 St. Louis Cardinals season]], which describe the highlights of the season.

===Political candidates===

=== Political candidates ===

Every political candidate in every election, anywhere at all, can always show at least a few sources in the local media, such as an article about them announcing their candidacy, articles about the all-candidates debates, one or more "my positions on the issues" interviews and a results table that verifies their final vote total on election day. This does not mean that every political candidate should have their own standalone Wikipedia article based on such routine and run-of-the-mill coverage; rather, a candidate meets the notability criteria for having a Wikipedia article only if one or both of the following applies:

Every political candidate in every election, anywhere at all, can always show at least a few sources in the local media, such as an article about them announcing their candidacy, articles about the all-candidates debates, one or more "my positions on the issues" interviews and a results table that verifies their final vote total on election day. This does not mean that every political candidate should have their own standalone Wikipedia article based on such routine and run-of-the-mill coverage; rather, a candidate meets the notability criteria for having a Wikipedia article only if one or both of the following applies:

* The person was already notable enough for a Wikipedia article for other reasons as it is

* The person was already notable enough for a Wikipedia article for other reasons as it is