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Requirements included in articles for awards and advancement
editOverview
editArticles that include information on awards, advancement and recognition usually list the requirements. Often, the requirements are copied verbatim from another site.
Standards
edit- Wikipedia:Don't include copies of primary sources
- Wikipedia:What Wikipedia is not#Wikipedia is not a manual, guidebook, or textbook
Guidelines
edit- Requirements should be included as a summary without going into great detail
- The article should not include details on how the requirements may be met
- There should be proper references to a site or document that does give the details
- Information on significance, the number of awards earned, controversies and the like should be included
- Historical requirements should be in a separate section from the current requirements