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Bare notability refers to when an article seemingly just minimally meets Wikipedia's notability standards. This may be the case when the article is presented with very few references and few can be found, when the article has plenty of references, but the references do not support the subject itself but rather pertain only trivially to the subject, or when the "references" provided are not considered valid sources to establishing notability.

Articles that fit one or more of these descriptions may be in danger of deletion. Though the creator or a major contributor may feel s/he did a good enough job of writing the article and providing sources, others may feel differently. Wikipedia's policies collectively are quite complicated, and therefore, can be interpreted in a variety of ways.

Any registered user has the right to propose an article for deletion using the deletion process, and even a non-registered user can place a prod tag on an unprotected article. It only takes one person to propose an article for deletion. One who is capable of giving good arguments in favor of an article's deletion can be responsible for getting an article deleted, even if the creator feels it should be kept on the basis of the sources provided.

[edit] Improving an article with bare notability

The best ways to prevent an article on a subject with bare notability is to improve it so its notability seems more obvious. Some ways to do this are:

1. Search the web for more sources on the subject: If a plain Google search does not seem to provide enough sites that meet Wikipedia's reliable sources criteria, try using other forms of searching, such as Google Books, Google Scholar, or Google News. It can be exhausting trying to search through hundreds of thousands of GHits for something that may meet these criteria, but narrowing your search may help.
2. Look off the web: Visiting your local library may help. But sources found on the web are more likely to be trusted than those that are not simply because they are accessible to more people. So if an off-web source is used, try to make it as detailed as possible to increase the chances of verifiability.
3. Look for an expert: Place the {{expert}} tag on top of the page. This may aid in the search for someone who can provide more reliable sources.