What is an Article
An article is a written piece about a particular subject that has a human author which informs the reader on specifics about the subject.
It can be on multiple pages Example or as short as a few sentences Example .
It can be formatted in paragraphs Example , broken up into topics Example or a list Example .
Interviews Example and Slide Shares Example should also be considered an article.
Please Note: Only one article per page. If there are multiple articles, then please indicate that it is NOT an article
What is NOT an Article
Pages that may not be articles include:
"Landing pages," which link to other pages that may be articles or may be pages about services that the site is selling. Example
"Category pages" that either link to other articles that fall within a category, or have multiple articles in the page that fall in that category. Example.
"Forum or Discussion Board" has several users all submitting information in a conversation to each other. Example.
"Article preview" has a section of an article that is followed by a link to the full article. Example. Note that the link is to the full length of the same article, not to similar articles Example , additional pages of the article Example or supporting information Example. Each of those would be considered an article.
“Image” a web page that is only an image without an accompanying article Example. If there are more than keywords to describe the image it should be considered an article Example.
“Video” a web page that is only an video without an accompanying article Example. If there are more than keywords to describe the video it should be considered an article Example.
“Event Itinerary” web page that lists an event scheduled without an accompanying descriotions, overviews, or recaps Example. If there are detailed descriptons of the event or if it is a recap of an event it should be considered an article. Example.
"Login page" if a website requires you to login to view their content it should be marked as not being an article. Example
"Social page" if the link brings you to a social page such as Facebook Twitter or Myspace it should be marked as not being a article.
"Dead links" if the page does not load it should be marked as not being an article.