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         <div style="font-size:large;">'''Welcome to The [[GearKnob|GearKnob Wiki]]'''</div>
         <div style="font-size:large;">'''Welcome to The [[GearKnobs|GearKnobs Wiki]]'''</div>
         <div style="font-size:small;">Home of [[Special:Statistics|{{NUMBEROFARTICLES}}]] articles about automotive journalism programmes and counting. Officially opened to the public on 25/09/2022.</div>
         <div style="font-size:small;">Home of [[Special:Statistics|{{NUMBEROFARTICLES}}]] articles about automotive journalism programmes and counting.</div>
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<big>'''To help continue this site's quest in documenting ''Top Gear'' and other similar topics, please consider donating via the [https://ko-fi.com/alextgrf62537 Ko-Fi] and/or [https://www.patreon.com/user?u=67242317 Patreon] links.'''</big>
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This Wiki [[Main Page/Mission Statement|aims]] to be a '''complete''' resource for all things televisual and written in the world of cars.<br>
In order to classify for inclusion, the programme must satisfy at least one of the following criteria:
In order to classify for inclusion, the programme must satisfy at least one of the following criteria:
*Present some form of journalistic automotive content in a serious and factual manner
*Present some form of journalistic automotive content in a serious and factual manner
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*Air on television or on a major streaming service
*Air on television or on a major streaming service
*Have a direct lineage to the ''[[Top Gear]]'' concept created by [[Derek Smith]] (i.e. ''[[Fifth Gear]]'', ''[[Panic Mechanics]]'', ''[[The Grand Tour]]'') - this automatically '''overrules''' any other rule
*Have a direct lineage to the ''[[Top Gear]]'' concept created by [[Derek Smith]] (i.e. ''[[Fifth Gear]]'', ''[[Panic Mechanics]]'', ''[[The Grand Tour]]'') - this automatically '''overrules''' any other rule
*Accompany a magazine or other regular publication (i.e. ''[[Hot Version]]'', ''[[Motorweek_(American_TV_series)|Motorweek]]'')
*Accompany a magazine or other regular publication (i.e. ''[[Hot Version]]'', ''[[Motorweek_(American_television_series)|Motorweek]]'')


Programs cannot:
Programs cannot:
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*Be exclusively focused on the purchase and sale of classic cars (e.g. ''Chasing Classic Cars'', ''Bangers & Cash'' etc.)
*Be exclusively focused on the purchase and sale of classic cars (e.g. ''Chasing Classic Cars'', ''Bangers & Cash'' etc.)
*Be exclusively focused on motorsport unless the show is a child program of ''[[Top Gear]]'' or a related programme (i.e. ''[[Rally Report]]'', ''[[Top Gear Motorsport]]'', Grand Prix reports hosted on ''[[Wheelbase]]'' etc.)
*Be exclusively focused on motorsport unless the show is a child program of ''[[Top Gear]]'' or a related programme (i.e. ''[[Rally Report]]'', ''[[Top Gear Motorsport]]'', Grand Prix reports hosted on ''[[Wheelbase]]'' etc.)
*Orignate outside Europe, Russia, North America, Brazil, East Asia (Japan, Korea etc.) or Australia, otherwise there'd be hundreds of low-budget, likely lost automotive programs this Wiki would have to list<br><br>
*Orignate outside Europe, Russia, North America, East Asia (Japan, Korea etc.) or Australia, otherwise there'd be hundreds of low-budget, likely lost automotive programs this Wiki would have to list<br><br>


Please take a look at the [[Main Page/Welcome|rules]] before submitting an application, so that you are familiar with them.<br><br>
Please take a look at the [[Main Page/Welcome|rules]] before submitting an application, so that you are familiar with them.<br><br>
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