[WikiEN-l] So you think you can be a Wikipedia article

[daniwo59 at aol.com]

I just came across [[Category:So You Think You Can Dance contestants]].  This 
has gone beyond ridiculous. Are we so hard pressed for article? Are we  going 
to have a category for contestants on the Price is Right or Jeopardy too?  
How about a nice table for people who were on Let's Make a Deal, which lists  
whether they chose door number one, two or three, and what costume they  wore in 
the audience. 
 
Do we have any chance whatsoever of finding out what happens to any of  these 
people? Will we know five years from now if they are even alive? Can any  of 
these articles ever hope to become a featured article, if the sole  criterion 
for inclusion is appearing (not even winning) a realilty show.  This isnt Dr 
Joyce Brothers we are talking about (American TV personality who  began her 
career winning the $64,000 Dollar Pyramid game show)--and I challenge  anyone to 
tell me who she played against on the show. Even she is only included  because 
of the role she played later as a TV shrink.
 
With 1.25 million articles, our criteria for inclusion must be a tad more  
stringent, before we end up tossing Notability out the window.
 
Danny