[WikiEN-l] Schools again

Ray Saintonge saintonge at telus.net
Mon Jul 2 19:28:18 UTC 2007


Anthony wrote:

>On 7/2/07, Philippe Beaudette <philippebeaudette at gmail.com> wrote:
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>>Could we, once and for all (or at least until the wind changes) make a determination on
>>whether such school should be included in the 'pedia?
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>Doubtful.
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>>Or, if not a determination, at least a very strong suggestion?
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>"A topic is presumed to be notable if it has received significant
>coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject."
>"This page is considered a notability guideline on Wikipedia. It is
>generally accepted among editors and is considered a standard that all
>users should follow. However, it is not set in stone and should be
>treated with common sense and the occasional exception."
>
>Drop the "significant" part, and that's a pretty objective guideline.
>
Yeah!  "Significant" is just another weasel word.

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