[Wikipedia-l] Fwd: Do I misunderstand Wikipedia? On notability and encyclopedic merit.

[David Gerard]

Gregory Maxwell (gmaxwell at gmail.com) [050519 04:43]:

> I could write a quite through article on the slim mold in the back of
> my refrigerator (well providing I could talk some grad students into
> researching it, or some OPed columnist into writing about it since
> we're so adverse to original research), but no amount of facts,
> hyperlinks, measurements, charming prose, or photographs would make it
> into a good encyclopedia article.


Published research, as you describe, on most topics would certainly produce
something suitable for three paragraphs and a couple of references.  You're
coming close to advocating things you don't actually want to happen ...


- d.