[Wikipedia-l] Notability changes from Jimbo's view

Ian Tresman it at knowledge.co.uk
Sun Mar 11 13:19:02 UTC 2007


In the old days, Jimbo described "Verifiability" as the criteria for 
inclusion in Wikipedia, and this was endorsed by the description of 
"Notability".

Not any more. "Notability" has been redefined as equating 
to:  worthiness, "attracting attention", supported by secondary 
sources, popularity, consensus, or perceived truth.

And articles that are not considered "note-worthy", or balderdash, 
are now deleted, rather than described as such.

Is this what Jimbo wants?

Regards,
Ian Tresman





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