[Wikipedia-l] Non-notability "abuse"

Ray Saintonge saintonge at telus.net
Thu Sep 20 17:44:37 UTC 2007


J.L.W.S. The Special One wrote:
> Even if we don't draw an exact line, we can reduce the range of values for
> which a reasonable Wikipedian would draw it at.
>
> "One-size-fits-all" notability criteria are impossible to set. We need
> topic-specific notability guidelines that could determine notability, or
> lack thereof, in at least 90% of cases (exceptions will always exist).
> Moreover, notability criteria should not be systemically biased. For
> example, the notability criteria for films states that a film which wins a
> "major award" is notable. In a footnote, the Academy Awards and Cannes are
> listed as examples of "major awards". However, what about Chinese films?
> Shouldn't the Golden Horse Awards be considered "major"?
India is the country which produces the most films, but very few of them 
are known.

Ec



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