On Wed, May 16, 2012 at 5:08 AM, Daniel and Elizabeth Case <
dancase(a)frontiernet.net> wrote:
This happened to another article I contributed to that reached FA status,
as well:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:New_York_State_Route_32/Archive_1#Question
It really came down to “yes, it’s notable, but it *shouldn’t* be”.
Been there. Done that. It isn't only women's topics. Because Justin
Bieber is unpopular and actively disliked by some people, (Though I guess
you could argue this example relates to a topic of interest to many young
girls) there was an attempt to merge
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justin_Bieber_on_Twitter in
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justin_Bieber , with
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Justin_Bieber#Merger_proposal making it
clear the reason is "I don't like this." The article had about 100 sources
around the time the article was nominated for merge. Lady Gaga, the most
followed person on Twitter and woo hoo female to boot! has had other people
ask why the article isn't deleted. See
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Lady_Gaga_on_Twitter#Request_for_deletion….
I have another topic I wrote on where the regional women's stuff
should
be generic to all women playing the sport or to the region. If neither
article currently exist, [[WP:SOFIXIT]] by creating the new and relevant
articles.
Information is power and what is on Wikipedia has the potential to shape
greater understanding around issues. Thus, a battle for what should and
should not be there.
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