On 5/6/06, Philip Welch wikipedia@philwelch.net wrote:
It's not about someone (me) liking one thing or another. It's about objective importance and notability. Pokemon's influence even within contemporary popular culture is minimal outside a devoted community of fans.
How objective can even a group of people be? They will all bring to a debate their preconceptions to both importance and notability. It is possible that some would say that any but the most popular nineteenth century musical composers have had little influence outside of the classical music arena. However, it would seem silly not to allow articles on more than just the top four or five composers from the nineteenth century simply because they haven't had mainstream impact. I think that an encyclopedia should document more then just the majority subjects in society. What practical harm is there to an online encyclopedia having articles which are well written and detail verifiable facts about the less well known aspects of "devoted communities"?
Peter