On 5/9/06, Ilmari Karonen nospam@vyznev.net wrote:
Anthony DiPierro wrote:
On 5/4/06, Pete Bartlett pcb21@yahoo.com wrote:
'''Hormonal Screamings'' is a rock band hailing from Houghton, Michigan. Next year they are going to take over the world. "
So that's an example of an article which you feel *doesn't* assert notability. It still doesn't answer the question of what it means to assert notability, and it isn't an example of an article which asserts notability but doesn't establish it.
No, it does assert notability -- it's just that the assertion is pretty weak. Per [[WP:VAIN]], patently absurd assertions (such as "Joe Smith is the King of the United States") do not need to be considered. The assertion given above, being an unsubstantiated claim about the future, might perhaps be considered such.
But the claim that they are a rock band hailing from Houghton, Michigan is not about the future, and is not patently absurd.
For example, an article that only said "John Doe is a chemist" would technically be speediable.
Only if you assume that being a chemist is not a claim to notability.
I still have no idea what it means to "assert notability" or what "an article with no claim to notability" is.
A typical article with no claim to notability might be something like:
"Joe Smith (b. 1989) is a student at the Whateverville high school. He plays football and listens to Red Hot Chili Peppers. He's a really great guy."
I'd say that has plenty of claims to notability, but is patently absurd.
Anthony