Guy Chapman aka JzG wrote:
On Wed, 29 Nov 2006 19:04:27 -0700, Bryan Derksen bryan.derksen@shaw.ca wrote:
But even then it's still not not a remotely _reliable_ diagnostic factor. For example, if there were an article whose text consisted of: "Marty McFoo was a German actor who won several national awards for his portrayal of Julius Caesar on TV." This article would be completely unreferenced, but nevertheless it asserts the subject's notability just fine.
This is arse about face though. Marty McFoo is an actor who has played in some things[reliable source] which have been popular[reliable source] is unlikely to be tagged, whereas with no reliable sources it might well be (we have any number of deletion candidates which make vague unsubstantiated assertions, after all).
If it's tagged for speedy deletion then it's tagged incorrectly and the tag should simply be removed. This is my basic point, which still stands; speedy deletion is not applicable to articles that simply lack sources. If I take the article you describe and make those [reliable source] bits vanish that doesn't change the actual assertion of notability one whit.
If you think the assertion of notability is false or otherwise not sufficient to warrant keeping the article, that's what PROD and AfD are for. Not speedy deletion.