Oldak Quill wrote:
On 17/03/07, Oskar Sigvardsson oskarsigvardsson@gmail.com wrote:
The "philosophy" of wikipedia invites all sorts of debates about what exactly notability is, and that can easily lead to these lines of thinking. However, if the encyclopedia are to function at all, you have to remain at some level pragmatic with your opinions. And the fact is, both pragmatically and philosophically, there are categories that are, objectively speaking, inherently notable.
I don't think the proselytisers of notability are being pragmatic. The fact is that disk space is "cheap" and we are not paper. As far as I know, it wouldn't be too much of a burden to be several times the size we are now. So what if an article about a school is only of interest to people who come across it in real life? That's still a potential audience of thousands. If we can easily verify information about that school (so hopefully being factually accurate), why not include it? That article would make Wikipedia very useful to thousands of people (assuming there are few other broad, objective sources on that school).
One way in which articles on elementary schools can be very useful is to parents who are considering a move to that city. The schools to which their children will be going can be a decisive factor in choosing the neighbourhood in which to live. They want as much information as possible about the schools in the community.
Ec