On 2/23/09, Carcharoth carcharothwp@googlemail.com wrote:
On Mon, Feb 23, 2009 at 12:53 PM, Charles Matthews charles.r.matthews@ntlworld.com wrote:
WJhonson@aol.com wrote:
Notability is used to establish whether or not the person gets an article. It doesn't establish what all goes into that article.
It is correct that you need different terminology: notability relates to topics. There is a separate notion of salience, for facts. Articles should consist of salient facts on a notable topic.
WP:SALIENCY? :-)
Dunno about a policy but an essay on that subject might not go amiss. For an example of saliency failure you could look at an article I briefly intervened on: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natascha_Engel The subject is a low-profile backbench British MP. Check the family life section: do we really need to know the names and dates of birth of her children? And what of the career details of her husband, who is not notable in his own right? On the other hand, details of campaigns she worked on before being elected are highly salient to political views, and it's her political career that makes her notable.