Guy Chapman aka JzG wrote:

"A topic is notable if it has been the subject of at least one substantial or multiple, non-trivial published works from sources that are reliable and independent of the subject and of each other.

All we need to do now is define what constitutes a reliable source for different content areas.

And what constitutes "multiple." And "substantial." And "non-trivial." And "independent."

Like I said before - a film "notable" enough to be added to the United States Film Registry fails to meet this guideline. Massive failure.

The subject-specific guidelines often boil down to "this is an area where impassioned fans of the subject think Wikipedia should be a directory, and where it is therefore acceptable to draw the entire content of the article from primary sources".

Oh, come on Guy. That's a huge straw man, and one I've never seriously seen presented. The subject-specific guidelines say "This is what actually makes something 'notable'." Nothing more, nothing less.

-Jeff