Even if we don't draw an exact line, we can reduce the range of values for which a reasonable Wikipedian would draw it at.
"One-size-fits-all" notability criteria are impossible to set. We need topic-specific notability guidelines that could determine notability, or lack thereof, in at least 90% of cases (exceptions will always exist). Moreover, notability criteria should not be systemically biased. For example, the notability criteria for films states that a film which wins a "major award" is notable. In a footnote, the Academy Awards and Cannes are listed as examples of "major awards". However, what about Chinese films? Shouldn't the Golden Horse Awards be considered "major"?
-- Written with passion, J.L.W.S. The Special One
2007/9/20, Andre Engels andreengels@gmail.com:
2007/9/20, J.L.W.S. The Special One hildanknight@gmail.com:
So, Andre, in your opinion, the question should be: "Where do we draw
the
line?"
That's why we need notability criteria that are objective, not
subjective.
Yes, but the big problem, as I wrote, is that it's hard or impossible to find objective criteria so that you don't have A and B, such that A would be 'notable enough', B not 'notable enough', and at the same time subjectively one would consider B to be 'higher' in notability than A.
-- Andre Engels, andreengels@gmail.com ICQ: 6260644 -- Skype: a_engels
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