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(a)gmail.com>om>:
2007/9/20, J.L.W.S. The Special One <hildanknight(a)gmail.com>om>:
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(a)gmail.com
ICQ: 6260644 -- Skype: a_engels
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