J.L.W.S. The Special One wrote:
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"?
Notability lists should always be whitelists. At least that's what we
tried to do on it.wp. We still get a lot of criticism because scientists
are whitelisted if they win a Nobel prizes and footballers if they have
played in the top league (Serie A, Premiership...). This doesn't mean
that a scientist that hasn't won a Nobel prize is non-notable, but that
we couldn't find consensus on wider criteria that wouldn't have been too
wide. Explaining that whatever does not fit a whitelist doesn't
necessarily fit a blacklist is hard, very hard.
Cruccone