No, Verifiability has never been the criteria for inclusion in Wikipedia.
Every branch of McDonalds can be verified by looking them up in phonebooks--that
does not mean that they are notable and should be included. If anything the
criteria for notability have eroded somewhat, so that topics that would have
been deleted on sight are included as a matter of course.
Danny
In a message dated 3/11/2007 9:20:02 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
it(a)knowledge.co.uk writes:
In the old days, Jimbo described "Verifiability" as the criteria for
inclusion in Wikipedia, and this was endorsed by the description of
"Notability".
Not any more. "Notability" has been redefined as equating
to: worthiness, "attracting attention", supported by secondary
sources, popularity, consensus, or perceived truth.
And articles that are not considered "note-worthy", or balderdash,
are now deleted, rather than described as such.
Is this what Jimbo wants?
Regards,
Ian Tresman
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