[WikiEN-l] Opt Out for Not So Notable Biographies

[Jeff Raymond]

Slim Virgin wrote:

> Jeff, can you expand on how it would do that? As I see it, it might do
> the opposite. Biographies of borderline notable people often either
> languish unattended or are used as a platform by people with an axe to
> grind.

Well, the first problem is the construct of "borderline notability." 
There's no such thing.  You're either notable or you're not, and our 
twisted concepts of the idea doesn't help.

With that said, okay, so now Brandt wants to opt out of his article.  Or 
some otherwise noteworthy-in-his-field crank who doesn't want an 
article.  Or someone who's perfectly reasonably notable in certain 
areas, but most people wopuldn't know from a hole in the ground.  Then 
we start getting these battles and ill will and what have you.

And then the trolling elemtns come in - we have plenty of troll types 
who have their own articles at this point - why are we even considering 
allowing the subjects any say in the matter?

Completely insane.

-Jeff

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