[WikiEN-l] Wikipedia notability (was "Opt Out for Not So Notable Biographies")

[Jeff Raymond]

Steve Bennett wrote:
> On 4/10/07, MacGyverMagic/Mgm <macgyvermagic at gmail.com> wrote:
>> . It's okay to write stubs, it's better to merge
>> them into context if we can - unless the subject of the article is falls
>> under the guideline that says it's notable enough for it's own entry.
>
> Why? Better for whom? I personally can't stand searching for a term
> and being redirected to a general article on the topic of which two
> sentences vaguely half addresses what I'm looking for. I'd much rather
> have a two-sentence stub that precisely addresses what I'm looking
> for, even if it's only to point me back to the main article
> afterwards.

That's essentially my position.

-Jeff

-- 
If you can read this, I'm not at home.