[WikiEN-l] Scott McCloud on Wikipedia

[William Pietri]

geni wrote:
> On 2/25/07, Phil Sandifer <Snowspinner at gmail.com> wrote:
>   
>> No. His problem is that Wikipedia is documenting things
>> inconsistently, arbitrarily, and in a manner that is not meaningfully
>> predictable not only to an outsider but to one of the most respected
>> figures in the field. If Scott McCloud cannot figure out the rhyme or
>> reason to what is and isn't a notable comic (webcomic or print) on
>> Wikipedia, odds are the rhyme or reason is shit.
>>     
>
> Scott McCloud appears to be an expert on comics. Not data sorting.
>   

Are you suggesting that it's ok that an expert in a topic, especially 
one who is known for his technological savvy and ability to write for 
the general public, can't understand our notability guidelines for his 
field?

That puzzles me, as I'd think that if Scott McCloud can't understand our 
comic guidelines, there's no hope that your average comic fan will be 
able to get them. And unless we're restricting AfD and article creation 
to information architects and people with Master of Library Science 
degrees (which I'm assuming is what you mean by experts in data 
sorting), that seems like a big minus to me.

William


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