[WikiEN-l] Presentation to readers

[Steve Bennett]

On 2/27/07, David Gerard <dgerard at gmail.com> wrote:
> Total lack of references should be noted on the article itself. It's
> useful to the reader to know.

It is?

> "Notability" warnings are part of the ongoing AFD conflict. I predict
> that putting them on talk will be seen as an attempt to encourage
> deletion by stealth.

Notability "warnings" are quite different to other warnings. They
don't warn the reader (does the reader of an article about a trivial
pub in Bumsville need to be warned that the topic is trivial?) - they
warn editors.

Steve