[WikiEN-l] Notability on the skfields

[David Goodman]

Even in the same general subject area:

A/ Notability is a property of the topic
B/ The judgement about notability depends on the availability of
suitable sources
C/ The presence of adequate sources  about a particular individual
subject depends to a considerable extent on how carefully the article
is researched and written.
D/ How carefully the article is done depends upon the skills and
degree of  involvement of the particular editors who are interested

E/ Notability has to be proven at AfD with a presumption against it.
F/ How well the notability can be defended depends not only upon the
underlying evidence, but upon the relative number and quality of the
arguments between the defenders and the attackers
G/ The judgment depends upon the numbers, skills, and degree of
concern of the editors, both positive and negative, for the individual
particular subject.

The inevitable result of this is that the presence of  articles on
people or places of essentially equal importance will not be
consistent.

For example, the available sources for the ski resort being discussed
are apparently more than is presently within the article (based on the
above postings), but the article was not written to incorporate
them.(& has not even incorporated them under the threat of AfD.)  At
the same time, several ski resorts near Washington DC have also been
challenged, and the articles will almost certainly stay, due in large
part to the presence at AfD of people who are familiar with the
resorts.

DGG
David Goodman, Ph.D, M.L.S.