On 11/24/07, Ian Woollard <ian.woollard(a)gmail.com> wrote:
Perhaps the real issue with trivia sections is that
most of them are
unreferenced as to their notability; while they clearly may be factually
true, unless somebody has noted that they are important then they should be
removed. Right?
The short answer is "no".
So, taking this to the logical conclusions, perhaps we
need a notability
tag, where somebody has to reference that something is notable, otherwise it
would be removed. By notable, a minimum criteria would have to be a
significant 3rd party reference to it.
But for the sake of argument, of course:
How does one determine whether or not one's source is presenting
information (about some topic) as "notable" or "non-notable"? For
whole subjects it might be easier to discern, but for individual
facts, it would be ambiguous at best, and in any situation the light
being cast is a product of the author's own POV.
—C.W.