[WikiEN-l] A Day in the Life of an Article

[Charlotte Webb]

On 9/18/07, quiddity <blanketfort at gmail.com> wrote:
> e.g. [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Common outcomes]] says "Cities
> and villages are notable, regardless of size". But there would be an
> enormous problem if we instantly added a stub for every village on the
> planet. (or every notable song/book/film/company/etc)

Whether or not we should add an article about a certain village has
nothing to do with the size of the village, but the rather the amount
of verifiable information at our disposal. Extra content only creates
an "enormous problem" when it is not supported by, or does not
accurately reflect,[1] our sources.

—C.W.

[1] or is in fact shamelessly plagiarized from, ... :p