[WikiEN-l] Notability etymology and history (was Re: WP:EPISODE)

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geni wrote:

> Depends on how may articles you have to deal with. Up to about 10
> million keeping the error rate low is the driving force. Beyond that
> as the inability to maintain kicks in the balance should be expected
> to shift somewhat.
> 
> For example at the present time a fairly significant case could be
> made that we should be more ready to delete articles on "universities"
> since it would appear that our ability to maintain such articles in a
> state where they are not actively misleading is being surpassed by the
> shear number of the darn things.
> 
> 

Hm, I made the same case for low-notability bios a long time ago. Only 
when we fail to maintain them against determined POV pushers, libelers 
and malicious exes - far more damage is done than with universities.

Perhaps it is time to look again at out "default is keep" in areas where 
we have a maintenance problem that is damaging us. A gentle move towards 
"we keep what we agree to keep", in these specific areas, is perhaps 
overdue.

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