[WikiEN-l] The Economist on "notability"

[Ray Saintonge]

Ian Woollard wrote:
> An encyclopedia can't be about absolutely anything that anyone wants
> to add it would rapidly descend into farce. It's not about space, it's
> about reputation, quality and scope.
>   
Reputation is a false God that I have no intention of worshipping.  Most 
of it is an excuse for POV pushing.  We probably never will include 
"absolutely anything".  Most see it as unrealistic, but it seems that 
some would need to come down from their self-righteous pedestal to see that
> And as soon as you have ANY criteria, people WILL complain.
>
> If notability did not exist we would be forced to create it.
>   
Who would be forcing us? You?
> It's part of the DNA of the wikipedia, if you don't like the DNA of
> the wikipedia, nothing is stopping you from forking it and changing
> the DNA and going from there. Good luck with that.
Cancer has DNA too.  When the immune system can no longer distinguish 
the difference, the organism is in trouble.

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