[WikiEN-l] Notability in Wikipedia

[Carcharoth]

On Tue, Apr 28, 2009 at 6:13 PM, Ray Saintonge <saintonge at telus.net> wrote:

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> The "Reliable Sources Noticeboard" does not represent the community as a
> whole, and the "doubts" there are only raised by those who question a
> source.  Like AfD it has its own swarm of fellow travellers, who find it
> convenient to concentrate their misery in one place. The normal
> contributor is at a disadvantage there because he does not have the
> culicid persistance of its regular inhabitants.
>
> A better place to discuss the reliability of a source would be the
> article's talk page.

The debate over whether some discussions are better held at a
centralised,  specialised venue, or on the article talk page, is a
long one. There are advantages and disadvantages to both approaches.
It would be good to have a discussion here about that.

Carcharoth