[Wikipedia-l] Entries for deletion.... Notability

[Ray Saintonge]

Ian Tresman wrote:

>At 12:16 10/01/2007, you wrote:
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>>I agree that notability should be judged by those familiar with the field.
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>The only problem here, is that fields have sub-fields, and sub-fields 
>have specialists.
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I don't see this as a problem.  The person questioning the notability 
would tag it in the subject where he thinks it belongs, which could be a 
high level subject.  After that it's up to the project members to 
determine if it belongs in a sub-category.

>I think an article subject is notable if someone has noted it in a 
>reliable source(s).
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How well do you know what the reliable sources are when you are outside 
of your fields of interest?

>There is a danger of peers in a field assessing a controversial 
>subject as non-notable for the wrong reasons, ie. confusing 
>notability with importances.
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That is a potential downside, but at least the debate is then between 
those who have some familiarity with the subject. 

Ec