Ian Tresman wrote:
At 12:16 10/01/2007, you wrote:
I agree that notability should be judged by those familiar with the field.
The only problem here, is that fields have sub-fields, and sub-fields have specialists.
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).
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.
That is a potential downside, but at least the debate is then between those who have some familiarity with the subject.
Ec