[Wikipedia-l] school articles : enough

[Ray Saintonge]

Delirium wrote:

>Christopher G. Parham wrote:
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>>On 1/27/2007 3:15 AM, Ray Saintonge wrote:
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>>>A reasonable criterion for companies would be the listing of its shares 
>>>on an important stock exchange.
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>>Sadly our actual "notability guideline" explicitly reject that as a 
>>criterion.
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>It's strange that a small elementary school is inherently notable by 
>virtue of existing, but a corporation that's actually publicly traded on 
>a major exchange isn't.  I guess the Wikipedia school lobby has more 
>clout than the Wikipedia corporate lobby?
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While most Wikipedians have probably attended some elementary school, I 
sometimes can't help but feeling that there is a profound lack of 
understanding  about the corporate world.  Maybe it's just that our 
younger crowd has never had the occasion to figure out what the 
financial pages are about.  Listed companies have their share prices 
reported on a daily basis.  Objective studies are constantly being done 
and published by brokerage and other investment firms.  Even a confirmed 
opponent of most corporate activities needs to "know his enemy" in oder 
to fight them more effectvely.  I wonder whether those who support the 
current guidelines for corporate notability have ever bought, owned or 
sold any stock in their lives.  The usual image of a corporation st 
least gives the appearance of being contrary to any kind of open access 
to information.  We probably don't have much of a corporate lobby at all.

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