J.L.W.S. The Special One wrote:
Even if we don't draw an exact line, we can reduce the range of values for which a reasonable Wikipedian would draw it at.
"One-size-fits-all" notability criteria are impossible to set. We need topic-specific notability guidelines that could determine notability, or lack thereof, in at least 90% of cases (exceptions will always exist). Moreover, notability criteria should not be systemically biased. For example, the notability criteria for films states that a film which wins a "major award" is notable. In a footnote, the Academy Awards and Cannes are listed as examples of "major awards". However, what about Chinese films? Shouldn't the Golden Horse Awards be considered "major"?
Notability lists should always be whitelists. At least that's what we tried to do on it.wp. We still get a lot of criticism because scientists are whitelisted if they win a Nobel prizes and footballers if they have played in the top league (Serie A, Premiership...). This doesn't mean that a scientist that hasn't won a Nobel prize is non-notable, but that we couldn't find consensus on wider criteria that wouldn't have been too wide. Explaining that whatever does not fit a whitelist doesn't necessarily fit a blacklist is hard, very hard.
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