[WikiEN-l] Verifiability equating to notability

Wed Apr 26 00:07:01 UTC 2006

On 4/25/06, Philip Welch <wikipedia at philwelch.net> wrote:
> On Apr 25, 2006, at 2:54 PM, Anthony DiPierro wrote:
>
> >> I can provide multiple third party reliable sources as evidence that
> >> there is a four way stop on the intersection between Merman Drive and
> >> Terre View Drive in Pullman, Washington. Does that mean that
> >> aforementioned four way stop is worthy of mention in Wikipedia?
> >>
> >> --
> >> Philip L. Welch
> >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Philwelch
> >>
> >
> > By the way, just out of curiousity, what would those sources be?
> > Remember not to violate [[WP:NOR]].
> >
> > I found one arguably "reliable source" at
> > http://www.wmel.wsu.edu/directions/directions.html.  It's a website,
> > but it's a .edu website.  Google Book Search finds nothing for the
> > names of the two roads in quotes.  Maybe if it's a particularly busy
> > road there would be some mention in newspapers...
>
> Maps, Pullman Transit schedules, driving directions.
>
I thought of these, but I didn't think they'd have the fact that there
was a four-way stop sign.

> Here's some more information that is verifiable from third party
> reliable sources: there is a "Turney Hitler" living in Lakeside
> California, and his phone number is 619-390-9009. The third party
> reliable source in question is anywho.com, an online telephone
> directory. I don't think poor Mr. Hitler deserves mention in
> Wikipedia, however.

Well, that begs the question, now doesn't it?

Anthony