On Wed, 29 Nov 2006 19:04:27 -0700, Bryan Derksen
<bryan.derksen(a)shaw.ca> wrote:
But even then it's still not not a remotely
_reliable_ diagnostic
factor. For example, if there were an article whose text consisted of:
"Marty McFoo was a German actor who won several national awards for his
portrayal of Julius Caesar on TV."
This article would be completely unreferenced, but nevertheless it
asserts the subject's notability just fine.
This is arse about face though. Marty McFoo is an actor who has played
in some things[reliable source] which have been popular[reliable
source] is unlikely to be tagged, whereas with no reliable sources it
might well be (we have any number of deletion candidates which make
vague unsubstantiated assertions, after all).
If it's tagged for speedy deletion then it's tagged incorrectly and the
tag should simply be removed. This is my basic point, which still
stands; speedy deletion is not applicable to articles that simply lack
sources. If I take the article you describe and make those [reliable
source] bits vanish that doesn't change the actual assertion of
notability one whit.
If you think the assertion of notability is false or otherwise not
sufficient to warrant keeping the article, that's what PROD and AfD are
for. Not speedy deletion.