[WikiEN-l] Notability meta-guidelines

Wed Jan 18 16:53:37 UTC 2006

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Steve Bennett stated for the record:

> 1) A subject should not become *more notable* by appearing in
> Wikipedia.  {The vanity principle}

The larger and more influential we become (and so better able to confer
notability), the fewer subjects qualify to join our august ranks.

> 2) A subject should not appear in Wikipedia when many more subjects in
> its category or field do not. {The insignificance principle}

Our blind spots must never be filled in.  The more we leave out, the
more we should leave out.

> 3) Imaginary or fictitious subjects have less right to appear in
> Wikipedia than other subjects. {The fancruft principle}

[[Zeus]] has less right to appear than [[Jakob von Uexkull]].

I disagree.

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