Re: How to write about things that were once notable?
Anthony <[email protected]>
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On Wed, Feb 6, 2013 at 10:39 AM, Fred Bauder <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> If readers continue to want to read about it, then it continues to be >>>> notable, no? >>> >>> No, notablity was established by the amount of information published in >>> significant reliable sources. Reader, and editor, interest is >>> irrelevant. >> >> My bad. My comment was based on the apparently mistaken premise that >> we were speaking English when using words such as "notable". > > "Notable" is a term of art on Wikipedia defined by policy. As an English > word it has a broader meaning. Call me the Clarence Thomas of Wikipedia jurisprudence, I guess. _______________________________________________ WikiEN-l mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe from this mailing list, visit: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikien-l