Wikipedia:Historical archive/Policy/Notability/Notability changes

Overview

This is a proposal to explicitly make "notability" a requirement for Wikipedia articles, and to explictly include "lack of notability" as a reason for deleting articles.

Proposal

Specifically, this proposal is to add text to the following pages:

A) to Wikipedia:What Wikipedia is not:

Wikipedia is not for articles about non-notable subjects Although there is debate about jut what makes a subject notable, there is a consensus that a subject must be in some way significant, important, or notable for it to be a proper subject of an encyclopedic article. Articles on completely trival subjects, even if accurate and verifiable, are not appropriate.

B) to Wikipedia:Deletion policy

Problem with page	Solution	Add this tag
* Is about a non-notable subject (see WP:NOT)	List on Wikipedia:Articles for deletion (WP:AFD)	{{subst:afd}}

C) in Wikipedia:Notability

Replace It has been argued that lack of "notability" is not a criterion for deletion, because (among other things) this isn't specifically stated in the deletion policy; and since Wikipedia is not paper with (in theory) no size limits, there's no reason why wikipedia shouldn't include "everything" that fits in with our other criteria

with Notability is generally deemed an inportant criterion for inclusion in Wikipedia (see WP:NOT), as it is one aspect of the requirement that an article be encyclopedic. Thus it complements our other citeria

Procedure

1. This proposal will require 75 percent support ("Support" choices in a poll) to pass.
2. Votes by users who are not logged in will be discounted, as will votes cast by any user that had less than 50 edits when this vote started.
3. The wording of this proposal will be fixed when the poll has opened. Please do not edit this page, but discuss changes on the talk page.
4. When the poll has openends it will take place on the /poll page
5. The poll will close 2 weeks after it opens.