User:RogDel/Basics

Wikipedia's promise is nothing less than the liberation of human knowledge - both by incorporating all of it through the collaborative process, and by freely sharing it with everybody who has access to the internet... — The Economist

Notability —

What is notability? What can be considered notable? That which is capable of being noted, that which is noticeable, capable of being seen or noticed. Thus, that which is noted in an independent source which can be relied upon can be considered notable, or can be considered proven to be notable. In other words, anything that is noted in a published source which is independent and reliable can be presumed to be notable (or reliably proven to be notable), i.e. capable of being seen or noticed independently. That's what notability is all about! — RogDel

Significant coverage and multiple sources are not vital to the concept of notability. They are required for things other than notability. (Wikipedia requires "significant coverage" in reliable sources so that it can actually write a whole article, rather than half a paragraph or a definition of that topic. Also, Wikipedia requires "multiple sources" so that it can write a reasonably balanced article that complies with Wikipedia:Neutral point of view, rather than representing only one author's point of view.) — RogDel

That which is famous may not be notable and that which is notable may not be famous. In short, fame does not imply notability, and vice versa. — RogDel

Editors seem likely to fool themselves by mistaking fame for notability, maybe because fame is a more real life concept, while notability is a more technical one. — RogDel

Some are highly notable, some moderately notable, some barely notable, but notable still. Some biographies are highly interesting, some moderately interesting, some barely interesting, but interesting still. — RogDel

Editors are normally so used to Wikipedia and its notability standards that they seem to have forgot (or have never understood) the basic meaning of notability. — RogDel

Wikipedia should and does have the lowest standards of notability among all serious encyclopedias. — RogDel

Notes

There are, in every age, new errors to be rectified, and new prejudices to be opposed. — Samuel Johnson The man who never alters his opinion is like standing water, and breeds reptiles of the mind. — William Blake Most people would die sooner than think — in fact they do so. — Bertrand Russell

The great obstacle to progress is prejudice. — Christian Nestell Bovee Concepts that have proven useful in ordering things easily achieve such authority over us that we forget their earthly origins and accept them as unalterable givens. — Albert Einstein To save the world requires faith and courage: faith in reason, and courage to proclaim what reason shows to be true. — Bertrand Russell