I think the notability guidelines are wrong headed.
There doesn't seem to be rhyme or reason to whether something is deemed to be 'notable'.
Worse, you put off people like the grandparent who actually attempt to contribute.
We all want accurate and reliable sources, but why not work with people, rather than just deleting?
Or why not a 2 stage process. Have a staging area for pages that aren't good enough. Then promoted to wikipedia proper when good enough?
What happens in X years time, when that file format is 'notable'? You've lost the person most inclined to write the document, and lost historical context from a living document.
The BBC had a habit in its early days of reusing 'old' film. What could have been a treasure trove is now lost. I cant help feeling wikipedia is being similarly short sighted.
There doesn't seem to be rhyme or reason to whether something is deemed to be 'notable'.
Worse, you put off people like the grandparent who actually attempt to contribute.
We all want accurate and reliable sources, but why not work with people, rather than just deleting? Or why not a 2 stage process. Have a staging area for pages that aren't good enough. Then promoted to wikipedia proper when good enough?
What happens in X years time, when that file format is 'notable'? You've lost the person most inclined to write the document, and lost historical context from a living document.
The BBC had a habit in its early days of reusing 'old' film. What could have been a treasure trove is now lost. I cant help feeling wikipedia is being similarly short sighted.
/rant (not aimed at you btw)