Wikipedia:Notability: Revision history

9 November 2006

• curprev 22:0822:08, 9 November 2006‎ Centrx talk contribs‎ m 4,723 bytes −4‎ →‎See also
• curprev 22:0822:08, 9 November 2006‎ Centrx talk contribs‎ m 4,727 bytes −2‎ →‎See also
• curprev 12:5612:56, 9 November 2006‎ Radiant! talk contribs‎ 4,729 bytes −15‎ fix merge tag #2
• curprev 12:5612:56, 9 November 2006‎ Radiant! talk contribs‎ 4,744 bytes +784‎ fix merge tag #1
• curprev 12:5512:55, 9 November 2006‎ Radiant! talk contribs‎ 3,960 bytes −545‎ restore tag and add merge notice, per Gtbacchus/Pascal/Centrx/Seraphim on talk page

7 November 2006

• curprev 21:1021:10, 7 November 2006‎ KeithB talk contribs‎ m 4,505 bytes +601‎ Reverted edits by 70.83.137.155 to last version by GTBacchus
• curprev 21:0621:06, 7 November 2006‎ 70.83.137.155 talk‎ 3,904 bytes −601‎ →‎Notability as a reason for deletion
• curprev 19:3119:31, 7 November 2006‎ GTBacchus talk contribs‎ 4,505 bytes +100‎ →‎See also: comment on Uncle G's essay
• curprev 19:2319:23, 7 November 2006‎ Reinyday talk contribs‎ 4,405 bytes +571‎ not a guideline, please see talk page
• curprev 12:3512:35, 7 November 2006‎ Radiant! talk contribs‎ 3,834 bytes −571‎ People discussing changes to a guideline does not make it less a guideline. By the same logic one might (falsely) claim that this is policy since the next-to-last section discusses making it so.
• curprev 03:0903:09, 7 November 2006‎ Reinyday talk contribs‎ 4,405 bytes +571‎ most recent talk topic discusses "lack of consensus", so debate on talk has not died down

6 November 2006

• curprev 15:1815:18, 6 November 2006‎ Samuel Blanning talk contribs‎ m 3,834 bytes −12‎ →‎Notability as a reason for merging: rm "will still"
• curprev 13:4313:43, 6 November 2006‎ 193.95.181.196 talk‎ 3,846 bytes +6‎ →‎Notability as a reason for merging
• curprev 03:5603:56, 6 November 2006‎ Centrx talk contribs‎ 3,840 bytes +380‎ →‎Notability as a reason for merging: Expand examples and add illustrative reasoning
• curprev 00:5100:51, 6 November 2006‎ Centrx talk contribs‎ 3,460 bytes −183‎ Move Rationale points to first paragraph
• curprev 00:1000:10, 6 November 2006‎ Radiant! talk contribs‎ m 3,643 bytes −2‎ undo weakening

3 November 2006

• curprev 19:1819:18, 3 November 2006‎ Fresheneesz talk contribs‎ m 3,645 bytes +2‎ No edit summary
• curprev 01:4101:41, 3 November 2006‎ Centrx talk contribs‎ m 3,643 bytes −1‎ Reverted edits by MRBboy2005 (talk) to last version by Kalogeropoulos
• curprev 01:3801:38, 3 November 2006‎ MRBboy2005 talk contribs‎ 3,644 bytes +1‎ No edit summary

1 November 2006

• curprev 09:4209:42, 1 November 2006‎ Kalogeropoulos talk contribs‎ 3,643 bytes +55‎ No edit summary

30 October 2006

• curprev 20:0820:08, 30 October 2006‎ CobraWiki talk contribs‎ m 3,588 bytes +15‎ added already-existent redirect to shortcut list
• curprev 05:0905:09, 30 October 2006‎ Omicronpersei8 talk contribs‎ m 3,573 bytes −60‎ Reverted edits by Jordyspiegel (talk) to version 83485574 by Manscher using VS
• curprev 05:0805:08, 30 October 2006‎ Jordyspiegel talk contribs‎ 3,633 bytes +60‎ →‎Rationale

24 October 2006

• curprev 19:4819:48, 24 October 2006‎ Manscher talk contribs‎ 3,573 bytes +52‎ da interwiki
• curprev 18:2718:27, 24 October 2006‎ Tizio talk contribs‎ m 3,521 bytes −609‎ Reverted edits by 4.241.12.62 (talk) to last version by JYolkowski
• curprev 18:1618:16, 24 October 2006‎ 4.241.12.62 talk‎ 4,130 bytes +609‎ →‎Notability as a reason for merging
• curprev 02:4902:49, 24 October 2006‎ JYolkowski talk contribs‎ 3,521 bytes +109‎ →‎Notability as a reason for deletion: put back important sentence

23 October 2006

• curprev 21:1521:15, 23 October 2006‎ Centrx talk contribs‎ 3,412 bytes −464‎ 1. Don't mention the example at all then, another one can be found. 2. This is rather redundant, this page makes no claim of defining what notability should be, it refers to the other pages for that.
• curprev 17:4617:46, 23 October 2006‎ Kevin Murray talk contribs‎ 3,876 bytes +144‎ →‎Notability as a reason for merging

22 October 2006

• curprev 19:1219:12, 22 October 2006‎ Srleffler talk contribs‎ m 3,732 bytes −9‎ cat sort order

18 October 2006

• curprev 15:3915:39, 18 October 2006‎ 82.99.211.146 talk‎ 3,741 bytes +20‎ fa
• curprev 15:3715:37, 18 October 2006‎ 82.99.211.146 talk‎ 3,721 bytes +22‎ fa

12 October 2006

• curprev 20:4320:43, 12 October 2006‎ Pascal.Tesson talk contribs‎ 3,699 bytes −81‎ →‎See also: I don't want to edit war about this but this "essay" is completely redundant with the previously failed proposal. Both sole creations of Fresheneesz
• curprev 20:3220:32, 12 October 2006‎ Nagromtpc talk contribs‎ 3,780 bytes +81‎ rv, we should be referring to other opinions about this topic, it's not like everybody agrees on this topic
• curprev 13:3913:39, 12 October 2006‎ Pascal.Tesson talk contribs‎ 3,699 bytes −81‎ →‎See also: we should not be linking to an essay that is just a bad copy of the previously cited failed proposal
• curprev 12:3712:37, 12 October 2006‎ Nagromtpc talk contribs‎ 3,780 bytes −37‎ →‎See also: that one was already listed (2 bullets higher)
• curprev 12:3612:36, 12 October 2006‎ Nagromtpc talk contribs‎ 3,817 bytes +37‎ →‎See also: another essay

11 October 2006

• curprev 08:2408:24, 11 October 2006‎ Radiant! talk contribs‎ 3,780 bytes +4‎ copyed
• curprev 01:0701:07, 11 October 2006‎ JYolkowski talk contribs‎ 3,776 bytes −63‎ rm some stuff that isn't needed, the contentious statement really needs to be higher up

10 October 2006

• curprev 22:4322:43, 10 October 2006‎ Centrx talk contribs‎ 3,839 bytes −907‎ Merge some redundancy and deviation; WP:INDY is redundant with WP:V/WP:RS; WP:CORP, WP:BIO, &c are in deletion policy with the many other deletion reasons, & irrelevant anyway
• curprev 22:1122:11, 10 October 2006‎ JYolkowski talk contribs‎ 4,746 bytes +541‎ rearrange stuff, add headings, mention WP:DP, footnote on definitions.
• curprev 10:1610:16, 10 October 2006‎ Ansell talk contribs‎ 4,205 bytes −201‎ rv, you are building a Strawman with that statement, use a reasonable example which is actually in debate and it may be appropriate
• curprev 09:3709:37, 10 October 2006‎ Cynical talk contribs‎ 4,406 bytes +201‎ Gave an example that (I think) sums it up
• curprev 08:3008:30, 10 October 2006‎ Radiant! talk contribs‎ 4,205 bytes −541‎ debate on talk has died down and there's general agreement with Pascal's statements

9 October 2006

• curprev 10:3210:32, 9 October 2006‎ JzG talk contribs‎ m 4,746 bytes +94‎ bypass redirects
• curprev 10:3010:30, 9 October 2006‎ JzG talk contribs‎ 4,652 bytes +246‎ Clarify policy basis
• curprev 10:2510:25, 9 October 2006‎ JzG talk contribs‎ 4,406 bytes +49‎ →‎Rationale: Must also exist reliable sources

7 October 2006

• curprev 10:4110:41, 7 October 2006‎ Radiant! talk contribs‎ m 4,357 bytes −1‎ the -> an

6 October 2006

• curprev 00:2900:29, 6 October 2006‎ Centrx talk contribs‎ 4,358 bytes +4‎ Use Wiki quill for header. Two points: 1) [http://commons.wikimedia.org Wikimedia Commons] is useful; 2) Should have used your imagination with the feather

5 October 2006

• curprev 23:4523:45, 5 October 2006‎ Centrx talk contribs‎ 4,354 bytes −11‎ The feather is like a quill; regardless of how good it is at that, scales are irrelevant to notability; they are no more related to NPOV or "journalistic judgement" than any other Wikipedia page
• curprev 23:3123:31, 5 October 2006‎ PinkCake talk contribs‎ 4,365 bytes +2‎ One more time: use unbalanced scale to emphasize that a consensus decision of lasting value should be arrived at
• curprev 23:2923:29, 5 October 2006‎ PinkCake talk contribs‎ 4,363 bytes +2‎ use simpler SVG image
• curprev 23:2823:28, 5 October 2006‎ PinkCake talk contribs‎ 4,361 bytes +7‎ Feather is vain: use scale image to prompt what is called for: journalistic judgement
• curprev 23:1223:12, 5 October 2006‎ GTBacchus talk contribs‎ m 4,354 bytes +3‎ →‎See also: to consider --> of considering
• curprev 23:0323:03, 5 October 2006‎ Pascal.Tesson talk contribs‎ 4,351 bytes +522‎ →‎See also: most people don't know what "the status quo" mean in this case. I tried to clarify it somewhat.
• curprev 22:5422:54, 5 October 2006‎ Pascal.Tesson talk contribs‎ 3,829 bytes +104‎ adding ref to cat I just created to group notability templates
• curprev 17:0117:01, 5 October 2006‎ Arj talk contribs‎ 3,725 bytes +9‎ more specific link to CFD

3 October 2006

• curprev 11:1211:12, 3 October 2006‎ BenAveling talk contribs‎ 3,716 bytes +162‎ Mention Template:Notability

1 October 2006

• curprev 21:4221:42, 1 October 2006‎ Centrx talk contribs‎ m 3,554 bytes 0‎ No edit summary
• curprev 21:4121:41, 1 October 2006‎ Centrx talk contribs‎ 3,554 bytes +582‎ Replace contentious form template with painstakingly created, non-tendentious message that accurately describes the status of this page
• curprev 20:5120:51, 1 October 2006‎ Radiant! talk contribs‎ 2,972 bytes +1‎ Yes, and if you'd read the talk page you'd see why that was proper.
• curprev 20:4920:49, 1 October 2006‎ Wjhonson talk contribs‎ 2,971 bytes −1‎ rv then stop deciding, guideline was added recently to this page as you well know
• curprev 20:4320:43, 1 October 2006‎ Radiant! talk contribs‎ 2,972 bytes +1‎ The decision isn't mine and neither is it yours. Do read through the talk page archive.
• curprev 20:3920:39, 1 October 2006‎ Wjhonson talk contribs‎ 2,971 bytes −1‎ rv is it also a well known fact that YOU do not decide what is and isnt a guideline?
• curprev 20:2620:26, 1 October 2006‎ Radiant! talk contribs‎ m 2,972 bytes +1‎ It is a well-known fact that we do not vote on proposals.
• curprev 16:1416:14, 1 October 2006‎ Wjhonson talk contribs‎ 2,971 bytes −1‎ proposal vote
• curprev 16:0516:05, 1 October 2006‎ Francis Schonken talk contribs‎ 2,972 bytes −13‎ rv, wrong template in project namespace, see Wikipedia:Template messages/Project namespace for possibilities.
• curprev 15:5815:58, 1 October 2006‎ Reinyday talk contribs‎ 2,985 bytes +13‎ I and others dispute that "This page is considered a guideline..."

30 September 2006

• curprev 22:5222:52, 30 September 2006‎ Centrx talk contribs‎ 2,972 bytes +120‎ Make introduction more straightforward, keep "most areas" verbiage
• curprev 17:3317:33, 30 September 2006‎ Stephen B Streater talk contribs‎ 2,852 bytes +1‎ ''Define'' seems a bit precise for the meaning required here
• curprev 17:3117:31, 30 September 2006‎ Stephen B Streater talk contribs‎ m 2,851 bytes −1‎ Fix grammar
• curprev 17:2417:24, 30 September 2006‎ Reinyday talk contribs‎ 2,852 bytes +14‎ template addition
• curprev 11:3911:39, 30 September 2006‎ Stephen B Streater talk contribs‎ 2,838 bytes −5‎ More concise
• curprev 10:5110:51, 30 September 2006‎ Radiant! talk contribs‎ m 2,843 bytes +1‎ Reverted edits by Fresheneesz (talk) to last version by Lar
• curprev 08:4908:49, 30 September 2006‎ Fresheneesz talk contribs‎ 2,842 bytes −1‎ rv - please discuss the change, editing this proposal to be a guideline does not help
• curprev 05:0005:00, 30 September 2006‎ Lar talk contribs‎ m 2,843 bytes +1‎ Revert to revision 78593672 by Radiant!.
• curprev 01:1601:16, 30 September 2006‎ Fresheneesz talk contribs‎ 2,842 bytes −1‎ Its too controversial - stop pushing your own view on others

29 September 2006

• curprev 23:2223:22, 29 September 2006‎ Radiant! talk contribs‎ 2,843 bytes −34‎ reword objectionable phrase

27 September 2006

• curprev 14:5914:59, 27 September 2006‎ Radiant! talk contribs‎ 2,877 bytes +1‎ It IS current practice. If you don't like current practice, make a proposal to change it.
• curprev 14:5714:57, 27 September 2006‎ Arj talk contribs‎ 2,876 bytes −1‎ {{proposal}}. Really, this is far from uncontroversial. See talk.
• curprev 13:3313:33, 27 September 2006‎ Radiant! talk contribs‎ 2,877 bytes +1‎ We don't vote on proposals. A description of actual practice is a guideline.
• curprev 12:2012:20, 27 September 2006‎ Chris is me talk contribs‎ 2,876 bytes −1‎ {{proposal}} say it ain't so! No straw poll, nothing, and it's a guideline??? Let's actually gather consensus first.

25 September 2006

• curprev 03:2903:29, 25 September 2006‎ Centrx talk contribs‎ m 2,877 bytes +2‎ No edit summary
• curprev 03:2803:28, 25 September 2006‎ Centrx talk contribs‎ m 2,875 bytes −2‎ No edit summary
• curprev 03:2203:22, 25 September 2006‎ Uncle G talk contribs‎ 2,877 bytes +68‎ Corrected statement to match what the criterion actually is.
• curprev 02:0702:07, 25 September 2006‎ Ansell talk contribs‎ 2,809 bytes −75‎ rm "frequently and ultimately" as the precedents contain no record of those which are kept against nominator claims to "non-notability", unless a comparison is made frequently is not useful

24 September 2006

• curprev 16:0016:00, 24 September 2006‎ Centrx talk contribs‎ m 2,884 bytes +49‎ No edit summary
• curprev 10:4610:46, 24 September 2006‎ Radiant! talk contribs‎ 2,835 bytes −21‎ copyed, and rm link to old proposals
• curprev 05:4705:47, 24 September 2006‎ Centrx talk contribs‎ m 2,856 bytes −4‎ No edit summary
• curprev 05:3705:37, 24 September 2006‎ Ansell talk contribs‎ 2,860 bytes −171‎ rm statement about this page being acceptable as a reason on afd, if the reference is valid it will survive consensus to be kept on the AfD policy page first

23 September 2006

• curprev 23:0523:05, 23 September 2006‎ Centrx talk contribs‎ m 3,031 bytes −6‎ →‎Rationale: some grammar
• curprev 23:0323:03, 23 September 2006‎ Centrx talk contribs‎ 3,037 bytes −8‎ →‎Rationale: Improve description of rationales
• curprev 22:3922:39, 23 September 2006‎ Centrx talk contribs‎ 3,045 bytes +188‎ →‎Rationale: Wikipedia is an encyclopedia. As such, Wikipedia is not an indiscriminate directory of businesses, websites, persons, etc
• curprev 21:3521:35, 23 September 2006‎ Stephen B Streater talk contribs‎ 2,857 bytes +381‎ Add some Rationales in
• curprev 21:0221:02, 23 September 2006‎ Centrx talk contribs‎ 2,476 bytes +1‎ Nothing on talk page; this has been standard practice for years now
• curprev 20:5520:55, 23 September 2006‎ Arj talk contribs‎ 2,475 bytes −1‎ Change to proposal boilerplate; see talk.
• curprev 17:2217:22, 23 September 2006‎ Centrx talk contribs‎ m 2,476 bytes −38‎ No edit summary
• curprev 17:1717:17, 23 September 2006‎ Centrx talk contribs‎ m 2,514 bytes −1‎ →‎See also: fix inaccurate word
• curprev 17:1517:15, 23 September 2006‎ Centrx talk contribs‎ 2,515 bytes 0‎ "significant" too is in use, and +"they are similar", not exactly synonymous
• curprev 09:0409:04, 23 September 2006‎ Radiant! talk contribs‎ 2,515 bytes +1‎ {{guideline}} per talk page; this page is simply a description of the status quo