The Absolute Final Word On The First Great Webcomics Wikipurge Of Aught-Seven
Okay, this tempest has settled down, but should I find it … notable … that the guidelines for notability re: web content (including our beloved webcomics) may actually be more stringent than the guidelines for notability re: porn stars? Guess now we can, as suggested, get a grip.
Thought you’d like to know. the founder of Wikipedia is trying to start a wiki Search engine.
Isn’t that great? Soon everyone will be able to delete webcomics from search engines, too!
By Christopher B. Wright on 02.14.07 11:51 am
Honestly, I’m just waiting for someone to come along and delete my website because they’ve never heard of it and there’s no paper trail to prove that it exists.
By Paul Southworth on 02.14.07 3:47 pm
The website or content has won a well-known and independent award from either a publication or organization.[6]
Who’s up for Fleenies?
By Jeff Lowrey on 02.14.07 6:47 pm
I demand the award for least prolific Fleen journalist!
By Nic on 02.14.07 9:42 pm
Absolutely the final word on the subject:
http://www.joeandmonkey.com/index.php?comic=701
By Ravenswood on 02.15.07 1:41 am
[…] Wikipedia’s War on Comics continues, this time with an assault on the entry for Oni Press, which was briefly tagged for deletion due to a lack of “notability” on the part of the company, before the delete tag was smacked down by wiser hands. Related: Gary Tyrrell notes that the standards for webcomics listings on Wikipedia seem to be much more stringent that the site’s criteria for porn stars. Standards, folks, it’s all about standards. (Above: screenshot excerpt from Wikipedia’s “Oni Press” comments section. Link trail: Graeme McMillan ← Bryan Lee O’Malley.) […]
By Journalista - the news weblog of The Comics Journal » Blog Archive » Feb. 15, 2007: Riders of the weasel and such on 02.15.07 8:00 am
Wikipedia’s notability requirements for British railway stations are “Must be a British railway station”.
Seriously. There’s an article for every single one, no matter how tiny or uninteresting.
Every.
Single.
One.
By Ravenswood on 02.15.07 12:41 pm
[…] time readers may recall that I once drew a compare-and-contrast of the stringency in Wikipedia notability requirements for web content (includi… Since it appears that The Most Wonderful Encyclopedia In The Universe cares more about naked people […]
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