In the recent Arbitration Committee case, a "broader disagreement regarding the interpretation of notability guidelines with reference to fictional and popular culture topics"i was identified. This essay aims to be a guide to debates that are part of this broader disagreement, by identifying arguments to be avoided and questions to be considered. This is in no way a replacement for WP:Notability (fiction). Rather, it aims to take a different approach to
Premises edit
- Notability is not inherited.
- Notability is indefensible/Harmlessness is not an argument
- Harmlessness is not an argument.
- Discussion is warranted for each case.
Three questions edit
Rephrase!
- If this topic were optimally covered in Wikipedia, would the length of that coverage warrant an article of its own?
Structure this broader disagreement.
Premises: