Talk:I Ain't Been Shot, Mum!

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Regarding Notability

I'm new to this, so probably I'm wrong, but I see that notability of this article probably comes from the rule set being included in the List of miniature wargames article, and that should deserve an internal explanation, like many other rule sets in that list.

Also, I'm trying to fix it up to comply with the notability guideline by comparing with other similar articles (FoW, GW, AT-43, etc) but I can't find the guideline represented in those articles, so I would really appreciate if a senior editor could help me point out the differences, so I could try to fix this page.

That said... I will remove the notability warning and I would expect the discussion taking place in this pages.

Thanks 80.24.57.84 07:50, 30 March 2007 (UTC)

Don't compare the article to others, compare it to the wikipedia guidelines. The central rule of notability for Wikipedia is:

A notable topic has been the subject of at least one substantial or multiple non-trivial published works that are reliable and independent of the subject.

In other words, is the subject encyclopedic? This article seems a clear subject of questionable notability. Larry Dunn 04:29, 31 March 2007 (UTC)

Thanks for your comments, but I should point out that I was not comparing the article with others, I was trying to find out how the notability guideline was applied to other similar articles so I could modify this to comply with the guideline (In fact, I was trying to learn, since I don't know).

That being said, what you wrote gives no light on the issue for me, perhaps if the next time you add the notability tag you could give me some hints about how this article could be changed to comply with the notability, or you could express your opinion saying this subject will never be notable, then I would learn something more.

Thanks again, removing your notability tag, and waiting for your next talk. 80.24.57.84 08:47, 31 March 2007 (UTC)

Another thing that comes to my mind... why the first time the notability warning was on top of the page and the second time it was at the bottom? there's any guideline on that? 80.24.57.84 09:22, 31 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Regarding Notability and Unity

Just a side thought... if a topic (like wargamming) is notable, to what point their derivations (like wargamming manufacturing, miniature wargamming, and so) are notable.

I mean, a small subset of a notable subject would gain notability if merged with the main article? will it regain notability if splitted off?

As usual, just trying to learn... 80.24.57.84 08:47, 31 March 2007 (UTC)