User talk:86.44.30.169

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[edit] b. & h. hip hop

[1] Why remove the artists? Do you know them not to be notable? 86.44.30.169 (talk) 04:42, 20 April 2008 (UTC)

Yes i do. A band is not considered notable enough to go on a wikipedia band list unless it has its own article. This does not mean that simply creating an article for every band gives them notability, they still have to demonstrate notability on their articles--Jac16888 (talk) 12:11, 20 April 2008 (UTC)
You can't assume they aren't notable just because no one has written articles for them. 86.44.30.169 (talk) 00:11, 21 April 2008 (UTC)
You're right, but until someone does write an article for them, an article which demonstrates notability, we can't know they are notable, therefore we don't include links to non-existent articles. Plus they look untidy, and if we allow a few, eventually there will be billions of red links all over wikipedia--Jac16888 (talk) 00:15, 21 April 2008 (UTC)

i replied that editors have constructed the guideline WP:RED to deal with this.

[edit] I was obviously confused when making that summary

and must have confused you with someone else. Your talk page history does not show any warnings, either received or removed. In fact, I can't figure out who, what other IP, I might have confused you with. So, doubly confused. I offer you my apologies.

Separately, the topic of user talk warnings is very difficult. For example, last night (much later) another user kept deleting warnings to them, and other editors/admins did not 'notice' the warnings extending into the previous day. Everyone is supposed to look and notice patterns of abuse as seen in history, but we get lazy and just give one look.

And I have done just what the advice says, and archived old warnings and discussions when they would only serve to embarrass the IP/user. But... that is best useful after the problems have stopped.

Again, apologies. Goofs like this, realized, keep me checking what I'm doing. Shenme (talk) 17:32, 22 April 2008 (UTC)