Talk:Bel Air, Harford County, Maryland
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[edit] Notable Residents
Mr. Parsons certainly does not belong on this page yet, although I have every expectation he will some day accomplish something suitably notable. This is hardly open to debate.
I would encourage users to debate Ms. Irwin's inclusion on the page as well; while her talent is obvious and her television appearances are impressive, she fails to meet the most basic Wikipedia notability guidelines, does nothing to illuminate the town of Bel Air, and - until she accomplishes something truly notable, which we all have every hope she will - frankly deserves better than to be patronized by being put on the same dais as Kimmie Meissner and John Wilkes Booth. Hubacelgrand 23:22, 31 August 2007 (UTC)
- I believe the litmus test would be her own wiki page. If she is notable enough to warrant her own page (and she has one), then she should be notable enough to be linked from here. Rurik 21:23, 2 September 2007 (UTC)
- Fair enough for now, Rurik - I was aware of her page, but not of the similar pages for dozens of other less-than-notable contestants, and it's not fair to single her out exclusively. I still think we need to be careful about what we link to the town page, though. If someone were to write a lovingly-detailed article on his golden retriever (resident in Bel Air), his father's barber's preserved-fruit-and-abacus collection (archived in Bel Air), or the seventh parking space from the front in the fourth row from the left between Barnes and Noble and Einstein Brothers (in Bel Air), I would not expect any of them to be linked here. Hubacelgrand 07:55, 3 September 2007 (UTC)
- Agreed, and I think this is a short-term notability, if anything. She's known for appearing in one season of a show. Once the season is gone, and forgotten, then her notability would also decrease and should warrant a removal. This would definitely be an issue to follow up on at a later time. Rurik 18:02, 3 September 2007 (UTC)
- Fair enough for now, Rurik - I was aware of her page, but not of the similar pages for dozens of other less-than-notable contestants, and it's not fair to single her out exclusively. I still think we need to be careful about what we link to the town page, though. If someone were to write a lovingly-detailed article on his golden retriever (resident in Bel Air), his father's barber's preserved-fruit-and-abacus collection (archived in Bel Air), or the seventh parking space from the front in the fourth row from the left between Barnes and Noble and Einstein Brothers (in Bel Air), I would not expect any of them to be linked here. Hubacelgrand 07:55, 3 September 2007 (UTC)
Moved data I created to article page.
--Digitalblister 19:03, 5 February 2006 (UTC)
