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Re:Wikipedia's Notability Requirements And The Slash by owyn on Monday February 14, 2011 @02:34AM (#2215814)
Yep, nail+head. Sounds like this is going to be a big institutional focus for the next couple of years as well...

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/wikipedia/8292978/Wiki...

Somethingawful even made a game out of it, the results of which were quoted in that article:

For example, the article on "Women's suffrage" is around the same length as the "List of fictional gynoids and female cyborgs", and Shakespeare's Henry VIII is given as much attention as Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back

Re:Wikipedia's Notability Requirements And The Slash by angus77 on Monday February 14, 2011 @03:29AM (#2215933)
As long as the articles on Women's Suffrage and Henry VIII are of appropriate length and depth, I don't see how this is a problem. Is this a contest or something?