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Re:Help wanted: Seasoned wikipedia editors to write a proper... by tptacek on Friday May 08, 2009 @01:45PM (#599961)
Just a suggestion: it's a really bad idea to justify arguments on Wikipedia by saying you're trying to memorialize someone.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:ISNOT

Also, while Fravia's own site is a reliable source for raw facts about Fravia, it's not a reliable source that establishes his notability. Nor is there any such thing as a "Google Test" for notability (that argument gets tried and fails in AfD's every day), nor is the "number of people trying to edit the page" a reliable indicator of notability.

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Re:Help wanted: Seasoned wikipedia editors to write a proper... by pygy on Friday May 08, 2009 @02:02PM (#599987)
Zorbid talking here, actually :-).

I know all of that, and, for the best of me, I try to play by the rules, and to give proper arguments for my views.

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