Talk:January 26

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January 26: Australia Day (1788); Republic Day in India (1950)

The dome over the Hale Telescope
The dome over the Hale Telescope
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 (rv - previous two edits added non-notable people) 

Who decides who is notable here? I added someone whose influence is quite widespread and is well-noted in education circles, even if not by the person who removed this.

The best way to show that someone is notable is to provide a source. If the person is notable enough to qualify for inclusion in an encyclopaedia, they will have been written about in a number of places - reputed sources, not personal blogs or school newsletters. I reverted this one because a web search for the name as you entered it failed to turn up a single hit. A wider search under first and last names only turned up one reference to a high-school counselor and someone at Ohio State, all incidental mentions. If there are articles or publications out there, web or otherwise, that show I'm wrong, I'm more than happy to stand corrected. Pipnosis 19:55, 26 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]
I should have added this link to the Wikipedia Notability policy. That might clarify my intent better. Pipnosis 20:31, 26 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]


Removed Polycarp from list of saints--according that page, his feast is 23 February. RCanine 20:31, 26 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]