28 May 21
The post that was quoted here has been removedI think the definition of "notable" on the "Notable Death" thread is entirely up to the contributors. They should all post as they see fit. And they should agree to disagree when their subjective definitions of "notable" differ.
28 May 21
@ponderable saidIn order to answer this question one first has to define “noteable” within the context of a human being dying and to do that one must attempt to set parameters within which all deaths are objectively segmented by notability. I suggest that this is an impossible task as notability is subjective, not objective.
This thread should contain the meta-discussion which has been done in the "Notable Death" thread.
For me notability encompasses
* a person with a special ability (one that fewer of 1/1000 of people show)
* a person with a special historical record (be known to more than the specialists in the field.
* a person who could be seen as an example to follow
* a person who shouldn't be seen as an example at all
...add your own criteria and discuss those
What could be requested by a reader is why a person’s death is notable to them, but the response must be beyond reproach.