Wikipedia talk:Articles for deletion/The Four Precepts

[I tried to "draftify" this but the creator moved it straight back to mainspace (i.e. so a PROD is not going to work). I, therefore, offer it to the community to decide at AfD. Britishfinance (talk) 20:15, 9 December 2019 (UTC)]

Just to clarify, it was not my intention to ignore this "prod", I was simply trying to fix the links (since "save changes" didn't seem to be an option, I clicked on "publish" which had the effect of moving it out of the "draft space" it had been placed in). While I was deliberating what to do about this inadvertence, others jumped in and begin editing the article, suggesting 1) that it relied too much on primary sources, 2) that it was a hoax, 3) adding a link to the blog article, and 4) editing the body of the article to include my name.

It was not my intention to use this article to promote myself or my blog, per se (which is why I did not include my name or a link to my blog). However, I have noticed a considerable uptick in traffic to The Four Precepts page on my blog over the past few months, which is what made me think a Wikipedia article might be in order. The death of God and nihilism, a la Nietzsche, is one of the most pressing questions of the modern age and The Four Precepts speaks to those who experience this in a very personal way. Thus, it is, to my mind, worthy of notice, even if it is not yet, in the strictest sense, notable.

Presently, I am unaware of secondary or tertiary sources that document The Four Precepts apart from links to my blog from other websites.

Hazratio (talk) 21:10, 9 December 2019 (UTC)Hazrato

Hazratio, Wikipedia articles are written about subjects that meet the notability guidelines, as evidenced by significant coverage in reliable, independent sources. It sounds like you're agreeing that The Four Precepts are not notable in the Wikipedia sense. Schazjmd (talk) 21:24, 9 December 2019 (UTC)

I certainly don't disagree, but would point out that being "worthy of note" is also mentioned in the guidelines: Article and list topics must be notable, or "worthy of notice". Determining notability does not necessarily depend on things such as fame, importance, or popularity—although those may enhance the acceptability of a subject that meets the guidelines explained below. Hazratio (talk) 21:38, 9 December 2019

Notice that I specified "notable in the Wikipedia sense". You have to let go of the common interpretations of the word "notability" when evaluating whether a subject should have a Wikipedia article. In the Wikipedia sense, the subject must have received significant coverage in reliable, independent sources. Schazjmd (talk) 21:42, 9 December 2019 (UTC)