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		ShardPhoenix on July 14, 2012 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Kate Middleton’s Wedding Gown Demonstrates Wikiped... Instead of notability, I'd prefer criteria of verifiability (ie there must be reliable sources) and objectivity (ie no marketing or self-promotion).

ktizo on July 14, 2012 [–]

A ban on self promotion, if overzealous, has the problem that it can be used to remove articles by the people who have the most expertise in a given subject.

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