Your sentence ;"Internet archive searches are unlikely to be a particularly good way to assess the complete amount of coverage" speaks volumes. If we do not have significant coverage, we may not have notability.
Bongomatic, first, it would be nice if you did not follow me around, the questions I ask are of different editors than you, no? Second, I have no percieved adversaries, that would be childish. I am simply looking through contributions of some editors I am familiar with -many experienced participants have done so and said there is nothing wrong with that. I am not being disruptive, I inquire on talk pages in a civil manner.
Lastly, like you told me once; I will give your suggestions due weight, as I continue to edit the articles I see fit.127