Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Jones in the Fast Lane
I am concerned about some of the arguments put forward, which appear to imply that it is the nominator's responsibility to demonstrate non-notability. Apart from the obvious difficulties in demonstrating conclusively that references do not exist, the policy page erifiability clearly states "The ''burden of evidence lies with the editor who adds or restores material''" (emphasis from original). If the references that demonstrate notability are harder to find because they were published before widespread use of the Internet, that's fine, but it's still the responsibility of those editors who wish to retain the article to demonstrate that such references do exist, with more than just vague assertions. Having said that, I accept that the subject may be notable &ndash; perhaps even well-known in North America for example &ndash; and that it was just a poor article when nominated. Improvements have been made already, and that in itself is a positive outcome. In my opinion, an additional reference to "significant coverage in a reliable source" (I don't think a student essay can reasonably be counted as such) would be sufficient to fully establish notability
— User:Rogerb67, 11:42, 15 March 2009 (UTC)
Stance: comment
Cited policy: WP:V (Wikipedia:Verifiability)