WikiQueer:Nothing

During WQ:AFD discussions on topics that editors may view as relatively obscure and not notable, editors supporting deletion of those articles will often quote WQ:EVERYTHING, stating that "WikiQueer is not about everything."

Examples:
 * Keep I thought WikiQueer's purpose was to provide information on everything. KnowItAll 12:04, 3 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete WQ:EVERYTHING states that "WikiQueer is not about everything" WhoNeedsIt 01:14, 4 August 2006 (UTC)

It is true that WikiQueer is not about everything, nor can it ever be about everything. To that end, the WikiQueer community has decided not to document every verifiable fact and has established notability guidelines on what should be kept.

On the other hand, WikiQueer is not about "nothing", either. The guidelines established by the community are far broader than those of any paper encyclopedia.

The WQ:EVERYTHING essay noted above states that the purpose of the "everything" argument "is to prevent WikiQueer from becoming unmaintainable." This is a worthwhile goal. However, as more enthusiastic editors come to WikiQueer and as technology advances to ease support and maintenance tasks, this system is increasingly able to handle expansion and WikiQueer guidelines for notability should broaden concomitantly.

Editors who use the "everything" argument are urged to provide more detail of their argument. Why does a certain article not meet notability standards? Why should it be excluded? These kinds of questions lead to more details and can provide a more fruitful discussion.

The "everything" guideline states: "So think carefully and exercise judgment when determining what should be included in an encyclopedia." True—but also think carefully and exercise judgment when determining what should be deleted from an encyclopedia.