How obscure can articles be?
Q. Should Wikipedia include topics which are very, very specialized? (I’m thinking about an article on my home town, population 200; or an article about my late grandmother, who could not have been called “famous”; or an article about the history of an old one-room schoolhouse near my house.) A. I can think of no reason why not. However, if your grandmother’s name was Margaret Thatcher or Whitney Houston, don’t be shocked if someone moves your homage to make room for what most readers would be looking for. One of the great things about Wikipedia is that it doesn’t really matter how obscure a topic is. Maybe no one will ever read your article. Or, perhaps they will. It doesn’t matter. Britannica can’t afford the time, money, or page space to have an article about your hometown. Wikipedia can, if you want to write it. The only provisos are that the article is complete enough and the subject broad enought that it can’t just be a section of another article. It must also be Neutral point of
