This thread should contain the meta-discussion which has been done in the "Notable Death" thread.
For me notability encompasses
* a person with a special ability (one that fewer of 1/1000 of people show)
* a person with a special historical record (be known to more than the specialists in the field.
* a person who could be seen as an example to follow
* a person who shouldn't be seen as an example at all
...add your own criteria and discuss those
@Ponderable
What makes a person notable
I'd say it's entirely subjective. For me a death that makes me sit up and take note is "notable". I feel no need to impose this definition on anyone else.
@ponderable saidpondy it would be left up to interpretation.
This thread should contain the meta-discussion which has been done in the "Notable Death" thread.
For me notability encompasses
* a person with a special ability (one that fewer of 1/1000 of people show)
* a person with a special historical record (be known to more than the specialists in the field.
* a person who could be seen as an example to follow
* a person who shouldn't be seen as an example at all
...add your own criteria and discuss those
For example * a person who could be seen as an example to follow. (My Father)
* a person who shouldn't be seen as an example to all ( Could cover many people)
-VR
The post that was quoted here has been removedAs I said, for me a death that makes me sit up and take note is "notable", whether I hear about it from the internet, on a news app, by word of mouth, or from my family. There has been nothing whatsoever that can be described as "post-factual" about any of the deaths I have chosen to comemmorate on the Notable Death thread.
It is interesting that actions or behaviors are not enough - others are required by definition to make you notable. Good works (or bad works) done in anonymity are not notable - there is no one to do the noting.
We require each other. Not just as part of a "society" - that is self-evident. But there is more. Without others there is no way to define who we are.
There is no me without you.
@anitya saidWell said!
It is interesting that actions or behaviors are not enough - others are required by definition to make you notable. Good works (or bad works) done in anonymity are not notable - there is no one to do the noting.
We require each other. Not just as part of a "society" - that is self-evident. But there is more. Without others there is no way to define who we are.
There is no me without you.
-VR
What makes a person fit the 'notable' definition depends on the subjective assessment made by an individual in a specific place or time. Our 21st century world has become obsessed with 'celebrity' to a point where Stephen Hawking would be outranked by Kim Kardashian in the opinion of a significant portion of the general population.