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Somebody tagged this article with a "notability" tag. A simple search on e.g. New York Times should show that he is a prominent researcher: [1]. Is it really constructive to tag articles with "notability" and other tags willy-nilly, when any of the mentioned uncertainties is trivially clarified by a quick Google search? Thue (talk) 12:55, 18 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Per WP:BURDEN it's the responsibility of the article creator to establish notability and make it verifiable by basing the article on reliable sources. This is even more important when it comes to biographies of living persons. Per WP:FAILN, placing the tag is one of the recommended courses of action:
"If an article fails to cite sufficient sources to demonstrate the notability of its subject, look for sources yourself, or: [...] Place a {{notability}} tag on the article to alert other editors."
It got your attention so I think it served its purpose. Creating unverifiable articles devalues the integrity of Wikipedia. There are so many instances of self-promotion that I really don't want to spend my time verifying them. I don't particularly seek out those articles, but when I come across any, I tag them at first and come back at some later time to decide whether I should proceed with deletion.
A subject's notability is not immediately obvious from "a simple search", WP:GNG requires significant coverage in multiple sources that are independent, which takes time to verify. Articles that merely include a quote from the subject aren't relevant, like most of your search results. -- intgr[talk]16:38, 18 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]
