If notability cannot be established, the article is likely to be merged or deleted.
How long does an article have to correct itself before the deletionists have their way with it? It seems to me that when plenty of reasonable people agree that someone is notable, and the problem is external links vs. reference citations, the {{Notability}} tag isn't the best way to highlight this and in fact is distracting in a destructive way.
Then why not remove the warning saying "this article is likely to be merged or deleted"?
"Does not meet notability guidelines, please help fix" is not the same as "Does not meet notability guidelines, help fix or this article gets deleted." The latter frames the issue as content not permitted, the former frames the issue as content yet to come. The difference is significant.
If notability cannot be established, the article is likely to be merged or deleted.
How long does an article have to correct itself before the deletionists have their way with it? It seems to me that when plenty of reasonable people agree that someone is notable, and the problem is external links vs. reference citations, the {{Notability}} tag isn't the best way to highlight this and in fact is distracting in a destructive way.