Talk:St Kilda, Britain's Loneliest Isle

importance (or not)
Contrast:


 * On 14 July 2010 ten items and collections [one of them being this film] became the first inscriptions to the UK Memory of the World Register, a list of documentary heritage which holds cultural significance specific to the UK. (According to the UK National Commission for UNESCO, here)
 * Even for the Scottish Isles (let alone Britain as a whole), importance=low (according to English-language Wikipedia).

Interesting. -- Hoary (talk) 15:08, 4 June 2011 (UTC)


 * Please don't take offence. About half the articles listed by the project are of low importance with Top and High being given only to those that are either crucial or important to an overall understanding of the Islands of Scotland. I tend to give "mid" importance to those that fall in between and look likely to progress to GA. There are numerous islands that are marked as "low" never mind films about islands! There is more at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Scottish Islands/Assessment if you are curious— and having said all that by all means request a re-assessment/2nd opinion at WikiProject Scottish Islands/Assessment itself. Please be assured that your contributions are valued. Regards.  Ben   Mac  Dui  15:25, 4 June 2011 (UTC)

Oh no, don't worry: no offence taken. It's just amusing, that's all.

Consider: What's the highest degree of institutional recognition that an already-old film could possibly get? I can't think of anything higher than inscription in UNESCO's (international) Memory of the World register. And this has happened on very rare occasion (e.g. The Wizard of Oz). Short of that peak, inscription in a national UNESCO Memory of the World register is pretty good going: I'd call it an "A minus".

Meanwhile, you're right: the Scottish Isles evaluation system seems sensible, and certainly an island is more important than a film about an island. Where the "importance" business becomes laughable is over at such places as WP Japan, where such matters as 1992 AFC Asian Cup are of "high importance", because a matter's "importance" depends greatly on how much attention to it has been paid by the US infotainment industry. -- Hoary (talk) 00:36, 5 June 2011 (UTC)
 * I have tried to make amends. Ben   Mac  Dui  11:46, 5 June 2011 (UTC)

I hope that this wasn't under perceived duress! Really, no duress was intended, and this business this doesn't matter to me. By contrast, what would make me happy is if people who (unlike me) have access to materials on this, and the time to improve the article, were to improve the article. Having created this, unfortunately I can do little more for it. (Ditto for The Life Story of David Lloyd George.) -- Hoary (talk) 14:13, 5 June 2011 (UTC)
 * As the article was requested to be assessed by WP:FILM, I have listed it as a stub class. Looking over the current details, it appears to me that the article meets notability requirements even if it has little chance for extensive expansion. To pursue further citations or assistance, I'd recommend leaving a message at WT:FILM to see if other interested editors can assist. --Happy editing! Nehrams2020 (talk • contrib) 04:32, 29 June 2011 (UTC)