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:****I don't invoke [[WP:IAR]], if anything I just invoke [[WP:COMMON|common sense]] in applying [[WP:Notability]] (which, as a guideline and not a policy, "is a generally accepted standard that editors should attempt to follow, though it is best treated with common sense"), and in particular I ask that the requirements of notability "proof" are weighed against the conceivably possible "proof" that you could obtain for this ''sort'' of topic. If you, for example, set the bar as high as the amount of references you can find to establish notability for the [[Physics]] article, then you would exclude pretty much everything else. Instead, I think notability requirement should be toned down common-sensically (not waived) for topics that are quite technical and narrow, and as such, while still useful information to have, may not be on every book and magazine on Earth. [[User:LjL|LjL]] ([[User talk:LjL|talk]]) 20:25, 12 October 2015 (UTC)

:****:{{Ping|LjL}} The notability requirements are like that for good reasons, see [[WP:WHYN]]. Without good substantial sources, it's really not possible to write a neutral and verifiable article. Common sense tells me this applies regardless of what kind of subject it is. -- [[user:intgr|intgr]]&nbsp;<small>[[user talk:intgr|[talk]]]</small> 19:56, 13 October 2015 (UTC)

:*****::::::I note that section states "''We require the existence of '''at least one''' secondary source so that [...]''" (emphasis mine); so the strict insistence on having multiple secondary sources available may be a bit over the top, and given 1) we have at least one or two ''secondary'' sources establishing we aren't making things up and 2) we have some ''primary'' sources telling us the details about this filesystem, I think that can be enough. And so does the section you linked, in my reading. [[User:LjL|LjL]] ([[User talk:LjL|talk]]) 20:05, 13 October 2015 (UTC)