I notice that the peak in activity is about the same time as the advent of the Notability guideline [1]. I think the two are related, but I only have one data

I notice that the peak in activity is about the same time as the advent of the Notability guideline [1]. I think the two are related, but I only have one data point to back my opinion. For me, the zealous application of notability was when Wikipedia changed from being an attempt to document everything to an attempt to replicate what already existed in paper, and I lost the fire in the belly. It's got to be one of the most contentious issues in the project, with half considering it the saviour of Wikipedia and the other half considering it the death. [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Notability&dir=prev&action=history http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Notabili...