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There are a number of people in this thread explaining how the policy prevented them from participating, and usually caused them to quit participating entirely.

>>pjc50+(OP)
My comment was unclear. Yes, people who are solely interested in writing about one topic are prevented from participating if that topic doesn't meet the notability criteria.

When I said that it "doesn't prevent anyone from participating", I was only considering the editors who are interested in writing about a wider variety of topics.

For better or worse, Wikipedia frowns on editors who are only interested in editing articles on one topic. There's a page for that:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Single-purpose_accou...

This is because these editors usually have a conflict of interest, and must make an extra effort to keep their writing free of bias.

Policies aimed at improving the quality of articles also tend to reduce participation. It's a trade-off, and I don't know that the optimal balance would be.

>>common+95
Typo correction:

It's a trade-off, and I don't know what the optimal balance would be.