On 6/16/06, Phil Boswell phil.boswell@gmail.com wrote:
Captain Cynical sits on my shoulder and whispers in my ear: "that's to avoid all those maroons who would immediately AFD such a list on the grounds that it should be turned into a Category".
Sometimes i wonder if he's right...
Can Captain Cynical tell me whether it's ok to have glossaries in Wikipedia? What about lists of terms? What about lists of dictionary definitions of terms? What about slang terms in certain subcultures? What about lists of such terms? What about individual definitions of various words?
(I think the answer is: Yes, no, no, maybe, no, yes but only if the article goes beyond that).
I'm still feeling guilty that I supported the successful deletion of "List of fighting game terms", whereas if it had been renamed "Glossary of fighting game terms" it would apparently have been ok.
Steve