On 11/15/05, Sam Korn smoddy@gmail.com wrote:
Trivia sections should not exist for their own sake. If there is no way to work the facts into the text of the article, it is likely enough the writer showing off that they knew something or a newbie thinking this is a fan site. The details are usually irrelevant (cf. edit war over mention of Abraham Lincoln in [[Charles Darwin]]), and it improves the quality of the articles to take them out.
Many times, the trivia belongs elsewhere - not deleted. Though often some rigorous editing will get such a section reading much better.
-Matt