rednblack@alum.mit.edu wrote:
At some point this has got to stop. Can we draw a line in the sand, here? The trash lists have got to go. If there's not a clear organizing reason for it, then it shouldn't exist.
Hmmm, I think this is not an easy question. There are lists that we should reject as being un-encyclopedic in one of the usual ways that any article might be un-encyclopedic, for example "inherently POV" or "too personal to be verifiable".
"List of Concerts Attended by Jimbo" --> too personal to be verifiable
"List of politicians who are bad people" --> inherently POV (and probably of near-infinite length, ha ha)
But the list in question, well, what's the harm, exactly? Too trivial, maybe, but Wiki is not paper, there are no size-constraints.
When/if we get around to producing a "1.0" edited version for distribution on paper/cd/etc., we'll need to be more selective about what we're including.
--Jimbo