On 07/09/2011 21:45, Andrew Gray wrote:
I don't think we've discussed the "outline of X" articles much on this list, which surprises me, but people might nonetheless be interested in:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Village_pump_%28proposals%29#RfC:_Eli...
"I would like to propose the removal of all outline articles. All articles currently named "Outline of ..." would be renamed "List of ... topics". If there is already a list of that name, the two would be merged."
(Presented without comment; I'm not quite sure what I myself think of them!)
NB that there is a proponent of "outlines", who is meeting resistance in the case of the numerous mathematical lists. I suppose an outline is properly a pedagogical summary, rather than just a topical listing. Therefore outlines are more likely tied to particular parts of educational systems, while a list is supposedly more neutral.
Charles