[WikiEN-l] "Best of" lists

[Ray Saintonge]

Jimmy Wales wrote:

>It strikes me that "best of" inherently tempts people into POV
>arguments, whereas "noted" or "famous" do not.  I may think that
>Britney Spears is the best female artist, while you may think she's
>terrible.  But we both can agree that she's famous.
>
Wishful thinking!  In October we had a major blow-up at [[List of famous 
Canadians]]; that involved such questions as the meaning of "famous". 
 Of course it didn't help that DW was one of the participants in that 
debate.

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