[WikiEN-l] So you think you can be a Wikipedia article

[Ray Saintonge]

daniwo59 at aol.com wrote:

>I just came across [[Category:So You Think You Can Dance contestants]].  This 
>has gone beyond ridiculous. Are we so hard pressed for article? Are we  going 
>to have a category for contestants on the Price is Right or Jeopardy too?  
>How about a nice table for people who were on Let's Make a Deal, which lists  
>whether they chose door number one, two or three, and what costume they  wore in 
>the audience. 
> 
>Do we have any chance whatsoever of finding out what happens to any of  these 
>people? Will we know five years from now if they are even alive? Can any  of 
>these articles ever hope to become a featured article, if the sole  criterion 
>for inclusion is appearing (not even winning) a realilty show.  This isnt Dr 
>Joyce Brothers we are talking about (American TV personality who  began her 
>career winning the $64,000 Dollar Pyramid game show)--and I challenge  anyone to 
>tell me who she played against on the show. Even she is only included  because 
>of the role she played later as a TV shrink.
>
She was on "The $64,000 Question", not the "$64,000 Pyramid"  I remember 
watching the shows when she was on.  Her topic was psychology, and she 
didn't play against anybody.  Was that intended to be a trick question?

Separate articles for each contestant seems beyond the pale, but lists 
of the contestants will thrill the heart of tivia buffs.

Ec