Guy Chapman aka JzG wrote:
On Mon, 19 Feb 2007 07:10:11 -0600, Rich Holton richholton@gmail.com wrote:
I agree. So does the real conflict come in having a subjective article name (using "tall") for an article that is using an objective criteria?
No, the problem comes from the fact that the definition of "tall" was cooked up by some guys on the basis that it included some folks they wanted in but didn't make the list too long :-)
"Doesn't make the list too long" seems like a reasonable basis to me. There are tons of situations on Wikipedia where practical considerations like that come into play, and I suspect repealing such considerations of length would result in articles of fancruft that would make even me blush. :)
Would making it more explicit, say by restricting the list to only the top five hundred tall men rather than some specific height, be an improvement?