2009/1/22 Mathias Schindler mathias.schindler@gmail.com:
For example, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Topic_outline_of_Algeria is a list of articles somehow related to Algeria. This purpose is better served by either [[:en:Algeria]] (with full sentences) or by [[:en:Category:Algeria]] (with proper software, without full sentences).
I'm not entirely sure it is. It can take quite a bit of digging through the large "geographical" articles to find the sections on economy or education or the like (especially when it turns out to be under a confusing heading), and navigating down through the category structure can require a bit of browsing - especially if it has several hundred members.
These seem to be a half-useful navigational "handlist" for a user. They're a bit clunky, but they do seem to fill a niche that might otherwise not be served very well; I really don't see how they're some kind of abomination that needs taken out and shot Right This Minute.