2009/1/22 Mathias Schindler <mathias.schindler(a)gmail.com>om>:
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.
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- Andrew Gray
andrew.gray(a)dunelm.org.uk