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RfC to remove notable performers from list who don't yet have articles
There is an RfC to remove dozens of entries from the only list of male performers in gay porn films because the articles for the performers don't yet exist. More eyes would be appreciated. -- Banjeboi 21:41, 5 February 2010 (UTC)
Two Questions
I'm not very familiar with lists so here are my two questsion:
- Is a list notable if the things it is listing are not notable? From what I understand, Wikipedia lists are meant to organize information on Wiki. If the information isn't on Wiki, there's nothing to sort.
- Are these articles notable? They're lists of EHV-substations in 2 different countries. They only list the name of the installation and coords for the substation. I couldn't say for sure if each substation is notable or not. There are no articles for any of them that I can find.
Thanks for your help. OlYellerTalktome 04:36, 1 April 2010 (UTC)
- You can have a list of entirely-non-notable things (it's agood way of including things that deserve a mention but not an article), but be prepared to defend it if it ever goes to Wikipedia:Articles for deletion. Please can you link to the list you're talking about, so we can assess it? Totnesmartin (talk) 11:04, 12 April 2010 (UTC)
- This is one of them. I believe there are more lists of a similar nature for nearby European countries. OlYellerTalktome 15:39, 12 April 2010 (UTC)
- It's a bit basic but it's good enough. The only thing it needs is some citations or external links. Totnesmartin (talk) 16:56, 12 April 2010 (UTC)
- This is one of them. I believe there are more lists of a similar nature for nearby European countries. OlYellerTalktome 15:39, 12 April 2010 (UTC)
Old merge proposal
Hello there, I'm working through Category:Articles to be merged from November 2007 and I've got to List of Six Feet Under episodes and List of Six Feet Under deaths. Could someone take a look and see if this is worth carrying though (the first one or two series have been done)? Thanks. Totnesmartin (talk) 20:05, 11 April 2010 (UTC)
MoS Taskforce audits of list styleguides
Users Matthewedwards and Dabomb87 have begun a survey of what needs to be done to rationalise the unfortunate plethora of guides concerning lists and tables. The aims are to rationalise, improve, and probably to merge some of these guides so that they are easier for editors to consult, and easier for the styleguide editors to coordinate.
We welcome participation and feedback in this process. Please see Wikipedia_talk:Lists#Consolidation.3F. Tony (talk) 02:20, 13 April 2010 (UTC)
List box
I have made a draft of a list box template (see example) that informs on what lists an articles is listed on. There will be links in both directions; from list to article and from article to list. Adding this link will made lists more visible in Wikipedia.
I planned to make it capable of taking a hidden category as a parameter. This way the category and the list can be compared if there is some entries missing. Maintenance of the list becomes much easier. First all articles that should be in the list will be tagged with the list box template. After tagging the category listing is copied as base for a new list or for comparison of an already existing list.
I was thinking that template should take three lists as parameters. I think it is quite rare that an article is listed on more then three list.
Any comments before I proceed? --Kslotte (talk) 16:05, 25 April 2010 (UTC)
Question on how to create a summary for larger lists
How do we choose a short list of items as a summary-style sample in an article from a larger list of elements that have been moved to a subpage?” Thanks for any comments and advice.(olive (talk) 17:52, 27 April 2010 (UTC))
- One option is to use shorter lists that are found in reliable sources. Or, another option is to avoid picking entries from a longer list and simply describe the longer list, such as "The list of notable practitioners include many musicians and actors, plus doctors, politicians, and businessmen." Or, a third option is to leave no summary at all and just link to the list. Will Beback talk 18:03, 27 April 2010 (UTC)