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I'm not sure if there's any official policy around this, but to me it seems that lists often get a less-stringent treatment than other article types on Wikipedi
by matt_kantor 8y ago
I'm not sure if there's any official policy around this, but to me it seems that lists often get a less-stringent treatment than other article types on Wikipedia.
Here's a sampling of some other interesting list articles:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_unusual_deaths https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_unusual_deaths
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_films_considered_the_worst https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_films_considered_the_w...
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ballooning_accidents https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ballooning_accidents
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lists_of_deities_by_cultural_sphere https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lists_of_deities_by_cultural_s...
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_fictional_colors https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_fictional_colors
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lists_of_bisexual_people https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lists_of_bisexual_people
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_road_junctions_in_the_United_Kingdom https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_road_junctions_in_the_...
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lists_of_websites https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lists_of_websites
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_sports_teams_nicknamed_Titans https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_sports_teams_nicknamed...
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_buns https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_buns
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_wolves https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_wolves
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_brand_name_condiments https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_brand_name_condiments
And the all-time best:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_lists_of_lists https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_lists_of_lists
I, for one, am happy these exist, despite the editorialization, etc.
- benj111 8y agoMy prior comment did get a bit ranty. Personally I'm a Wikipedia maximalist, it should record everything. They seem to have decided on a different path, partly on notability grounds, partly on the basis that its done elsewhere. That's fine as far as it goes but be consistent. Lists make sense in a lot of contexts, lists of songs, albums, monarchs great. List of 'best' songs, 'greatest' monarchs, 'emerging' technologies, less so.
- JetSpiegel 8y agoThis is missing the list of sexually active popes. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_sexually_active_popes https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_sexually_active_pope...
- tumblen 8y agoThis is probably my favorite Wikipedia list (List of Common Misconceptions): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_common_misconceptions https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_common_misconceptions