[WikiEN-l] Schools, notability, inclusionism, deletionism, etc.

Sat Sep 23 22:30:49 UTC 2006

On 9/23/06, Daniel R. Tobias <dan at tobias.name> wrote:
> So, should we be just as complete for schools, albums, songs, TV
> shows, and so on?  Would that just be duplicating IMDB, etc., or
> would it be helping to make Wikipedia a one-stop resource for more in-
> depth info (including links where appropriate to other sites like
> IMDB) on everything in each of these fields?
>
IMDB is not free content, so I don't think it ever makes sense to
worry about whether or not one is duplicating IMDB.  A duplicate of
IMDB which is free content would be a good thing.

>From a standpoint of practicality, I'd say moving toward being more
inclusive in these areas is fairly inevitable.