[WikiEN-l] Are lists subject to WP:NOR?

Tue Jun 6 12:24:05 UTC 2006

I would vote no on your poll.  Yes, it is original research, but  
provides links to many other articles. Sometimes it is better to  
ignore the strict rule.

Fred

On Jun 6, 2006, at 4:00 AM, Peter Jacobi wrote:

> And if so, in which sense?
>
> I've just put [[List of groups referred to as cults]] on
> AfD:
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/ 
> List_of_groups_referred_to_as_cults
>
> (For the 3rd time by me alone, so I expect some eye-rolling and  
> name-calling)
>
> My main concern is about NOR, and I suspect some other lists having  
> the same problem. Whereas each individual entry has its source  
> (that's just the idea of the list, that you google for some source  
> calling Wikipedia, Randism, Shia and whatsnot a "cult"), but the  
> list as such, even cum grano salis, has never been published,  
> hopefully because no one has considered it to make much sense, to  
> link such a diverse set of "groups".
>
> As WP:NOR was invented to relieve us from difficult decisions (Is  
> "X theory of hairy strings" a valid Theory of Everything? -- We  
> don't bother to check the formulas, it's not published in peer- 
> reviewed journals), shouldn't this axe also prune more creative lists?
>
> Regards,
> Peter Jacobi
>
> [[User:Pjacobi]]
>
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