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

Wed Jun 7 11:03:08 UTC 2006

On 6/6/06, Steve Bennett <stevagewp at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 6/6/06, Peter Jacobi <peter_jacobi at gmx.net> wrote:
> > So, if you put together all these atoms of sourced statements,
> > is the entitity you created still in line with WP:NOR, WP:V
> > and friends? IMHO its (a) just this compiling step which is
> > problematic and (b), in this special case of [[List of groups
> > referred to as cults]], the one-drop-rule employed: Find one
> > author which says "is a cult" and the it's  on the list.
>
> The problem is basically that "referred to as cult" sounds like
> "everyone thinks it's a cult", but the actual criterion for inclusion
> is apparently "some nut once said it was". Solution: Up the stakes for
> inclusion to require labelling by some relatively authoritative
> authorities.
>

I'd say if the reference as a cult is NPOV and V (and NOR) enough to
be in the article about the group, then the group makes it into the
list.  Otherwise, it doesn't.

The only bad thing I can see about this is it automatically excludes
all groups which don't yet have an article.

Anthony