This apparently was originally [[List of basic topics]] and its children, and the rename to Outlines was done by [[User:The Transhumanist]]. [[List of basic topics]] dates to 2001 and was started by Larry Sanger, so this is not a new thing.
-Matt On Thu, Jan 22, 2009 at 2:15 PM, Mathias Schindler <[email protected]> wrote: > I recently came across http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Outlines > and it took me a while to realize the full extend of this desaster. > Some part of en.wp's authors is duplicating Wikipedia, this time > without text. > > For example, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Topic_outline_of_Algeria is > a list of articles somehow related to Algeria. This purpose is better > served by either [[:en:Algeria]] (with full sentences) or by > [[:en:Category:Algeria]] (with proper software, without full > sentences). > > My recommendation would be to delete them on sight. Given the > situation at en.wp, this is better done with a formal VfD, > triple-signed by someone else and already attached objections and > specialized templates for revision and arbitration, right? > > Mathias > > _______________________________________________ > WikiEN-l mailing list > [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this mailing list, visit: > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikien-l > _______________________________________________ WikiEN-l mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe from this mailing list, visit: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikien-l
