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This is an old revision of this page, as edited by RenamedUser jaskldjslak904 (talk | contribs) at 19:38, 17 September 2007 (→‎Rule 5 draft results). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Rule 5 draft results

Unnessary list, info can be found most other places in the web, it's already 32 KB and only about ten years out of more than 50 is listed, Wikipedia isn't a list of stats, which I consider this to be, also fall under WP:LISTCRUFT, and no prose really can't be formed out of this list, prod removed Delete Jaranda wat's sup Sports! 18:54, 17 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

  • Keep. All of the things that Jaranda cites are either inaccurate or insufficient reasons to delete. Taking them one at a time:
  1. found most other places in the web: In theory, ALL the information in Wikipedia can be found elsewhere (that's the point of WP:V in the first place). Furthermore, even if a particular piece of information is currently found on another site, there's no guarantee that the information will continue to remain there in the long run. The site's operator could get bored, or run out of money, or die. If it's here, we know that it's going to be here for as long as we need/want it.
  2. it's already 32 KB: The length of the list is irrelevant. There are much longer lists in the encyclopedia, and even if people decide that the list's current format is unworkable, it could be broken down into subpages (as with List of Major League Baseball players) for a cleaner page display.
  3. Wikipedia isn't a list of stats: There are no stats on this page. Names, teams, and positions, but no stats. The section dealing with this in WP:NOT#INFO is meant to deal with telephone directories and such, not an ordered list such as this one.
  4. also fall under WP:LISTCRUFT: WP:LISTSCRUFT (an essay, not a policy), states that lists are permissible when they are closely tied to a topic which has its own article, and are discouraged when they are tied to a topic that does not support a standalone article. As such, this list appears to pass the standard, not fail it, since it is an extension of material covered in Rule 5 draft.

Given that the reasons cited in the nomination are therefore invalid, it should be kept. -Hit bull, win steak(Moo!) 19:23, 17 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

  • All are relevant, wikipedia it's an encyclopedia. This is a topic for a sports alamac, not here, the list is far from complete, when it does get completed, it will easily be 200 or more KB, and the topic, while it meets WP:V, it isn't notable for individual articles on it's own right. My fault on the stats, but it's just a directory of players who really doesn't have anything in common other then that they played baseball and that they were drafted, it meets 2, 3, 7, and especially 8 of the list criteria. The players who played major league baseball is already mentioned in the Rule 5 article, everything else is a list of nn minor leaguers. Jaranda wat's sup Sports! 19:38, 17 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]
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