Talk:Misao Okawa

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Unnecessary Milestones!

Who agrees with my opinion, that the following milestones are trivial and unnecessary!

2 January 2013: Mamie Rearden died. Misao Okawa, aged 114 years, 303 days, became the last surviving verified person born in 1898.
11 February 2013: Misao Okawa, aged 114 years, 343 days, surpassed Mary Bidwell to become one of the 30 oldest women ever.
1 March 2013: Misao Okawa, aged 114 years, 361 days, surpassed Eva Morris to become one of the 30 oldest people ever.
18 March 2013: Misao Okawa, aged 115 years, 13 days, surpassed Chiyono Hasegawa to become the 4th oldest Japanese person ever.
25 March 2013: Misao Okawa, aged 115 years, 20 days, surpassed Koto Okubo to become the 3rd oldest Japanese person ever. MattSucci (talk) 15:59, 6 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

My opinion is: I'm okay with the first one (last surviving person from 1898), the next 2 I am neutral on, but would favor removal and replacement if she reached the top 20 or higher in any of those categories. I agree with removing the 4th oldest Japanese person ever because the one after is more notable at being the 3rd oldest Japanese person ever. My view on the incremental rising through the ranks is: I obviously favor 1st oldest, anything before 3rd I am against (unless it is their final position), and 3rd and 2nd, I am neutral on, which I suppose would default to a keep. Perhaps I would favor additional removal if the timeline idea were implemented to show less important milestones. RoadView (talk) 16:59, 6 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]