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Issue with wording

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This template states "Red links or entries not linked to an article will be removed," which seems to violate WP:LISTCOMPANY, as listed items need only meet WP:GNG criteria at maximum, which doesn't always correlate with a a Wikipedia article already existing. I would think wording closer to something like Template:Dynamic list editnotice would make a lot more sense here, and better follow Wikipedia guidelines. Yitzilitt (paid) (talk) 01:57, 13 December 2021 (UTC) Yitzilitt (paid) (talk) 02:02, 13 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Yitzilitt (paid): this editnotice isn't for every list of companies, only those with stricter inclusion criteria (usually due to the area getting a lot of spam, or list size being otherwize unmanageable). Callanecc thoughts? (template creator) Elli (talk | contribs) 02:08, 13 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Reading WP:LISTCRITERIA, it does seem worth noting that criteria must be "supported by reliable sources" — I'm not entirely sure about this, but it seems to me that having a meta-criterion (like this one) in which inclusion requires existing inclusion on another page is a bit against the spirit of WP:RS, which generally assumes independence from the subject. Maybe that's a silly objection on my part, but it felt worth getting out there. Yitzilitt (paid) (talk) 02:31, 13 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]