Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Lists/Archive 9

Bots change moved titles to new ones
Isn't it possible & desirable to prevent bots on this page, or at least in section "Requested moves", from changing the old titles to the new ones? Currently the list looks odd, namely:
 * requested Yyyy to be moved to Yyyyy

while it should of course read "requested Xxxx to be moved to Yyyy". The former title isn't available without going to the discussion page (at least there the bots are less zealous...). &mdash; MFH:Talk 03:08, 16 May 2015 (UTC)
 * The only instance of the string "to be moved to" that I can find is in the Article alerts section, as follows:
 * 03 May 2015 – List of Trinidad and Tobago–related topics (talk · [//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_Trinidad_and_Tobago%E2%80%93related_topics&action=edit edit] · [//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_Trinidad_and_Tobago%E2%80%93related_topics&action=history hist]) is requested to be moved to List of Trinidad and Tobago-related topics (talk · [//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_Trinidad_and_Tobago-related_topics&action=edit edit] · [//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_Trinidad_and_Tobago-related_topics&action=history hist]) by Mark Schierbecker (t · c) ; see discussion
 * Is that what you are thinking of? I don't see any problems here. -- Red rose64 (talk) 05:27, 16 May 2015 (UTC)

List of Roman theatres
I came across an article while patrolling, List of Roman theatres. I thought you might be interested in it since, well, it's a list. Compassionate727 (talk) 18:45, 19 May 2015 (UTC)

List of municipalities of Telangana listed at Requested moves
A requested move discussion has been initiated for List of municipalities of Telangana to be moved to List of municipalities in Telangana. This page is of interest to this WikiProject and interested members may want to participate in the discussion here. —RMCD bot 03:47, 29 May 2015 (UTC)

Help with an article?
I was wondering if anyone familiar with list pages could help out an IP editor with the article Draft:Highest grossing animated opening. The editor is trying to make an article that shows the opening weekend figures for the top animated films, which I think would make a potentially very good WP article. I'm not all that familiar with notability for lists of this nature or really how to go about establishing notability and verifying that the list shows the highest grossing weekends worldwide, so I think that this really needs a lot of editors helping to source and maintain the article. The IP has already posted at the animation wikiproject and I've posted at WP:FILM, but I figured that posting here would be a good idea since you guys would be more familiar with what would work as a standalone list. Tokyogirl79 (｡◕‿◕｡)  09:23, 4 June 2015 (UTC)

More opinions requested
I think additional voices would be very helpful at Talk:List of fictional elements, materials, isotopes and atomic particles and the following Talk:List of fictional elements, materials, isotopes and atomic particles. We have consistently failed to come up with a consensus for inclusion criteria for this list. My personal feeling is that any item that hasn't been discussed by a third-party source is likely inappropriate for inclusion, but I'd be willing to defer to a strong consensus to the contrary. The list article itself is in a sad state, with many items not being sourced beyond the work of fiction in which they appear. Thanks for any assistance. DonIago (talk) 15:31, 15 June 2015 (UTC)

List of best-selling girl groups
I've started a discussion on the talk page of this article as it has a few problems as I see it. Please feel free to contribute. Richard3120 (talk) 17:34, 5 July 2015 (UTC)

Non-free logos in lists
I thought there was a prohibition on using non-free files, including logos, in lists? Right now I can't seem to find it. Does anybody know where that might be? CambridgeBayWeather, Uqaqtuq (talk), Sunasuttuq 11:42, 28 July 2015 (UTC)

Katy Perry videography
This is currently an FL candidate, see Featured list candidates/Katy Perry videography/archive1. Snuggums (talk / edits) 17:53, 7 August 2015 (UTC)

Deletion discussion for "List of peaks named Signal Mountain"
The article List of peaks named Signal Mountain has been nominated for deletion. This is the canonical example of a mountain set index article highlighted in WP:SIA. Please join the discussion at Articles for deletion/List of peaks named Signal Mountain. -- do ncr  am  21:17, 13 August 2015 (UTC)

Forbes list of The World's Most Powerful People
This article is extremely vandalized. Someone must watch it. Or maybe tag it semi-protected to counter those editing it disruptly. Suggestions? SkyFlubbler (talk) 13:43, 1 September 2015 (UTC)

Lady Gaga videography
This is currently an FL candidate, see Featured list candidates/Lady Gaga videography/archive1 20:17, 8 September 2015 (UTC)

List of books about the Troubles
Hello, would you like to participate in the discussion of moving the article from a "list of books" to "bibliography" here: Talk:List of books about the Troubles. Thank you IQ125 (talk) 19:10, 17 September 2015 (UTC)

RfC notification: Using archives of Portal:Current events for month articles
There's an RfC at WT:WikiProject Years about the practice of transcluding the archives of Portal:Current events into mainspace articles (eg. January 2014). Any input would be welcome. Thanks. DoctorKubla (talk) 16:05, 30 September 2015 (UTC)

Comment on draft
Your comments on Draft:List of Notable Streets are welcomed. Please use, or use directly in the draft. Thanks, -- Sam Sailor Talk! 00:07, 6 October 2015 (UTC)

List of songs recorded by Lady Gaga
This is a current FL candidate, see Featured list candidates/List of songs recorded by Lady Gaga/archive1. Snuggums (talk / edits) 21:41, 6 October 2015 (UTC)

Arnold Schwarzenegger filmography
I have nominated Arnold Schwarzenegger filmography for featured list removal here. Please join the discussion on whether this article meets the featured list criteria. Articles are typically reviewed for two weeks; editors may declare to "Keep" or "Delist" the article's featured status. The instructions for the review process are here. Snuggums (talk / <b style="color:#454545">edits</b>) 03:25, 17 October 2015 (UTC)

Category:Lists of firsts
Category:Lists of firsts, which is within the scope of this WikiProject, has been nominated for deletion. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the Categories for discussion page. Thank you. RevelationDirect (talk) 03:37, 18 October 2015 (UTC)

Clint Eastwood filmography
I have nominated Clint Eastwood filmography for featured list removal here. Please join the discussion on whether this article meets the featured list criteria. Articles are typically reviewed for two weeks; editors may declare to "Keep" or "Delist" the article's featured status. The instructions for the review process are here. <b style="color:#454545">Snuggums</b> (<b style="color:#454545">talk</b> / <b style="color:#454545">edits</b>) 04:58, 18 October 2015 (UTC)

Propose changes to Infobox bibliography
I am proposing some changes to Infobox bibliography. See the discussion at Template talk:Infobox bibliography. RockMagnetist(talk) 01:29, 8 November 2015 (UTC)

"List of British ordnance terms"
I've presented a proposal to change the name of this article to more accurately describe it's contents.

The question is, does this article fit the definition of a Wikipedia list, per Wikipedia's guidelines for a stand-alone list?

Please help sort out this issue at talk:List of British ordnance terms

Thank you. The Transhumanist 19:43, 8 November 2015 (UTC)


 * I would suggest turning this into a WP:Requested Move discussion on the article talk page for more visibility and evaluation from a policy/guideline perspective. --Mike Cline (talk) 20:36, 8 November 2015 (UTC)

Merge proposal
I have proposed the merger of the articles List of military occupations with List of territorial disputes. You can join the discussion here.

Thanks for your participation. --Ravpapa (talk) 16:56, 22 November 2015 (UTC)

Request for Comment on List of actors who won the Academy, BAFTA, Critics’ Choice, Golden Globe, and SAG Award for a single performance in film
I nominated the article for deletion here. This relates to the project on lists, so I'd love your opinions on the matter. --<small style="font: 13px Courier New">Monochrome _ <small style="font: 13px Courier New">Monitor  09:08, 28 November 2015 (UTC)

Featured list candidates/List of awards and nominations received by Katy Perry/archive2
This is currently a candidate for FL. Comments are appreciated. <b style="color:#454545">Snuggums</b> (<b style="color:#454545">talk</b> / <b style="color:#454545">edits</b>) 00:37, 18 December 2015 (UTC)

More deletions?
Is it only me, or do others also think many more list articles are nominated for deletion than before? See: WikiProject Lists/Article alerts. Ottawahitech (talk) 09:20, 30 December 2015 (UTC)please ping me
 * I would suggest that many list articles, even those that begin well, ultimately become poorly-developed, lacking in clear criteria for inclusion and becoming bloated with entries for which verifiability is not established. Though maybe I'm a victim of my own choices in what list articles I've chosen to look at through the years. DonIago (talk) 15:06, 30 December 2015 (UTC)
 * Thanks for responding, but how can editors participate in a secret discussions that are not made public in related wikiprojects such as this one? it appears that some lists are deleted without ever making it into this projects' alerts. See for example: Articles for deletion/List of Tea Party protests, 2010. Ottawahitech (talk) 23:34, 31 December 2015 (UTC)please ping me
 * Best thing I could think of is that maybe Twinkle could be revamped to auto-send notices to projects mentioned on a nominated page's Talk page, but I'm not a coder. Alternately perhaps AfD itself can be revamped in some manner so that if it's a list article then a notification will be sent here. DonIago (talk) 04:45, 2 January 2016 (UTC)

Looking for guidance on music genre lists
I'm referring to lists such as:


 * List of dark metal bands
 * List of jam bands
 * List of American grunge bands

Should the inclusion criteria be stated in the article, as it seems to be in the "grunge bands" article? Also, the first list seems to be the only one that cites any sources. And only the grunge bands list provides any information about the list items other than a name, which I believe is required for list articles.

What is the necessary content that must exist in the source to justify inclusion in these lists? If a source refers to a band as a "metal" band but not a "dark" metal band, does the subject fail the test for inclusion?

More specifically, as relating to the "grunge bands" list: The first entry on the list, 7 year bitch is referred to in this article as "Seattle's legendary grunge band", but more nuanced sources seem to contradict that with this article claiming that "they weren’t grunge." Thanks! audiodude (talk) 03:35, 4 January 2016 (UTC)
 * Is "dark metal" an actual, independent genre (different from genres like black metal, doom metal, gothic metal, death metal) discussed by reliable sources? I haven't read its article but it looks questionable given all the tags. If the term doesn't warrant its own article, then there shouldn't be a list on it. As for criteria for stand-alone lists, please see WP:NOTESAL for guideline on notability, inclusion criteria and sourcing. The article's lead should establish context, such as noting inclusion or exclusion criteria and stating why the topic is notable. Lapadite (talk) 05:22, 4 January 2016 (UTC)
 * Yes, all list articles should have introductory prose explaining the inclusion criterion. D kriegls  ( talk to me! ) 04:53, 5 January 2016 (UTC)
 * Thank you, this information is very helpful! audiodude (talk) 23:27, 6 January 2016 (UTC)

I agree with the statement above that only a genre that merits its own article should have a list of bands in that genre. The list should describe the genre in the same manner that the genre's separate article does, and beyond that inclusion is pretty simple. List inclusion should simply be based on 1) whether the band is notable (or verifiably significant to the genre even if it somehow doesn't merit a separate article) and 2) whether the band is or should be described and categorized as belonging to that genre in its own article. There's no need for us to resolve disputes among sources in this context, because after all genre classifications are ultimately characterizations (see also reification fallacy). Normally I'd say disagreement over genre inclusion should be described in a band's separate article rather than in a list, though it could also be done in a footnote, or sometimes a separate section could be maintained within the list just for disputed entries. postdlf (talk) 00:11, 7 January 2016 (UTC)

Notice to participants at this page about adminship
Many participants here are core editors who organize content, work on guidelines and help pages, and have a good understanding of inclusion criteria. Well, these are just a few of the considerations at Requests for adminship.

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 * Requests for adminship/Optional RfA candidate poll

You could be very helpful in evaluating potential candidates, and maybe even finding out if you would be a suitable RfA candidate.

Many thanks and best wishes,

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FL candidate: List of Georgetown University alumni
The List of Georgetown University alumni is currently a Featured List candidate, whose nomination can be found here. If you have time, please take a look at the list and the nomination and leave your comments, including whether it should proceed to FL status.  Ergo Sum  19:32, 11 January 2016 (UTC)

David Bowie discography
If there's anyone here who regularly reviews discographies, your input at the following Talk:David_Bowie_discography may be useful. Thanks,Bob Dawson 1966 (talk) 19:07, 18 January 2016 (UTC)

List of Theological Angels links to wrong Adriel
The list of theological angels lists Adriel as an angel, but links to a page about the Biblical character Adriel, who is not an angel. This is linking to the wrong Adriel, so a new page for the angel Adriel would be a good idea. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 166.177.123.7 (talk) 17:13, 22 January 2016 (UTC)

Lists of people identifying nationalities/showing flags for everyone
Any thoughts on a stand-alone list of people that, idiosyncratically, shows national flags for everyone? I left a note about this at Talk:List of clarinetists about the article List of clarinetists. It makes sense for lists where one's inclusion is associated with a country, such as at List of current heads of state and government, as well as at List of Olympic medalists in equestrian, where inclusion in the list reflects each person's representation of a participating country. But I don't see a purpose in calling out each person's nationality on a list of clarinetists, and the same practice isn't followed even for other wind instrumentssee List of bassoonists, List of flautists, List of saxophone players. —Largo Plazo (talk) 12:48, 29 January 2016 (UTC)
 * WP:MOSFLAG might have an answer. postdlf (talk) 15:04, 29 January 2016 (UTC)
 * Well, the problem with that list of clarinetists is not the inclusion of flags, but rather the lack of any other detail about these people. This list is a stub at best. It could be expanded to include "country of origin", "known for", "played with"...just of the top of my head. Basically, this list doesn't need less information, it needs more. --  D kriegls  ( talk to me! ) 04:38, 1 February 2016 (UTC)

Featured list candidate
More input is needed on this FLC. Thanks. Lapadite (talk) 17:48, 10 February 2016 (UTC)

Are stand-alone lists of U.S. Supreme Court law clerks notable?
I asked this at the help desk, but no replies yet. Not sure the best place to deal with it, but I just saw the link to WikiProject United States on all but one of the talk pages of the articles I'm writing about, and to here on the last article I mentioned below. But all the articles involved are strictly lists. Are articles that are simply stand-alone lists containing names of mostly non-notable people notable? There are nine articles which list the law clerks of the U.S. Supreme Court, past and present; there's one article for each of the nine seats on the court: Seat 1, Seat 2, Seat 3, Seat 4, Seat 6, Seat 8, Seat 9, Seat 10, and Chief Justice. (There's no seat 5 or 7 because they were abolished in the 1800s.) There's also this main article which lists the court's clerks over the years. Hundreds of the names on each of the nine lists used fake wikilinks; they were actually direct links to the person's profile on the the websites of the law firms or universities they work(ed) for. I removed all the direct links. But should these articles even exist? Granted, numerous Supreme Court law clerks go on to become notable, which is why some of the names are true wikilinks, but the majority of people listed in these articles are not notable. Further, with only a few exceptions, there are absolutely no sources verifying that these people actually even clerked for the court. I'm sure most of the people listed were indeed clerks, but the way these articles are designed - with no sources required for inclusion - editors could simply add any names they wanted and no one would know if they're legitimate or not. But the bigger issue is my overall question. Should these articles even exist if the majority, or most, of the people are not even notable? If not, can someone pursue the proper process for dealing with it? Rowssusan (talk) 03:33, 16 February 2016 (UTC)


 * Gosh, I don't think so, though a list of Supreme Court law clerks who have become notable would be. I shudder to think of someone creating lists of everyone who's been a Congressional legislative assistant since the beginning of the Republic. —Largo Plazo (talk) 03:37, 16 February 2016 (UTC)
 * You read my mind because that's exactly what I thought when I saw these articles/lists. If we had lists for all the assistants of bigshots in D.C., we'd be including literally tens of thousands of non-notable people. Yes, a certain percentage of SCOTUS clerks eventually become notable, but the majority do not. But the mere existence of these articles/lists implies that simply being a SCOTUS clerk automatically makes you notable. Apparently, the same editor created all of these articles. You're initial point was great, regarding only including the people who are notable. If that's the way to go, we could just leave all the names that have Wikipedia articles already, and remove the rest (until they become notable and have their own article). And it wouldn't require 10 articles; they could just be combined into one. Thoughts? Rowssusan (talk) 03:48, 16 February 2016 (UTC)
 * I think these lists are a wonderful example of the almanac-aspect of Wikipedia (see WP:5P, no less). Of course, there should be no in-line external links, and the wikilinks should be correct, and red links should observe WP:REDYES. Btw, who was the original creator of these lists, and did they get notified of this discussion? -- Michael Bednarek (talk) 04:11, 16 February 2016 (UTC)
 * Wow, it was User:MBisanzeight years ago. —Largo Plazo (talk) 04:25, 16 February 2016 (UTC)
 * Personally, I think they're a wonderful example of the "indiscriminate collection of information" aspect of Wikipedia. —Largo Plazo (talk) 04:25, 16 February 2016 (UTC)
 * Michael, I have to agree with LP. After all, this is not an almanac; it's an encylopedia, which requires article topics and all their content to be notable. I'm a bit confused, but it actually looks like Pmaccabe created this one original article, which contained the lists for all the court's seats. Then, MBisanz split each of the nine seats into separate articles, while retaining the original article. Rowssusan (talk) 04:43, 16 February 2016 (UTC)

List of meetings between the Pope and the President of the United States
This is a neutral notice that there is currently a discussion in regards to both the name and the scope of the List of meetings between the Pope and the President of the United States article. Feedback and comments at the article's talk page are welcome. Mtminchi08 (talk) 06:18, 24 February 2016 (UTC)

RfC on Genocide-related flag icons
Since this is a listed project, there is an ongoing RfC to determine the validity of flags in Genocide-related articles. It's at Use of flag icons on genocide-related articles. Please comment there. Fyunck(click) (talk) 23:33, 5 April 2016 (UTC)

Additional editors requested
Can other editors please weigh in at Talk:List of giant-monster films? Thanks. DonIago (talk) 12:35, 14 April 2016 (UTC)

Featured list candidate - List of accolades received by Carol (film)
List of accolades received by Carol (film) is currently a Featured list candidate. Comments are appreciated here. Lapadite (talk) 15:54, 18 April 2016 (UTC)

Auto-assessment of article classes
Following a recent discussion at WP:VPR, there is consensus for an opt-in bot task that automatically assesses the class of articles based on classes listed for other project templates on the same page. In other words, if WikiProject A has evaluated an article to be C-class and WikiProject B hasn't evaluated the article at all, such a bot task would automatically evaluate the article as C-class for WikiProject B.

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Additional editors requested
I could use additional opinions with regards to a list of school alumni that was recently refactored to rely entirely on the school's website. I'm not clear on how appropriate it is for us to have list articles that simply mirror content from external sites. See here. Thanks! DonIago (talk) 14:57, 17 June 2016 (UTC)

Relisted move request
Greetings! I have recently relisted a requested move discussion at Talk:Carl Nielsen works, regarding a page relating to this WikiProject. Discussion and opinions are invited. Thanks,  What's in your palette?  Paine   12:42, 19 June 2016 (UTC)