Wikipedia talk:Wikipedians by Erdős number

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I protest this replacement. The data on the page will be lost, and this seems to be a mindless bureaucratic exercise. Why replace one (1) short page by at least two (2) whole categories. Charles Matthews 22:53, 11 December 2005 (UTC)
 * Agreed. This page isn't just a mapping of Wikipedians to Erdős numbers, but also gives paths to Erdős.  Can we keep this page or are all "Wikipedians by…" pages being converted to categories? —Psychonaut 02:56, 18 December 2005 (UTC)
 * I've done some checking and apparently there's no imperative to replace lists by categories. We can maintain both if we want.  —Psychonaut 03:01, 18 December 2005 (UTC)

Number 2 folks
Why are there several people listed with an Erdős number of 2, with the link between them and Erdős as a question mark? If you don't know the connection, how do you know your Erdős number is 2? --ScottAlanHill 04:38, 27 June 2007 (UTC)
 * (Two of those three questions marks were easy to fix.)
 * In principle I would say that any listing here without a specified link to Erdős should be treated as an unsourced statement. Lklundin (talk) 20:27, 23 December 2007 (UTC)
 * The question marks could be due to a Wikipedian wishing to remain anonymous while announcing their Erdős number. Roger Hui (talk) 21:03, 25 November 2010 (UTC)

Lisification
Per the discussion at User categories for discussion/Archive/December 2007, I am placing the contents of the categories here, so that any names missing from the page may be added properly. --After Midnight 0001 15:18, 22 December 2007 (UTC)

Category:Wikipedians with Erdős number 1 Category:Wikipedians with Erdős number 2 Category:Wikipedians with Erdős number 3 Category:Wikipedians with Erdős number 4 Category:Wikipedians with Erdős number 5 Category:Wikipedians with Erdős number 6
 * User:Arthur Rubin
 * User:Koczy
 * User:Kope
 * User:McKay
 * User:Bromille
 * User:Brontosaurus
 * User:David Eppstein
 * User:Djcmackay
 * User:Joshfisher
 * User:Markus Kuhn
 * User:Roger Hui
 * User:Tom Duff
 * User:VictorSMiller
 * User:Youngster68
 * User:Allansteel
 * User:Bubba73
 * User:Cheeser1
 * User:Davepape
 * User:David Pierce
 * User:Dkostic
 * User:Hugo Dufort
 * User:Edratzer
 * User:Erniepan
 * User:Fnielsen
 * User:Four Dog Night
 * User:Jim.belk
 * User:Jmath666
 * User:Jonathan A Jones
 * User:Joseph Myers
 * User:Lambiam
 * User:LouScheffer
 * User:Mlm42
 * User:Nethgirb
 * User:Nikita Borisov
 * User:Nynva
 * User:OSJ1961
 * User:Pemboid
 * User:Peterhoneyman
 * User:John Quiggin
 * User:Ragib
 * User:Ramsey2006
 * User:Ratfox
 * User:Rmadhuram
 * User:Tillmo
 * User:Tomas Izo
 * User:Grouse
 * User:Xaman
 * User:Adam Chlipala
 * User:Aetheling
 * User:AliceTaniyama
 * User:Billlion
 * User:Bsradams
 * User:Buridan
 * User:Cj67
 * User:Colin MacLaurin
 * User:Denny
 * User:Drpixie
 * User:Dvanhorn
 * User:SyntaxPC
 * User:Front243
 * User:Gleuschk
 * User:Illuminatedwax
 * User:JVittes
 * User:Joe Decker
 * User:Jpbowen
 * User:Jtwdog
 * User:Kelly elf
 * User:KristinLee
 * User:Kusma
 * User:LW77
 * User:MichaelMcGuffin
 * User:PeterSarkoci
 * User:SDas
 * User:SH 111
 * User:Semorrison
 * User:Shanes
 * User:William Allen Simpson
 * User:Urlass
 * User:Charles Matthews
 * User:Xxanthippe
 * User:Aiden Fisher
 * User:Andrea Censi
 * User:Chanheigeorge
 * User:Chaucer1387
 * User:Chrisamaphone
 * User:Duae Quartunciae
 * User:Fournax
 * User:Hal peridol
 * User:Hpcoder
 * User:Incremental Improvements
 * User:Jao
 * User:Joeyhagedorn
 * User:Juan Marquez
 * User:Meekohi
 * User:Myasuda
 * User:Nihilist00
 * User:Keenan Pepper
 * User:Phauly
 * User:Rjw62
 * User:Lklundin
 * User:Vantelimus
 * User:Crism
 * User:Gjp23
 * User:Hweimer
 * User:Roy W. Wright
 * User:Danielsmith
 * User:Sucharit
 * User:Xykon


 * I actually added these names to the list during the discussion, and neglected to mention it. –Pomte 01:05, 30 December 2007 (UTC)

categories needed
Crosspost from " ." Nicole Sharp (talk) 15:43, 11 April 2017 (UTC)