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disambiguation cleanup[edit]

All links found by WildBot disambigued again Bmcln1 (talk) 20:16, 29 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Size split?[edit]

Support - Artile is over 100kB, and should be split into sections. Thoughts???--Jax 0677 (talk) 13:15, 9 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

The list is strictly alphabetical and there is an ABCD link panel after each letter of the alphabet. It does not present any difficulty in handling. The label that has been put up would apply to an article, but this is a list, which could only be split in an arbitrary fashion. The list as it stands has been receiving an increasing number of monthly hits, currently over 17,000. This is because it is becoming steadily more comprehensive and worth consulting. The current length is 270 kB, which I expect will increase to over 300 kB over the next couple of years. I don't see how 100 kB comes into it. Bmcln1 (talk) 19:57, 9 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Reply - Please see WP:SIZERULE, which says "> 100 kB Almost certainly should be divided". Thanks!--Jax 0677 (talk) 02:32, 10 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Reply - WP:SIZERULE also states (in the sub-section Splitting an article) "Long stand-alone list articles are split into subsequent pages alphabetically, numerically, or subtopically." This has been done. Alphabetically. None of the sections are anything like 100kB. Furthermore, there are no illustrations, so that the load time is modest. In any case, those visiting the list don't typically browse or read the whole thing. They are seeking short, specific pieces of information. They may do this easily and simply so long as the list remains one. The search function may be used to find writers by date of birth, say, or by an alternative name. Bmcln1 (talk) 11:19, 10 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

User:Jax 0677: You have begun to dismantle this page arbitrarily before gathering any other opinions that it should be done, and should that be the case, how it should be done. I have asked the administrators for protection of the page and I am reversing your change until such time as the discussion has been held. Bmcln1 (talk) 19:31, 15 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose - splitting the list into subpages makes it significantly less useful. I'm also concerned that Jax 0677 is making edits to many pages based on WP:SIZERULE without gaining anything close to a consensus for his changes. --Akhilleus (talk) 19:33, 15 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose, see above. I'm in full agreement with --Akhilleus in his/her first sentence and note what he/she says in the second. I would note that Jax 0677 has not made any contributions or corrections to this page before. I would welcome help from him/her and all others on filling the gaps in this list, which are noticeable particularly among the contemporary authors. Bmcln1 (talk) 19:41, 15 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Comment: I have declined a request for page protection for the time being. Please continue the talk page discussion and report back to WP:RFPP or at WP:3RR if the edit war continues. For what it's worth, I did not find load time for the page to be "modest" at all, and once the page has loaded, the scroll bar failed to work. I couldn't even get out of the "A"s. I have a fairly fast internet connection. -- Dianna (talk) 20:03, 15 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Question Thanks for taking time to consider this and test the page. Have others besides Dianna had problems with loading it? Bmcln1 (talk) 23:18, 15 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]