Talk:Shooter (beverage)

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[edit] Do Not Make Non-Relevant Links

Note: don't just automatically make every item on the list a wikipedia link. Some of these cocktail names are actually redirects to the main Cocktail article. Blaster Shooter is an example of this. No point in linking to that when it just goes to Cocktail. --Xyzzyplugh 14:49, 4 August 2006 (UTC)

Furthermore, it's really not a good idea to make links which are utterly off topic. Listing a drink named Oatmeal Cookie, but having it as a link which will take someone to the actual cookie article, is a bad idea, especially since anyone clicking on it will be looking for an article on the drink, not the cookie. See Wikipedia:Only make links that are relevant to the context. --Xyzzyplugh 15:15, 4 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Clean-up

Good advice, Xyzzyplugh. :-) As part of the clean-up of List of cocktails, I have just edited the complete list of shooters. Information that was previously only on List of cocktails has been copied or merged into this article. The little bit of new information here was copied into List of cocktails. The new information is in bold text, so it is easy to identify.

The List of cocktails article only contains active links to articles providing in-depth information about the cocktail and brief un-linked entries that list the components of a cocktail. Drinks without that level of detail will be moved to this article to hopefully encourage someone to track down more information about the various drinks. Drinks with that level of detail should be cross-added to both articles until further notice. List of cocktails should contain the "highlights" of shooters, while this article should be for in-depth information. That, or this article should be deleted as a copy of the List of cocktails article with added (useless) words. I'd rather see this article be expanded into a really useful and informative article. I'm just not experienced/educated enough in mixology to do it myself. --Willscrlt 05:15, 5 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Alcohol Brands Used in Shooters

Why is this subsection included in this article? It makes no sense to me. I am not aware of any restriction against using non-listed brands. Perhaps the subheading should read Popular Alcohol Brands Used in Shooters, but without some quantifiable validation of the claim, it again becomes a rather pointless list. Additionally, I'm sure popularity varies by region and country. Furthermore, I think a category for Alcohol Brands (and there may already be one; I haven't checked) would seem more useful. Categories dynamically update as articles are added, deleted, or moved. I don't know. The whole section seems a little silly to me. Then again, this page is a little silly when you look at List of cocktails and Category:Shots. Yes, this page has a more complete listing of names, but since most of the names neither link to articles or provide information, what is the point of compiling a list of names. Thoughts anyone? --Willscrlt 06:25, 12 December 2006 (UTC)