Talk:Haynes Manuals

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[edit] VfD

This article was subject to a VfD which resulted in a keep vote. The discussion may be found here. The article has greaylt improved from when it was first listed for deletion [1], and the VfD probably helped to get the article noticed and subsequently greatly expanded. Harro5 22:52, July 15, 2005 (UTC)

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The article is way better now than it was yesterday. I'm not sure about the point of listing every car for which a manual is available though. Would it suffice to say (and be more maintainable) that many of the more common cars are covered? Friday 13:17, 15 July 2005 (UTC)

  • If it were a list of the shops in the world that one could buy Haynes manuals from, it wouldn't be a terribly useful or maintainable list. But a list of the vehicles for which a Haynes manual exists is both useful (to those who want the answer to the question "Is there a Haynes manual for my car?") and maintainable. Whilst it is difficult for any arbitrary Wikipedia editor to compile and maintain a list of all shops in the world where the manuals are sold, it is comparatively simple for any arbitrary Wikipedia editor to compile and maintain a list of all vehicles for which there are Haynes manuals. Furthermore: Wikipedia articles on bands contain lists of the albums that they have created, Wikipedia articles on writers contain lists of the books that they have written, Wikipedia articles on actors contain lists of the films that they have acted in, and Wikipedia articles on South Park characters contain lists of the episodes in which the characters have died. Why should an article on Haynes manuals not include a list of the vehicles for which there is a Haynes manual? Jonathan de Boyne Pollard 13:58, July 15, 2005 (UTC)
Thanks for your input. I guess I'd been assuming people wanting to know if their car is covered would use the Haynes website, maybe using a page like this [2]. If we're just cutting and pasting from a website, I don't see the value. But then again I suppose I don't see the harm either. BTW I completely agree that in some topic areas, the number/length of articles is completely out of control. In this case, between the 40+ makes, the sometimes large number of models per make, and the number of years, I thought it was too much. But if people want to add it, I'm certainly not going to go trying to delete it. Friday 14:28, 15 July 2005 (UTC)
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