User talk:Kleinbell

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[edit] Articles can span several pages

Hello there, I thought it might help to explain the intricacies of what an article is. It's important to understand that an article can take up several pages, it's not unusual when the subject has a lot of information. For technical reasons we usually try to keep articles from getting larger than 80-100k. When this happens, the guideline Wikipedia:Summary style explains how to spread the information into dedicated pages. Here are some examples of articles requiring multiple pages:
Small:

• L. Ron Hubbard <article main page>
  • L. Ron Hubbard and the military <page 2>

Medium:

• Stryker <article main page>
  • M1126 Infantry Carrier Vehicle <page 2>
  • M1131 Fire Support Vehicle <page 3>

Large:

• World War II <article main page>
  • European Theatre of World War II <page 2>
    • Battle of Normandy <page 2a>
      • Normandy Landings <page 2a-1>
  • Pacific War <page 3>
    • Attack on Pearl Harbor <page 3a>

Anynobody 01:41, 14 March 2008 (UTC)

In response to your belief that Atheism and Criticism of atheism is a POV fork, together they would be about 90 kb and you're talking about adding more criticism meaning the merged page would probably surpass 100 k in no time. As the amount of criticism increases the number of pages does too, could you imagine trying to fit all the pages in Category:Roman Catholic Church sex abuse scandal into the Roman Catholic Church main page? Anynobody 07:15, 16 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] WP:CANVASS

As a friendly reminder, please read WP:CANVASS in regards to your personal requests here. [1] [2] [3] [4] You have made your case on the talk page, and also on the NPOV page. Consensus may not always go your way. Thanks! Redrocket (talk) 09:01, 14 March 2008 (UTC)

Please stop asking for other editors to "please help." It is a violation of WP:CANVASS, as above. Redrocket (talk) 09:57, 14 March 2008 (UTC)