Talk:List of encyclopedias by branch of knowledge
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[edit] Inclusion of ED
Encyclopedia Dramatica should be included, not only because it has "encyclopedia" in the name, but if you look at other entries on this list such as Everything2, Illogicopedia, Uncyclopedia.--I LIVE IN A HAT (talk) 14:09, 14 May 2008 (UTC)
- ED is a hate site, a shock site, or if you are generous, a "satire." It has no business being listed with encyclopedias, which are compilations of knowledge. Antandrus (talk) 14:22, 14 May 2008 (UTC)
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- I believe that the inclusion criteria of this list could use some tightening. We have a lot of entries here that could go. UltraExactZZ Claims ~ Evidence 14:45, 14 May 2008 (UTC)
Looks as though the ones I mentioned were removed, some more should probably go such as the ones under Fiction (or fictional).--I LIVE IN A HAT (talk) 14:49, 14 May 2008 (UTC)
- (Crossposted from your talk page for others' reference) Please stop re-adding the link to ED to List of encyclopedias by branch of knowledge. Just because it has "Encyclopedia" in the name doesn't mean it is one, any more than George Francis Train should be listed in Famous trains. — iridescent 14:57, 14 May 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Inclusion criteria
If calling something an encyclopedia is insufficient for inclusion on this list, then we need to define what counts as an encyclopedia. I would propose changing the lead to the following:
- This is a list of encyclopedias sorted by branch of knowledge. For the purposes of this list, an encyclopedia is defined as a "compendium that contains information on either all branches of knowledge or a particular branch of knowledge." For other sorting criteria, see List of encyclopedias.
This would permit the removal of some non-notable dictionary-style works, as well as websites such as those noted above which, while perhaps calling themselves encyclopedias and following a wiki-style format, are not themselves encyclopedias. UltraExactZZ Claims ~ Evidence 15:02, 14 May 2008 (UTC)
