Talk:List of crews

I don't think pages like this are useful or wanted. We have the crew category and the Tournaments and Events category, aren't those enough? People can easily look up what region the crews are in on their specific pages. I think this page and similar ones (List of Tournaments by Name, List of Tournaments by Region, List of crews, List of Crews by State) should all be deleted. This message is going in all the pages I mentioned. -- Bean 00:58, February 27, 2007 (GMT)

This sort of thing really helps drive players to the site to add content. Look at the regular wikipedia, there are TONS of lists that are categorized in different ways to help users sort through data quickly and efficiently. Lists are an important part of the wiki experience. No way these should be deleted.


 * Though I sympathize with Bean, I can also agree with TwoTildes (D) in that they are very much the kind of article that a lot of people like to read. The real problem is that they're difficult to maintain and keep current and therefore are generally incomplete and/or inaccurate. Even Wikipedias massive collection of lists is seriously lacking in consistency. If they attract enough attention here, hopefully someone can take up the responsibility to keep them as comprehensive as possible, but that's a little too much on the plate for me. -- Randall00 03:54, February 27, 2007 (GMT)


 * Masked Marth mentioned we should not have a list by state, but this page (List of crews) can simply be organized by state, and that will serve the goals of both pages. Let's take up this discussion in the Pool Room so we can keep it all in one place. Also, please look under the headline Region Pages for another alternative. -- Bean 07:21, February 27, 2007 (GMT)


 * Get outta here Bean. There isn't even a discussion topic for this in the Pool Room. While lists can be inconsistent and incomplete, that can be part of the charm that brings people here to help edit. They don't want their group or their tournaments to be left out. Part of the entire purpose of starting this wiki was to 100% preserve the history of Smashboards and the competitive smash community. Having a wide variety of lists and methods for organization will keep people adding content and making it easier to navigate. That helps serve the purpose of the Smashwiki. This isn't the regular wikipedia. No need to go around editing people's articles to make yourself feel special. Only edit when it's necessary for accuracy. So yeah, I repeat: get outta here. M3D


 * Hey M3D check out what I had to say in the Smashwiki:Pool Room and let us know what you think of that idea. It isn't exactly the same, you're right, but I think it's a better idea than deleting these pages. Somebody else said the same thing mentioned that Wikipedia has a ton of categories like these ones, that organize things in different ways. He said that there is a big problem keeping them all updated though. I for one think it gets messy to have one page in several categories. How about looking in the SW Pool Room and letting us know what you think of my proposition. The headline is Region Pages. -- Bean 07:56, February 28, 2007 (GMT)