Moved from Wikipedia:Village pump on Saturday, September 13th, 0 2003.
As a general question, are trivia items of interest? As a specific question, while some would dislike it, is the trivia item in the history of edits for George W. Bush interesting, useful to this project and appropriate for this project? (partisans, kindly note that I voted neither for nor against the gentelman - I'm not qualified to vote in US elections - it was of interest to me solely as a piece of trivia which some may find of interest).
I think that a lot of things classified as trivia are interesting, and see no reason to exclude them. However, I think that information should be included only if it can be verified from publically available sources. If the thing about Ms. Bush (whichever one it was) was just something that someone noticed on television, without being reported in the press, I don't think it should be included. After all, anyone could say that they saw something on television, and unless the television programme is available to buy on video or is otherwise accessible to the public after it has been broadcast, there is no way to check that they're not making it up. Someone could say that you just imagined it. Wishful thinking, perhaps. ;) The question that needs to be answered in this case and in similar cases is: is it a matter of public record that it actually happened? -- Oliver P. 02:00, 14 Sep 2003 (UTC)
As for SS names for presidents and their family and pets, perhaps a seperate article should be considered if the list is long. The list could be referenced in the See also: section of the article. Just my $.02... — Frecklefoot 16:59, 12 Sep 2003 (UTC)
Moved from Wikipedia:Village pump on Saturday, September 13th, 0 2003.
As a general question, are trivia items of interest? As a specific question, while some would dislike it, is the trivia item in the history of edits for George W. Bush interesting, useful to this project and appropriate for this project? (partisans, kindly note that I voted neither for nor against the gentelman - I'm not qualified to vote in US elections - it was of interest to me solely as a piece of trivia which some may find of interest).
I think that a lot of things classified as trivia are interesting, and see no reason to exclude them. However, I think that information should be included only if it can be verified from publically available sources. If the thing about Ms. Bush (whichever one it was) was just something that someone noticed on television, without being reported in the press, I don't think it should be included. After all, anyone could say that they saw something on television, and unless the television programme is available to buy on video or is otherwise accessible to the public after it has been broadcast, there is no way to check that they're not making it up. Someone could say that you just imagined it. Wishful thinking, perhaps. ;) The question that needs to be answered in this case and in similar cases is: is it a matter of public record that it actually happened? -- Oliver P. 02:00, 14 Sep 2003 (UTC)
As for SS names for presidents and their family and pets, perhaps a seperate article should be considered if the list is long. The list could be referenced in the See also: section of the article. Just my $.02... — Frecklefoot 16:59, 12 Sep 2003 (UTC)