The following is an archived discussion of a
featured list nomination. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the article's talk page. No further edits should be made to this page. The closing editor's comments were: 12 days, 0 support, 1 oppose. Fail.
I was following the lead of the English title by referring to them as proverbs throughout, but, as somebody else brought up that point too, I've substituted some of the uses.
Yomanganitalk23:11, 27 May 2007 (UTC)reply
Oppose After considering this, I've come to consider that the page remains an article, even though most of the page is taken by a list.
Circeus13:46, 26 May 2007 (UTC)reply
Interesting, I'm sure it would be rejected at FAC for being mostly a list (perhaps I'll start up "Featured half list/half articles").
Yomanganitalk20:21, 26 May 2007 (UTC)reply
Och no. It is definitely a list. I'd like to support but have some questions. It looks like the list is sourced solely "From a list published by the Staatliche Museen af Berlin." Is this the case, or do your references back it up? If not, can you elaborate on that reference. Is this list a hand-out or a poster at the museum? Do you know the date, author? Is the "meaning" explained in this list or did you add that (
WP:OR)?
Colin21:20, 27 May 2007 (UTC)reply
It was (and possibly still is) available on a CD-ROM published by the Museum, but the list (with meanings), is reproduced in full in Hagen's book. I've amended the footnote to reflect this.
Yomanganitalk23:11, 27 May 2007 (UTC)reply
Why not just cite the Hagen book for the list, then? Would save people the trouble of looking for a rare CD.
Circeus00:16, 28 May 2007 (UTC)reply