Wikipedia talk:Categories for deletion/Archive debates/2005 April index

Index

Hey, I was just wondering if there would be a better way to do the index... For example, in it's current form (using a table), it's going to get quite long after awhile. Perhaps we can turn it into a list? That way we'll only have 200 per page. Also, I don't think we need all the information currently listed. The proposed target can be read by clicking on the archive link and reading the discussion, and for that matter, so can the decision. Thoughts? --Kbdank71 14:10, 12 May 2005 (UTC)

As I've been slowely adding in days, I've been thinking it's going to get very long, very soon, and trying to think of the best way to break it down when it gets to that point. Right now, I'm thinking either by month or just a straight alphabetical split (A-C, D-F, whatever). The former has the advantage of being easier to administer (not having to re-do all the work if it needs to be broken down again, later) and easier for the casual browser who's just interested in more recent discussions. The later has the advantage of being a more complete index for someone who doesn't know when the discussion they're looking for took place.

A list isn't going to be treated any differently than a table. It's only categories that automatically break-down every 200 entries.

This is just my personal preference speaking, but I find it interesting to have an at-a-glance break down of the historical decisions. You can easily see trends, and don't have to look up the discussion if you're not interested in seeing it. I won't fight too hard if other people think it's too much information, though. --Azkar 15:04, 12 May 2005 (UTC)

I like the by month idea, but you're right... either way we slice it up, it will get amazingly large if kept on one page. How about this, then: Keep an index page for each month. We can link to them from the archive. Of course, if you don't know when the discussion you're looking for took place, you'll still have to look at several pages, but at least you can limit it to 12 pages a year instead of 365. --Kbdank71 20:19, 12 May 2005 (UTC)

Sounds good. I'll move this content onto a new page once I'm done indexing April and start in on May. If we're going to link to the by-month indexes from the archive page, I can turn this current page into a redirect either back to the archive or to the most current month's index. --Azkar 00:30, 13 May 2005 (UTC)

Center?

I've started the May index, mainly because it's easier for me to do as I archive each day, but also so I don't step on anyone's toes with an edit conflict here. Please someone take a look at it for me Wikipedia:Categories for deletion/Archive debates/2005 May Index and let me know what you think about the non-centering. I find it marginally easier to find the category I'm looking for if they are all left-justified. Should I continue like this, or put the align center tags back in? --Kbdank71 14:03, 18 May 2005 (UTC)

• Doesn't really matter, to me. I created it centered, because it seemed more esthetically pleasing at the time. Fully populated, though, it is a little jumbled with the wide variety of widths. It might help to have some fresh eyes, but I don't think this page is generating much traffic, really, other than us two. --Azkar 15:39, 18 May 2005 (UTC)