- The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.
The result was keep. If there's a bigger conversation desired about this type of article, it should be had in a centralised location. Daniel (talk) 21:48, 9 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]
- Outline of the Republic of the Congo (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View log | edits since nomination)
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In my opinion this is simply repeating content on Republic of the Congo and Index of Republic of the Congo–related articles and appears to be a form of WP:CONTENTFORK. Whilst I can see the value in having various ways to navigate content, I'm struggling to see why this particular type of content needs to be kept. It seems to me that this page could be deleted without any resulting loss of content or reduced navigability through relevant pages. JMWt (talk) 19:36, 26 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]
- Speedy keep - The nominator is arguing against outlines as a page type. "Delete this outline because it is an outline." An AfD for a particular page is not the proper venue for discussing the deletion of a class of page. Outlines are structured topics lists, a long-established type of list, are a standard navigation page type on Wikipedia, and are part of Wikipedia:Contents.
The nominator also mentioned the associated index, and apparently sees value in keeping that, the other type of topics list. While both types of topics lists are valuable, at the time this discussion started the index had 32 links and the outline had over 100; now the outline has over 300 links. The index presents its links in no particular context (it's alphabetical), while this outline presents all its links in context (like a classified index).
While regular indexes are alphabetical and found at the back of books, the analogue for outlines are tables of contents, which are hierarchical (tree structures), and are found at the front of books. Outlines serve as tables of contents for subject areas on Wikipedia.
There are over 800 outlines, and together they make up one of the navigation systems of Wikipedia. (There are about 550 indexes). Different readers have different learning styles, and many find outlines more intuitive than alphabetical indexes for browsing a subject.
Concerning the co-existence of and synergy between navigation systems, per WP:CLN, outlines and indexes aren't considered to fork each other, and they exist in harmony.
For more information on outlines, see Wikipedia:Contents/Outlines, Wikipedia:WikiProject Outlines, and Wikipedia:Outlines.
Thank you. — The Transhumanist 00:08, 28 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Liz Read! Talk! 20:36, 2 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]
- Keep I would say that The Transhumanist is right. In addition, this page could help anyone who is interested in researching or learning about the Republic of the Congo. It seems simple enough to keep on those grounds.Historyday01 (talk) 00:12, 3 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]
- Keep. I agree with The Transhumanist, this article is not repeating content from those pages.`~HelpingWorld~` (👽🛸) 22:23, 7 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]
- The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.