Talk:List of Black Canadians
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
[edit] Cross-sectioning
Thoughts on how to treat people with strong claims to inclusion in more than one sections? Emery Barnes is under athletes with a see also to politicians; there are obviously numerous others. Samaritan 23:58, 19 March 2006 (UTC)
- It might potentially be worth discussing whether we should simply sort the list alphabetically instead. Not that I have a preference for one over the other; it's just something I offer for discussion. Bearcat 00:15, 20 March 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Not on the list.
I find this list interesting...just as the African American list is interesting. Who can really decide who should stack up on a list of Black Canadians? The subject heading should be changed to read: Maybe you know them, maybe you don't, but here are some people who happen to be 'black' that happen to live in Canada.
If you're going to list Black Canadians or those of multiracial backgrounds, then you're going to need a concise list. For instance, I'm of two different ethnic backgrounds, one being 'black'. I'm not on the list.
The other day I saw a 'black' man wearing a Cher tee-shirt. I'm pretty sure he's not on the list.
I will give props where props are due: listing Lawrence Hill is important. He wrote an insightful book. Everyone in Canada should read this book. It's an important book.
But back to the list. What criteria are to be met in order to make this list?
- A person can and should only be on this list if they would qualify as the subject of their own article under Wikipedia's current inclusion and notability criteria. Wearing a Cher T-shirt, while amusing, doesn't make a person notable. Did it escape you somehow that every person currently named on this list is politically, socially, professionally or culturally prominent, important and/or famous? That's the funny thing about an encyclopedia, really...you get included by doing something encyclopedic. Bearcat 05:12, 24 October 2006 (UTC)
