Wikipedia:Simple talk/Archive 88 Lists, problems with
Grandmasters cannot be the same as modern players because the international grading list is a modern invention, circa 1970. On the page and its talk page is information which makes clear what the page contains. Older players are deemed notable by being world champions or challengers, or by reference works calling them 'grandmaster'. All biog pages have references supporting their notability. I was in no sense suggesting that anyone not notable should be put on any list. Nor did I say that red links had no function. Look, with 30 regular contributors, many of whom have their own special interests, these over-long lists will not change unless something is done about them. But if someone thinks it's OK to have hundreds of red links on a page, well, they're welcome to their opinion. Perhaps it all hinges on how one sees the potential damge.