Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Outline of Narnia
I just noticed this deletion discussion just now, and have not had time to work on this article to show those in the discussion what it can become.  Please re-list this to give me a few days so I can work on it.  Right now, this is a work-in-progress, and it is no where near complete.  "Outline" is short for "hierarchical outline", and such outlines arrange topics in a tree structure.  Some (but not all) of the best ones have annotations to assist with topic selection. The main difference between outlines and other page types is the way they are formatted -- they are a type of '''''' (structured topics list), more specifically a ''''''-alone-list.  They are all part of the set at '''Portal:Contents/Outlines''', one of Wikipedia's long established navigation systems.  Note that Wikipedia has several somewhat redundant navigation systems, such as categories, navigation boxes, and lists (including outlines). Because each has the potential to leapfrog the others, and since each taps different strengths from various editors, the guideline '''''' (including '''''') was developed to keep the list system (which includes the outlines) from being hacked to pieces at deletion discussions, which has come to be seen as counter productive, since we have so many editors dedicated to working on lists.  (And there are technologies on the horizon that may take list building and maintaining to the next level -- such as automatic taxonomy induction, a branch of natural language processing).  With respect to what the navigation systems have to offer, different readers prefer different styles of browsing.  The lists (and outlines) appeal to some users of Wikipedia, while the nav boxes and categories appeal to others.  Well developed lists (including outlines) generally have more features than categories and nav boxes, and are much easier and faster to edit. But before you can have a great list, you must initially have a rudimentary list. Also keep in mind that some editors who are navigation system builders prefer to work almost entirely on the list navigation system (such as myself).  For some examples among the best outlines, please take a look at Outline of chess, Outline of cell biology, Outline of Buddhism, Outline of Japan, Outline of Iceland, and Outline of motorcycles and motorcycling.  For an example of an outline about a similar entertainment franchise, see Outline of Middle-earth.  Many outlines serve as tables of contents for subjects that are made up of many articles across Wikipedia, while some outlines have evolved into classified glossaries (structured lists with annotations). Please allow Narnia to be added to this robust navigation system, as it falls within its scope and mission.  Thank you
— [[User talk:The Transhumanist|The Transhumanist]], 10:00, 21 December 2014 (UTC)
Stance: keep
Cited policy: WP:LIST||WP:STAND||WP:CLN||WP:NOTDUP (Wikipedia:Lists)