Coatrack articles - Revision history

RobSmith at 02:17, November 27, 2025

2025-11-27T02:17:39Z

FredJ: add cats

2018-09-14T18:47:32Z

add cats

JDano: common tactics

2017-06-17T09:34:34Z

common tactics

Progressingamerica: Page created

2017-06-16T23:45:18Z

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'''Coatrack articles''' are articles which start off about one subject, but end up focusing primarily on another seemingly more important topic. This can happen if an author for an article gives extensive background on the topic, or if it has been edited to drive a point about one or more related topics.

The main topic is treated as if it is an empty coat rack that is hidden behind the hanging coats.

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 '''Coatrack articles''' are articles which start off about one subject, but end up focusing primarily on another seemingly more important topic.  This can happen if an author for an article gives extensive background on the topic, or if it has been edited to drive a point about one or more related topics.
-The main topic is treated as if it is an empty coat rack that is hidden behind the hanging coats. In some online encyclopedias such as [[Wikipedia]], powerful entrenched editors assert ownership and control of specific articles.  Other editors then create a coatrack article that is slightly broader in scope than the earlier article and include a counter narrative to the original article.  After the coatrack article becomes established, the other editors can propose a merger between the two articles and eliminate the biased content of the first article.
+The main topic is treated as if it is an empty coat rack that is hidden behind the hanging coats. In some online encyclopedias such as [[Wikipedia]], powerful entrenched editors assert ownership and control of specific articles.  Other editors then create a coatrack article that is slightly broader in scope than the earlier article and include a counter [[narrative]] to the original article.  After the coatrack article becomes established, the other editors can propose a merger between the two articles and eliminate the biased content of the first article.
 [[Category:Internet]]
 [[Category:Wikis]]

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	The main topic is treated as if it is an empty coat rack that is hidden behind the hanging coats. In some online encyclopedias such as [[Wikipedia]], powerful entrenched editors assert ownership and control of specific articles. Other editors then create a coatrack article that is slightly broader in scope than the earlier article and include a counter narrative to the original article. After the coatrack article becomes established, the other editors can propose a merger between the two articles and eliminate the biased content of the first article.		The main topic is treated as if it is an empty coat rack that is hidden behind the hanging coats. In some online encyclopedias such as [[Wikipedia]], powerful entrenched editors assert ownership and control of specific articles. Other editors then create a coatrack article that is slightly broader in scope than the earlier article and include a counter narrative to the original article. After the coatrack article becomes established, the other editors can propose a merger between the two articles and eliminate the biased content of the first article.
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	'''Coatrack articles''' are articles which start off about one subject, but end up focusing primarily on another seemingly more important topic. This can happen if an author for an article gives extensive background on the topic, or if it has been edited to drive a point about one or more related topics.		'''Coatrack articles''' are articles which start off about one subject, but end up focusing primarily on another seemingly more important topic. This can happen if an author for an article gives extensive background on the topic, or if it has been edited to drive a point about one or more related topics.

−	The main topic is treated as if it is an empty coat rack that is hidden behind the hanging coats.	+	The main topic is treated as if it is an empty coat rack that is hidden behind the hanging coats. In some online encyclopedias such as [[Wikipedia]], powerful entrenched editors assert ownership and control of specific articles. Other editors then create a coatrack article that is slightly broader in scope than the earlier article and include a counter narrative to the original article. After the coatrack article becomes established, the other editors can propose a merger between the two articles and eliminate the biased content of the first article.