Talk:List of collectables

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On 13 March 2019, List of collectables was mentioned on xkcd, a high-traffic website. (Traffic) All prior and subsequent edits to the article are noted in its revision history.

Didn't mean to mark those changes as minor, but I removed the random pictures of "collections" from the page as well as removed the two column, difficult to read format. Scientific29 (talk) 04:23, 20 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Almost anything can potentially be collected and if it can be collected it is almost certain that someone somewhere is collecting it. This list needs criteria for inclusion otherwise it will become (if it isn't already) sprawling, unmaintainable and meaningless. My suggestion is that an item can be included if it meets any one of the following criteria,

• A Wikipedia article, or a substantial part of an article, discusses the item as a collectible item. Just having an article is not enough, the article must verify that the item is collectible.
• A periodical publication exists that specializes in collecting the item and has been in existence for a number of years.
• A reliable source such as a book has been written on the subject of collecting the item.
• A society exists for collectors of the item and has been in existence for a number of years.

SpinningSpark 21:38, 8 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Despite this post being over 4 years old, I fully agree with its sentiments. The article as it stands today is largely unsourced, and as such, fails WP:V miserably. I plan to begin cutting it down to size in a few weeks. 70.162.235.236 (talk) 21:35, 15 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Agreed. A collectible is distinct from a collectable item. Any items which can be gathered are collectable; Collectibles are items considered valuable enough to warrant sale & purchase among groups of collectors. ProphetZarquon (talk) 19:44, 18 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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We're seeing an influx of vandalism on this page from today's xkcd, and as per policy a very brief protection may be warranted. - nathanielhm 2019-03-13

Somebody actually tried to add "Yacht" to the list in reference to the comic. The comic even references the fact that pages that appear on the comic end up being locked. Randall https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/2123:_Meta_Collecting is getting what we wants it seems. Douira100 (talk) 17:41, 13 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

The explain-xkcd page references that. The comic just says that he's "trying to get the page locked". 65.189.28.135 (talk) 19:16, 13 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

To be fair, I'm pretty sure the alt-text is meant as an in-character joke, not an actual stated desire from Randall Munroe that he wants the page to get locked. Like, if your hobby was to collect everything on the list of collectables page and someone kept adding yachts, you might be hoping to get the page locked so that you wouldn't have to buy a yacht. Having said that, I do grant it would be naive to suggest that Randall didn't see this coming. His Ryanness (talk) 17:22, 16 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

My favorite term for this is "Randallism". —DragonHawk (talk|hist) 18:46, 13 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Ditto. Randall's page should be update for all the times he inspired wikipedia vandalism. --MundaneIndigoMan (talk) 23:13, 13 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

I have filed a request for temporary semi-protection. – Teratix ₵ 02:29, 14 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

It would fit well under the Influence section, since it's already about what his fans do in his name. Moosenonny10 (talk) 14:10, 14 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

I have done it! xkcd#Wikipedia_vandalism Moosenonny10 (talk) 22:12, 14 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

@Moosenonny10: - excellent! I used to just enjoy those xkcd's in a general fashion. Since I became a Wikipedian my first reaction now is "oh great, another set of page watchers will curse the name Munroe" :S Nosebagbear (talk) 23:51, 14 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

@Moosenonny10: - Haha. Now I wonder if this will backfire, and become another example of the Streisand effect. --MundaneIndigoMan (talk) 10:05, 15 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

@MundaneIndigoMan: It was not my intent to stop it, just document it :) Moosenonny10 (talk) 13:39, 15 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

The Yacht sneakily added in rev 887697748 actually survived all the cleanups in the last few hours. Can someone please fix that? Cause with the semi-protection and all I cannot. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Kselia (talk • contribs) 10:37, 14 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Done --Zumbo (talk) 11:13, 14 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

How does one collect fireplaces?

It doesn't seem to be substantiated in the references, per the comment at the top of the page. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 14.202.37.121 (talk) 11:23, 14 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Removed. – Teratix ₵ 12:09, 14 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

• "A collector's item", article from 2016 which well pre-dates Randall's latest silliness. Perhaps we might include this one after all. DS (talk) 14:54, 14 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

I don't think the title of a single article is sufficient evidence that yacht collecting is a real thing. Beeblebrox (talk) 18:43, 14 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Searching for "yacht collector" (in quotes) does return credible results (granted, not too many). "Microsoft co-founder and yacht collector extraordinaire Paul Allen", "one of the world’s premiere “yacht collectors” has a home in North Palm Beach" Girst (talk) 20:28, 14 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Beef and Dairy network latest episode includes clear description of the pitfalls and scope of yacht collecting. Not sure who this Randall is that you mention? Djredcat123 (talk) 23:20, 25 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Randall Munroe is the author of the webcomic xkcd, which triggered this yacht vandalism in the first place. Regarding your latest addition; to be honest I didn't actually sit through half an hour of the podcast just to verify the information (could you maybe provide a time?), but a comedy podcast is very unlikely to be a suitable reference and doesn't meet the inclusion criteria at the top of the page. – Teratix ₵ 23:48, 25 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

I suggest moving "List of Collectables" to "List of Collectibles" since the latter is the more common usage, & more precise. Although both spellings are quite common, "collectible" is more common both historically & today. In addition, "collectable" can mean any items which can be gathered, whereas "collectible" refers specifically to items valued by collectors. Litter is collectable; A limited edition figure is a collectible. Since "collectible" occurs more frequently than "collectable" and is more precise to the usage on this page, I submit that "List of Collectibles" would be more accurate & the term "collectibles" more frequently searched for, than "collectables". ProphetZarquon (talk) 19:58, 18 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

In commercial usage "collectible" is the US term, "collectable" the UK term. Xanthomelanoussprog (talk) 10:38, 26 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

…it's possible that the term "collectible" may be more commonly used to categorise items which are specifically manufactured to be collectable. Xanthomelanoussprog (talk) 11:40, 26 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

With the growing popularity of digital media, we may need a section for digital collectibles. Hobbyists often collect music, videos, photographs, etc. What about NFTs? It is mentioned in the Collectable article. — BhaskarNS (talk) 04:45, 13 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]