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2518: "Lumpers and Splitters"
Posted: Mon Sep 20, 2021 11:22 pm
by ratammer
Title text:
Anna Karenina is a happy family lumper and unhappy family splitter.
I've vowed never to get involved in wiki categorisation arguments. There are some major ones going on right now on a wiki I use frequently and I'm just sitting back and hoping it doesn't get too messed up.
Re: 2518: "Lumpers and Splitters"
Posted: Tue Sep 21, 2021 1:23 am
by The Snide Sniper
Do any other sites call them that or is it just TvTropes?
Re: 2518: "Lumpers and Splitters"
Posted: Tue Sep 21, 2021 6:51 am
by ratammer
According to Wikipedia, the earliest known use of these terms was by Charles Darwin.
Re: 2518: "Lumpers and Splitters"
Posted: Tue Sep 21, 2021 7:25 am
by heuristically_alone
The true trend setter.
Re: 2518: "Lumpers and Splitters"
Posted: Tue Sep 21, 2021 7:26 am
by ratammer
But even he couldn't see how usage of the terms would...
evolve.
Re: 2518: "Lumpers and Splitters"
Posted: Tue Sep 21, 2021 1:22 pm
by heuristically_alone
