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A "Showerthought" is a simple term used to describe the thoughts that pop into your head while you're doing everyday things like taking a shower, driving, or just daydreaming. The most popular seem to be lighthearted, clever little truths, hidden in daily life.

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They use to tell us we couldnt trust Wikipedia. Now we know. Wikipedia is the only website you can trust. (self.showerthoughts)
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[โ€“] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Tbh those pieces of trivia don't feel like encyclopedic information in the first place. A reader need not know specific intro songs to have an encyclopedic overview of wrestling, just that intro songs are often used.

A list containing the specific intro songs is vastly more suited for a fandom repository than an encyclopedia.

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I have to disagree. Wrestling is all about the show, so a dedicated table of wrestlers' entrance themes, finishers and signature moves seems very on-brand for Wikipedia. It's also unclear if this was just a line item listed on every wrestlers' individual page or if this was a table, but either seems pretty on brand. Maybe there's a dedicated page for entrance theme music and a table of who used what song makes sense there?

To reference something I actually know about almost every Wikipedia page for a railroad will include a detailed route map. One could argue that that's not encyclopedia-like and should be reserved for a travel site or train chasing guide yet here we are