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List of Cryptid's SELECTION CRITERIA
Each entry on the list must meet these criteria. Before adding an entry, take time to make certain your edit meets these requirements. Any editor can and should remove list items that do not meet all of these conditions:

1. The creature must meet the definition of 'cryptid' described in the first paragraph of this article. This definition can change based on consensus and reliable sources, so please review it before adding to this list.

2. There must be an inline link to a reliable source that calls the creature a 'cryptid' or describes it in terms matching the lead's definition. Sources must meet Wikipedia's source policy with the added scrutiny noted in the independence guideline for fringe topics.

3. The name should be linked to a mainspace article dedicated to the creature. If there is no dedicated article (ex: Chatawa Monster), two inline links to strong, secondary sources are required. As a guide, something that is not notable enough to support a stand-alone article is not notable enough to be included in this list.

If an editor removes a creature from the list, it must not be returned to the list without consensus on the Talk page unless the removal was clearly vandalism. Before objecting to a removal, you are strongly encouraged to follow the advice found in this essay.

Cryptids are animals that cryptozoologists believe may exist in the wild, but whose existence is disputed or unsubstantiated. In contrast to legendary, mythological and imaginary creatures, adherents believe cyrptids to be real-world animals with breeding populations that remain elusive, but will one day be recognised by mainstream science. Cryptozoology is a pseudoscience. New species identified by biologists are based on physical evidence and rigorous study using scientific methodology. Cryptids are supported by anecdotal stories, ambiguous facts, or evidence that has been rejected or debunked by the scientific community. Examples of creatures considered cryptids include Bigfoot, Yeti, the chupacabra, the Jersey Devil, the Loch Ness Monster, and the Mokele-mbembe.

SELCRIT strawman for List of Cryptids

According to WP:SELCRIT (part of guidance on stand-alone lists), a list article needs to have a Selection criteria (also known as inclusion criteria or membership criteria) which is unambiguous, objective, and supported by reliable sources. This article lacks that.

Complicating the question is a very strong, minority opinion that this article should not exist at all. Since that question is handled through WP:AfD, a process which this article has previously either passed or evaded, I suggest we set a ground-rule that we are doing this on the assumption that the article is worthwhile and can be improved. Even if you don't believe that it belongs in Wikipedia, the article does exist now, and your input can help us make it better until you can convince a consensus of editors that it should be deleted.

There is shockingly little guidance on the specifics of a 'good' SELCRIT, and examples have little similarity to one another. I propose that we consider the SELCRIT from two perspectives: what items can and cannot be included in the list; and what must and must not be included in the list entry itself.

I propose the following strawman for discussion, dissection and/or TNT. A strawman is, by definition, designed to be ripped to shreds and put back together, so I am under no illusion that this one will be satisfactory. With luck, we can reach a consensus on better wording, post it, then see if it helps use reduce vandalism on the page (or at least better explain to people why their cruft and fanfic does not belong here).

An item on this list must unambiguously meet all elements of the definition in the lead paragraph. This includes 'believes to exist in the wild' and 'disputed or unsubstantiated by science.' Imaginary, fictional, and mythological creatures belong elsewhere.

The creature's name must be linked to a mainspace article dedicated to that creature. Red link articles are not acceptable, nor are those currently in the Articles for Deletion process. If a creature is not notable enough to support its own article, it does not belong on this list.

Each list item must have at least one inline citation referencing a reliable source that is either secondary or tertiary, and is independent of authors who are prominent proponents of that particular creature. The source must either specifically reference the creature as a cryptid or use wording the closely matches the definition of a cryptid.

Will this solve all the problems? Of course not. But it can serve a purpose -- several in fact. It brings the article into line with Wikipedia expectations for a list article; for good-faith editors, it provides guidance when seeking to add or remove entries; and, for vandals, it gives us a way to explicitly show why their edit is inappropriate. With luck, it will reduce 3RR and repeated vandalism. Please propose changes below.

Windrush Generation

On 22 June 1948, a large group of workers arrived at the Tilbury Docks, Essex, on the HMT Empire Windrush,^[1] a passenger liner claimed as a prize of war from Nazi Germany.^[2] Media at the time reported that 492 migrants arrived that day,^[3] but the actual number may be as high as 1,027 (the total number of passengers listed on the manifest).^[4] 802 of those on board listed a Caribbean nation as their last country of residence, and many sources now use "around 800" for an estimate. Of those, records show that 693 intended to settle in the United Kingdom,^[5] adding to the confusion over specific numbers. Regardless, this was a small fraction of the total inbound migration from the Caribbean that make up the Windrush generation^[6] as Britain scrambled to fill critical-sector jobs in the post-war economy.^[6]

Ref Check

^ "Windrush: A landmark in the history of modern Britain", The History Press.
^ Miller, William H. Jr. (29 June 2012). Doomed Ships: Great Ocean Liner Disasters. Courier Corporation. pp. 119–. ISBN 978-0-486-14163-3.
^ Cavendish, Richard (June 1998). "Arrival of SS Empire Windrush". History Today. Vol. 48, no. 6. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
^ Rodgers, Lucy; Maryam Ahmed (27 April 2018). "Windrush: Who exactly was on board?". BBC News. BBC News. Retrieved 28 April 2018.
^ Mead, Matthew (17 October 2017). "Empire Windrush: Cultural Memory and Archival Disturbance". MoveableType. 3. doi:10.14324/111.1755-4527.027. ISSN 1755-4527.
^ ^a ^b Peach, Ceri (1986). "Patterns of Afro-Caribbean Migration and Settlement in Great Britain: 1945–1981". In Brock, Colin (ed.). The Caribbean in Europe: Aspects of the West Indian Experience in Britain, France and the Netherlands. London: Frank Cass & Co. pp. 62–84. ISBN 978-0714632636.

[History_Press-1] "Windrush: A landmark in the history of modern Britain", The History Press.

[Miller2012-2] Miller, William H. Jr. (29 June 2012). Doomed Ships: Great Ocean Liner Disasters. Courier Corporation. pp. 119–. ISBN 978-0-486-14163-3.

[3] Cavendish, Richard (June 1998). "Arrival of SS Empire Windrush". History Today. Vol. 48, no. 6. Retrieved 11 March 2023.

[BBCNews-4] Rodgers, Lucy; Maryam Ahmed (27 April 2018). "Windrush: Who exactly was on board?". BBC News. BBC News. Retrieved 28 April 2018.

[mead-5] Mead, Matthew (17 October 2017). "Empire Windrush: Cultural Memory and Archival Disturbance". MoveableType. 3. doi:10.14324/111.1755-4527.027. ISSN 1755-4527.

[Peach-6] Peach, Ceri (1986). "Patterns of Afro-Caribbean Migration and Settlement in Great Britain: 1945–1981". In Brock, Colin (ed.). The Caribbean in Europe: Aspects of the West Indian Experience in Britain, France and the Netherlands. London: Frank Cass & Co. pp. 62–84. ISBN 978-0714632636.

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