Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Area code 704


 * The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review).  No further edits should be made to this page.  

The result of the debate was speedy keep. – ABCDe ✉ 14:42, 27 January 2006 (UTC)

Area code 704
Unencyclopedic. I suggest either deletion or redirection to Charlotte metropolitan area. Melchoir 06:55, 27 January 2006 (UTC)

The entry was reviewed before it was complete, information has been added Kardous 07:31, 27 January 2006 (UTC)


 * Nom says keep. Holy crap, there's a whole series of these things? Never mind, I withdraw the nomination. Melchoir 07:42, 27 January 2006 (UTC)
 * Comment: I was surprised when I found them, too. People feel strongly about some things, like schools, highways, railway stations and, apparently, area codes. Let's just hope no one nominates a school designed by Frank Lloyd Wright that has its own area code and zip code, was formerly a railway station, and is located at the intersection of four highways is nominated for deletion. -- Kjkolb 12:13, 27 January 2006 (UTC)
 * Comment Heh. I confess to being geeky enough area codes do interest me. And, actually, there is an argument to be made that the subject is encyclopedic. There's actually an astounding amount time, effort, planning, and technology behind the scenes to make the system work so that it does seem like a trivial subject. And I could see some kid (like I did) wondering why we have a 212 on the East Coast, a 213 on the West, and a 214 in Texas and ending up doing a paper on NANP (which I couldn't have done as there was no easy reference at the time as to what on Earth was going on with those silly numbers ). Mark K. Bilbo 14:07, 27 January 2006 (UTC)
 * Keep. Looks like a precedent has been set for area code articles. Until a decision is made to delete all area code articles.  Crunch 14:19, 27 January 2006 (UTC)


 * The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.