Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of Computer System Manufacturers


 * 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 was Delete Yomangani talk 16:50, 11 January 2007 (UTC)

List of Computer System Manufacturers
"Wikipedia is NOT a Mere collections of internal links, except for disambiguation pages when an article title is ambiguous, and for structured lists to assist with the organisation of articles."

- WP:NOT

Also, no assertion as to what qualifies as a computer manufacturer (component? systems?  sales requirements?), or possible way to verify information contained herein. This isn't a structured list, nor does it assist in organizing articles. If anything, this should be a category. /Blaxthos 00:19, 3 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete per above. Also it;s a potential spam magnet. Artw 00:23, 3 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete per above, "Computer System" is too general of a term. - Tutmosis  00:39, 3 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete. The criteria for inclusion is too broad, potentially unmanageable. This is what categories are for. --Ezeu 01:14, 3 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete I agree with all said above. The criteria for the list is too broad and really, what's the point. TSO1D 01:30, 3 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete even though I disagreed with a previous attempt (on different criteria) for a Speedy Deletion. It really should be a categotry (if there isn't one already.  Mmccalpin 03:10, 3 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Category:Computer companies by country and Category:Computer hardware companies seems adequate. --Ezeu 03:20, 3 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete - Wikipedia is not a directory. MER-C 03:29, 3 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Keep and rename to List of Computer hardware companies 100% compatible with the category Category:Computer hardware companies. Let users decide which navigation method they prefer. This list is sorted by country and state and I find it useful. All of Wikipedia is a spam magnet. The requirement for listing appears to be that they already have an article in Wikipedia since I don't see any red links. It has no appearance of a directory, which would contain NON-LINKED entries. It is no more unmanagebale than the categories. If you want to limit it, set a $100 M in sales requirement. --Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ) 05:21, 3 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete for being unmanageable as per Ezeu. Is better replaced by a category. Bjelleklang -  talk 07:18, 3 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Comment: A merge with other lists or a rewrite should be better than a simple delete, because computer system producers, IMO, do need an organized list. --Deryck C. 10:00, 3 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete per nom. &mdash; Arjun 15:59, 3 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete - per Wikipedia is not a directory. To produce a complete worldwide list would create an unmanageable article that would become out-of-date readily (computer businesses go out of business all the time) Orderinchaos78 16:24, 3 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete, per above reasons :: mikm t  18:42, 3 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Keep per Richard Norton Jcuk 00:04, 4 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete per nom. Realkyhick 06:53, 4 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete per nom. FirefoxMan 20:19, 4 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Keep or Move or Create Category I am undecided. Before all you deletionists go crazy on the issue, you should probably look at why the list was created.  The original reason for the creation of this list was because there was discussion about the inclusion of "competitors" on the pages of all the computer system manufacturers listed here (see Talk:Acer (company).  The discussion basically said that the inclusion of a 'competitors' section on each computer system manufacturer page was not neutral and came across as an advertisement.  I don't mind changing or moving the page, but I vote for keeping. -- Bboyskidz 00:55, 5 January 2007 (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.