Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of EDGE networks


 * 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   no consensus. SpinningSpark 18:56, 28 August 2014 (UTC)

List of EDGE networks

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This list is incomplete, there are A LOT OF missing sources and we will never be able to cover all networks worldwide (if only because of missing sources!). EDGE has de-facto become a standard technology in deployed GSM networks. For this reason: Why should we maintain multiple lists for every "add-on-technology" to a common and widely adopted mobile standard?!? Instead we should focus on a few milestones (e.g. first launches, special networks and operators that were the first to launch new technologies. This should happen in the main article EDGE. Lists only make sense if there is the possibility to have a complete coverage and people that are interested and able to maintain them at a regular basis. Doesn't seem to meet WP:NOTABILITY requirements. Nightwalker-87 (talk) 20:17, 31 July 2014 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Technology-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 01:19, 1 August 2014 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Lists-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 01:19, 1 August 2014 (UTC)


 * Delete or merge after adding sources: Incompleteness is okay, per WP:NOTDIR. (We can only keep items that have Wikipedia article, should we choose to do so.) Lack of source is not okay. Content without source may be challenged or deleted. Even if it had sources, it should have been merged into a bigger list encompassing List of HSDPA networks and List of HSUPA networks and such lists should be merged. Fleet Command (talk) 07:23, 7 August 2014 (UTC)

I think this list should definitely be deleted. There is no "List of GSM networks" on wikipedia (for a good reason) to merge the content to. Further it doesn't make ANY sense to start listing up EDGE deployments. Nowadays GSM is defacto available in every country (at least one network) apart from Japan and South Korea. There simply is no need to maintain a list. Most of these networks have EDGE deployed. Nobody wants to collect this database nor read it (look at the pageviews!)! Nightwalker-87 (talk) 19:17, 7 August 2014 (UTC) 
 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.


 * Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, NorthAmerica1000 03:52, 8 August 2014 (UTC)




 * Keep - No valid reason for deletion. If this list duplicates information in another list article, merge or propose a merge. ~KvnG 03:27, 15 August 2014 (UTC)
 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.


 * Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, NorthAmerica1000 00:35, 17 August 2014 (UTC)


 * Keep As above. J 1982 (talk) 16:55, 17 August 2014 (UTC)


 * Keep. I agree, keep. Article gives useful information. International sourcing included. What's the big deal? Strawberrie Fields (talk) 16:59, 17 August 2014 (UTC)
 * Delete No sense to keep this list. We don't have a list of GSM networks so why shall we have it for EDGE. With UMTS and LTE it's different: Here there are also plenty of sources on the web (in contrast to EDGE) to cite the deployments and launch dates what is absolutely essential for such a list. Nightwalker-87 (talk) 20:19, 17 August 2014 (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.