Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of Worlds best skylines


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The result was   delete. Cirt (talk) 00:06, 22 January 2010 (UTC)

List of Worlds best skylines

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Is an reproduction of emporis's page, which is itself a nonnotable ranking. Louiedog (talk) 17:48, 15 January 2010 (UTC)


 * Speedy delete as a copyright violation. Even without that, the definition of the "best" skyline is utterly arbitrary. I42 (talk) 18:36, 15 January 2010 (UTC)
 * Comment It probably is a copyvio, and if it isn't, it should be called "Emporis.com ranking of skylines" or something like it. The definition in the article isn't really arbitrary or subjective, although I think that most people would judge a skyline by something other than what this does-- basically, a point system where they add up the number of stories on the tall buildings, regardless of whether there's a convenient vantage point from which you can have a view of the buildings on the horizon, which is what a skyline is.  I'm reminded of a quote from a European architect about New York's skyscrapers-- "a bunch of ugly fingers jutting out of the ground".  It's interesting, whether it's interesting enough to have been noticed in the press is another matter entirely. Mandsford (talk) 19:21, 15 January 2010 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Lists-related deletion discussions.  -- • Gene93k (talk) 00:48, 16 January 2010 (UTC)
 * Speedy delete: obvious rip-off. If we delete the infringing material, nothing intelligible would be left. Alexius08 (talk) 09:33, 16 January 2010 (UTC)


 * There are several list in wikipedia,like worlds tallest buildings,worlds tallest residential buildings,worlds tallest hotels,these ranking are also based on emporis,so it that not a copy right violations,i havent done any copy paste here.

I know there are alot of ranking on various websites, and all of them looks skyline rankings in their own perspective, but as i consider emporis the most reliable source so thats why keeping in view of emporis ranking i have created the list.the ranking crireria is also to some extent an arbitrary one,even to this extent we you cant delete this article,wikipeida needs the ranking of skyline,as it isnt mentioned any where in wikipedia,what i am saying is that to keep this article and try to improve it,by adding criteria of skyline rankings, of some other websites. Nabil rais2008 (talk) 15:03, 16 January 2010 (UTC)
 * All those lists are based on one very simple objective criterion: height, as measured in meters. None of them are the reporting of some third-party's arbitrary point-awarding system.  There can be no encyclopedic discussion of the "best skylines" any more than there can be one of "most beautiful paintings".--Louiedog (talk) 21:34, 16 January 2010 (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.