Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of banks in Finland


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The result was   keep. (non-admin closure) Ron Ritzman (talk) 00:01, 14 May 2009 (UTC)

List of banks in Finland

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as per WP:NOTDIR LibStar (talk) 02:55, 7 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Keep but Trim to blue-linked banks only. The 300+ red links are just beckoning for someone to create stubs and then stubs on each branch and then each ATM location. Drawn Some (talk) 03:04, 7 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Keep and consider which of the red-linked ones would merit articles. As a first pass, the ones with articles in the Finnish WP would seem suitable:  DGG (talk) 05:18, 7 May 2009 (UTC)
 * That's a great idea but I looked at six of the banks on the Finnish Wikipedia at random and only one of them cited a reference so that complicates matters. Drawn Some (talk) 07:03, 7 May 2009 (UTC)


 * Keep per WP:LISTS. Delink the non-notable banks (but keep them in the list). --Russavia Dialogue 05:33, 7 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Keep. Passes WP:LIST as it has a clear informational (gives an overview of an important part of the finance sector) and developmental (several redlinks) purpose. As more of the banks get articles, its value as a navigational tool will also improve. Sjakkalle (Check!)  06:33, 7 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Keep But I think it needs to be tidied up a bit and explained in a little more detail, possibly along the lines of here. Afkatk (talk) 10:37, 7 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Comment Fine topic, but this really needs such things as sourcing and context to explain the difference between a Säästöpankki and an Osuuspankki (and for all I know, a little bit of Hankkipankki). The nominator is correct that this is, at present, little more than a directory.  I won't say delete because it has the potential to be more than that.  The red. links need to be turned to black links by removing the brackets; no need to imply that these should be transformed into blue links.  Mandsford (talk) 13:27, 7 May 2009 (UTC)
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