Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of banks in Switzerland (2nd nomination)


 * 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   keep. (non-admin closure) Ron Ritzman (talk) 00:05, 18 May 2009 (UTC)

List of banks in Switzerland
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Not much has changed since last Afd in December 2008 (closed as no consensus). Still little more than a linkfarm. Fails WP:LIST. ukexpat (talk) 16:43, 11 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Switzerland-related deletion discussions.  -- ukexpat (talk) 16:45, 11 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Business-related deletion discussions.  -- ukexpat (talk) 16:46, 11 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Lists-related deletion discussions.  -- ukexpat (talk) 16:46, 11 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete as it's just a directory for external links. If they were turned into internal links, that would be a different matter altogether.  Lugnuts  (talk) 16:58, 11 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Comment - There are several other lists of banks from other countries, just like this one, on Wikipedia. If this one is to be deleted, then all the others should also be flagged as such.  Diana LeCrois    : 17:27, 11 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Keep It's not just a random list, it's organized in a way that conveys very important information. Perhaps all the external links should be removed but that's not a reason to delete it.  The Swiss banking industry is quite notable  and the alternative to this stand-alone list would be to incorporate it in an article which would be unwieldy.  Catagories cannot impart the same information in a comprehensible manner. Drawn Some (talk) 19:37, 11 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Keep probably almost all of these are notable,  even the ones that current do not have articles. The redlinks should help in indicating where articles need to be written. Each should of course be checked in the German and French wikipedias, where I'd expect to find most--they not surprisingly do a better job than us with companies in their cultural area, but if they;re important anywhere we should have the articles too. Of course, the   argument that there are lists for other countries is not by itself the reason to keep these--the argument should have been stated as there are lists for other countries ,because many banks are notable, and this applies here as well. And, normally, if there is acategory for some sort of organizations, there should be a list also.  DGG (talk) 19:45, 11 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Keep because the list is discriminate (there is a limited number of banks in the country) and the information is encyclopedic. Take for instance a look at List of banks in Norway for how such a list could be formatted. Of course, all the external links should be converted to internal links. I bet many of the banks actually have an article—I see several on the top of my head that do, that have external/no link. Arsenikk (talk)  20:09, 11 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Keep As per WP:LIST. --Mr Accountable (talk) 01:51, 12 May 2009 (UTC)
 * keep and improve per the Norway list. More time spent improving instead of deleting would greatly help WP Hmains (talk) 04:50, 14 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Keep and improve as per other lists of country banks Nanowolf (talk) 08:23, 16 May 2009 (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.