Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of beaches


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The result was   keep. (non-administrative closure) -- RyRy5  ( talk ) 02:17, 8 June 2008 (UTC)

List of beaches

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This is a bit absurd. A list of beaches? Well, a list of what it calls "notable" beaches -- but what does it consider notable? Belongs better in a cat. I'm an Editorofthewiki[citation needed] 20:43, 4 June 2008 (UTC)
 * Comment&mdash;We do have Category:Beaches by country, but what about the red links?&mdash;RJH (talk) 21:23, 4 June 2008 (UTC)
 * Comment This article should be in the same format as List of Schools.-- Coasttocoast (talk) 23:10, 4 June 2008 (UTC)
 * Keep What, nothing in Switzerland? I don't see it as absurd, because beaches tend to be the destination of choice for vacationers worldwide, whether it's the Black Sea, Miami or Phuket.  I can see potential for this article to do things that a category might not, with the addition of some context to distinguish a "beach" as a resort area that happens to be on the coast.  Additional sourcing would be easy to find, since tourism lends itself to extensive promotion. Mandsford (talk) 23:47, 4 June 2008 (UTC)
 * Keep has potential as a list; no reason not to have a list and a category. "Notable beaches " is this context means what such a phrase in a list article usually does, that the individual items have an article in Wikipedia. DGG (talk) 01:14, 7 June 2008 (UTC)
 * Keep Great potential for an excellent geographical research list. I am confident that any notable beach will have ample verfiability to meet WP guidelines.--Mike Cline (talk) 11:57, 7 June 2008 (UTC)
 * Keep Though it might never be complete, this list is very usefull for articles on tourism by specific countries, so you do not have to worry about editing a comprehensive list, when you do have this longer list as a support. Check the "Tourism in (country)" articles. Also, there are other several lists like this one in Wiki, and for me they have been a very good reference for a starting point for working articles. In summary, lists like this are very usefull for editors and users alike. Mariordo (talk) 22:18, 7 June 2008 (UTC)


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