Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of computer system manufacturers


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The result was Keep - non-admin closure - Peripitus (Talk) 05:24, 27 March 2008 (UTC)

List of computer system manufacturers

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Wikipedia is not a directory swa  q  20:59, 21 March 2008 (UTC)
 * Weak keep. Does have more info than a category. I'd organize it better and remove all the external links. --Dhartung | Talk 21:06, 21 March 2008 (UTC)
 * Comment: Some of the external links are there to establish notability for redlinked companies. (I think one of the possible justifications for this article as opposed to a category would be its listing of notable companies with no WP article as of yet, although I'm still inclined to say weak delete.)--NapoliRoma (talk) 02:36, 22 March 2008 (UTC)


 * keep, with serious rewrite. At the moment, it should be deleted - Wikipedia is not a directory.  However the article could be saved should the article keep itself to "top 5" style lists with notable sources.  A similar article was saved from deletion by doing just that: Articles for deletion/List of photovoltaics companies unsigned comment by StephenBuxton
 * Delete. With a serious overhaul and strict limitations on what is listed, this could be a halfway decent article.  However I feel it promotes advertising, spamming, external linking, etc.   swa  q  21:18, 21 March 2008 (UTC)
 * Keep The article is not a directory - no prices, no phone numbers, no promotions - nothing which the policy cites. Colonel Warden (talk) 22:16, 21 March 2008 (UTC)
 * Keep, lists and categories are complementary, not redundant. For example, lists can provide alternative sorting or short descriptions or references. It needs cleanup, sure, but not deletion. --Reinoutr (talk) 19:05, 25 March 2008 (UTC)
 * Keep Every article is subject to spam and self promotion. But the Wiki population does a good job of controlling that.  A list is informative and can be used for research regarding companies that come, go and get merged. When does a list become appropriate? When discussing automobiles, is a list of car companies appropriate? unsigned comment by Alan Richards


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