Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of countries by number of heliports


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The result was   delete. Secret account 01:33, 9 December 2009 (UTC)

List of countries by number of heliports

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Nomination based on Articles for deletion/List of countries by number of airports as this list has the same issues: A single source list based on a source whose accuracy has been called into question (it was noted in that debate that the CIA's count of airports in a country is based on airports visible from the air, and may count closed/abandoned airports while missing airports that are not visible). Hawaiian717 (talk) 16:28, 2 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Pardon my ignorance, but wouldn't a airport or heliport that isn't visible from the air pose a risk to anything trying to land there? You need to see where you are to make a safe landing. - Mgm|(talk) 11:08, 3 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Cloud cover on the images taken? Shadows making runways indistinguishable from roads? Small airports with dirt runways with cones unviewable from the air? A major international airport won't go unnoticed, but smaller airports may very well be 'hidden'. \ Backslash Forwardslash / (talk) 11:11, 3 December 2009 (UTC)
 * delete: This list does not yield any information (there is no sense behind it), it is constantly outdated and tends to contain a never-ending bunch of data. Wikipedia is not a database, as The World Factbook might be. The list cannot be verified, as the term "heliport" is not defined. For example, if one takes all places a helicopter could land... see: it will be a never-ending list. Per aspera ad Astra (talk) 21:15, 2 December 2009 (UTC)


 * Delete Per above, the topic of the list is unverifiable and hard to define. Angryapathy (talk) 22:12, 2 December 2009 (UTC)
 * While the creator of the article should be applauded for their ambition, this is an obvious speedy delete.   talk 02:24, 3 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete The number of airports or heliports is not a defining characteristic for a country, thus making it a bad topic for a list. It's ill-defined as well. - Mgm|(talk) 11:08, 3 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete on top of the valid concerns above, I challenge the validity of the source used in coming up with this information. How can Australia only have one heliport? The list also claims Canada has only 11 while our list says that it has over 300. I don't think we're going to get many sources to agree with each other for the material, and counting the heliports ourselves is original research. I can't see this list passing WP:V anytime soon.  Them  From  Space  09:59, 4 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete While this list is very different from the airport list in that the source has a clearly defined criteria it is unencyclopaedic and should be deleted for that reason. Enter CambridgeBayWeather, waits for audience applause, not a sausage 08:00, 5 December 2009 (UTC)


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