Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of faux pas


 * 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 of the debate was Keep  Q  Q 23:34, 1 January 2006 (UTC)

List of faux pas

 * Delete. Firstly, this list is not, nor could it ever be, complete, and faux pas change faster than the feasible rate at which Wikipedia could be edited--by the time a faux pas is verifiable or citable it could be on its way out. An incomplete list of faux pas is something more appropriate for WikiTravel to help people get along as well as possible in a new culture. Since Wikipedia is an encyclopedia and not a travel guide, it seems pointless to have a list of faux pas. A few examples in the Faux pas article should suffice. This article could also be transwiki'd and put it into the Talk section of each country on WikiTravel.

Secondly, this list does not fit the general usage of lists on Wikipedia; that is, a list of links to articles relevant to a particular topic. If someone wants to do important research on cultural aspects of certain countries, they would find better information by starting at List of national cultures. magicOgre 22:45, 26 December 2005 (UTC)


 * Rename to List of Cultural Differences or something like that. This is a valid topic, and can actually be educational and useful, unlike 90% of lists on here. Flyboy Will 00:23, 27 December 2005 (UTC)
 * What about the fact that we already have several pages on the culture of each country? magicOgre 03:31, 27 December 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep. Just as good as the lists we regularly delete. -- JJay 00:45, 27 December 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete or transwiki per nominator. Some of those listed faux pas are controversial.  This doesn't even differentiate between the different subcultures of the US (the biggest list).  --Quarl 00:53, 27 December 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep. Yes it needs major clean up. Yes it is not balanced, nor fully factually correct.  But these are reasons to fix. Obina 00:59, 27 December 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep but add a note that an external source for this information is needed. Endomion 01:02, 27 December 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep but be more specific about what constitutes a 'faux pas'. 'Stuff that can be sort of annoying to some people' do not constitute a faux pas (e.g., waiters interrupting a conversation to check on the table, and stopping a face-to-face conversation to take a phone call).  I'm surprised that 'discussing private matters on a mobile phone in a public place' isn't on the list, but I'd also argue that it shouldn't be, so there you have it.  --Stephen Deken 18:33, 27 December 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep but rename. This is not a "list of faux pas", it is a discussion of cultural mores.  As such it is encyclopaedic, but needs much more background to the reason why, in each case, the act is considered socially unacceptable. Just zis Guy, you know? [T]/[C] AfD? 11:06, 28 December 2005 (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.