Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of file formats (alphabetical)


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The result was   keep. –Juliancolton Tropical Cyclone  01:10, 12 February 2009 (UTC)

List of file formats (alphabetical)

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We already have a list of file formats; there is no need for an entirely separate article simply to order these differently. Chris Cunningham (not at work) - talk 18:15, 7 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete - The page is just a compilation of all the links on the following page: List of file formats compiled into one table. Anti  venin  18:50, 7 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Keep - Until it can be properly merged with the other article into a sortable table with columns for the purpose & the extension name. Right now, each list serves a purpose. -- Versa geek  20:17, 7 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete - After salvaging anything there might be missing from the List of file formats page that is on this one. We don't need two lists of the same information, and there isn't much point keeping it as a redirect. Although I do agree with Versageek that turning the other page into a sortable table would be a good plan. Anaxial (talk) 21:52, 7 February 2009 (UTC)


 * Merge List of file formats (alphabetical) and List of file formats into one sortable table per Versageek and Anaxial, then Delete List of file formats (alphabetical) as an unneeded redirect.  LinguistAtLarge &bull; Msg  23:46, 7 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Merge - seems the right format for an encyclopedia. Exit2DOS2000   •T•C•  03:21, 8 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Merge Each page contains file formats not found in the other and serves different purposes. I agree that there should not be two independant lists as this is a pain to maintain.  List of file formats should be a sortable table.  Agree with Versageek, Anaxial and LinguistAtLarge. I'll even offer to do the merge Brianonn (talk) 05:08, 8 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Comment Sortable lists and tables alphabetize automatically. Please search "WP:Sortable".   --Mr Accountable (talk) 22:43, 8 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Keep – the alphabetical format seems more useful. What I would recommend is merging the content of the two articles into one single alphabetical list named list of file formats.  If a sortable list is used, just bear in mind that WP:Sortable uses client-side JavaScript (some users may have JS disabled for security reasons).  (On the other hand, alphabetical sorting is desirable rather than a "must-have," as ctrl-f also does the job nicely.) Bwrs (talk) 02:12, 11 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Keep until List of file formats is converted to a sortable list, then merge this list into it. Then, and only then, redirect. Do not delete the redirect, as there is significant edit history which should be retained for GFDL attribution and to allow editors to ensure the lists were merged properly, and deleting such a redirect may be harmful. "Redirects are cheap," as they say. DHowell (talk) 00:31, 12 February 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.