Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of hotels in the United States


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The result was   keep. (non-admin closure) Steven Zhang  The clock is ticking....  00:41, 2 September 2011 (UTC)

List of hotels in the United States

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The page is an indiscriminate list in violation of WP:ISNOT epicAdam(talk) 22:32, 25 August 2011 (UTC)
 * Keep: A list of notable hotels does not equal indiscriminate. Joe Chill (talk) 22:40, 25 August 2011 (UTC)
 * Perhaps, but that essentially means that this article is a list of every U.S. hotel on Wikipedia. If a hotel were not notable, then it wouldn't have an article. That seems a little too much like a directory. But all of these "List of hotels in..." articles are rather recent and this discussion hasn't been brought up before. I thought I'd take it to the community and see what the consensus is. Best, epicAdam(talk) 22:55, 25 August 2011 (UTC)
 * It has two predefined categories which is hotels with articles and all of them have to be in the United States which equals discriminate. I would not compare this to a directory since they all have articles. I compare this to an opposite of a category. Joe Chill (talk) 23:00, 25 August 2011 (UTC)
 * Perhaps indiscriminate was the wrong word. I tend to think that these articles work better as categories. For example, an article on the "List of populated places in the United States" would be discriminate in that it would have articles on places, all of which have to be in the United States. However, I can't see the value in such a listing. Maybe there is, but I'll leave that determination up to the consensus of the community. Thanks for your comments. Best, epicAdam(talk) 23:07, 25 August 2011 (UTC)


 * Keep I was expecting to vote to delete. However after looking at the page I don't see a problem with a list of notable hotels grouped by state. I'm sure some readers will find it worthwhile. I.E. if they want to check out the hotels in a state this is more useful than a category. BigJim707 (talk) 23:20, 25 August 2011 (UTC)
 * Keep. There's nothing indiscriminate or otherwise inappropriate about this list of existing articles about notable hotels, organized in a geographical manner for a more functional navigation experience; see WP:OUTCOMES.--Arxiloxos (talk) 07:04, 26 August 2011 (UTC)
 * Strong keep The initial text CLEARLY states this is not an indiscriminate list of every hotel in the United States or generic hotel chain. It CLEARLY says notable skyscrapers or architectural pieces, 4 or 5 star hotels which are covered in multiple reliable sources and those which have historical significance and may be on a register. I just added the articles we have at the moment presuming they are all notable. Might I also point out that the List of hotels was also put up for deletion a while back and was a clear keep. May I also point out that a list like this is also effective in the goal to even up coverage more by state and view what we have. Some of the states have very poor coverage at the moment and could be evened out more with more notable hotels added to the list with new articles. ♦ Dr. Blofeld  09:34, 26 August 2011 (UTC)
 * Keep Mine is the same case as BigJim707's. Shahid  •  Talk 2 me  10:56, 26 August 2011 (UTC)
 * Keep - no spam, mostly blue links. Could be edited as a list of list perhaps, fix some picture issues, but otherwise, follows WP:SAL.--137.122.49.102 (talk) 17:21, 26 August 2011 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Lists-related deletion discussions.  — • Gene93k (talk) 18:38, 26 August 2011 (UTC)
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