Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of international rankings


 * 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 was   keep. Spartaz Humbug! 07:38, 24 July 2011 (UTC)

List of international rankings

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This one isn't just your run of the mill arbitrary list of topics, rather it is an arbitrary list of lists. The inclusion of what goes into this article appears to be completely haphazard (I've removed some of the most unrelated links from the Economics section, several of which appeared to be spam inserted with the purpose of SEO) and likewise, if one did think of topics (GDP?) that would possible belong here many of them are not included. This kind of total arbitrariness isn't surprising since this kind of WP:COATRACK does not and basically cannot have reliable sources which would back it up. Additionally, there's nothing this list does that cannot be done with a category (and sub categories) which would be much more appropriate. Volunteer Marek (talk) 23:33, 9 July 2011 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Lists-related deletion discussions.  — • Gene93k (talk) 17:22, 10 July 2011 (UTC)

I think the article is certainly useful though it does need editing for completeness, relevance and focus. For someone looking to quickly rank countries on various parameters, this is the place; List of Lists etc, are too vast and general for the purpose. VivekM (talk) 13:03, 13 July 2011 (UTC) 
 * Delete - incompleat and lack of focus. List of Lists covers it better. Exit2DOS • Ctrl • Alt • Del 06:40, 11 July 2011 (UTC)
 * Weak keep International rankings are not restricted to those appearing on wikipedia, unlike the lists portal linked above. This list might therefore be useful for some readers. Mathsci (talk) 06:15, 12 July 2011 (UTC)
 * See WP:ITSUSEFUL. Inter changeable | talk to me | what I've changed  22:45, 23 July 2011 (UTC)
 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.


 * Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Ron Ritzman (talk) 00:00, 16 July 2011 (UTC)


 * Keep WP:CLS tells us not to delete lists to favour categories. The rest is a matter of ordinary editing per our editing policy. Warden (talk) 08:18, 16 July 2011 (UTC)
 * Is there a source that this "lists of lists" could be based on? If so, maybe I'll change my mind, but until then it's simply a coatrack.Volunteer Marek (talk) 08:54, 16 July 2011 (UTC)


 * Rename or delete. Considering the multitude of different things that could be ranked internationally, this is just hopelessly vague.  If someone can provide a clear description of what this page is actually for, then we can give it a more descriptive name and keep it.  Otherwise it's hard to understand how it's useful to anyone.  A quick scan of what links there suggests that the only links to that page are from infoboxes and "see also" sections (although, to be fair, I haven't checked every single link). Jowa fan (talk) 13:03, 16 July 2011 (UTC)
 * Keep appropriate list of encyclopedic subjects. The naming can be discussed on the talk p.    DGG ( talk ) 00:11, 23 July 2011 (UTC)
 * Delete, but Keep if rewritten - This article is quite unnecessary, and quite haphazard. WP:INDISCRIMINATE seems to cover this list as it is - however, I might lean towards Keep if a major rewrite can be done. Inter changeable | talk to me | what I've changed  22:46, 23 July 2011 (UTC)
 * Keep. Useful navigational tool, has regular traffic, gaps in coverage can be filled. I don't see the coatrack here; the list is not arguing for or against anything.  Sandstein   07:19, 24 July 2011 (UTC)
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