Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of microfluidics research groups (2nd nomination)


 * 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. (non-admin closure) Armbrust, B.Ed. Let's talk about my edits? 18:39, 9 February 2012 (UTC)

List of microfluidics research groups
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last AfD was no consensus but i didn't see any compelling argument for keep. this is simply a directory. unless many of the individual groups listed are notable in their own right, there is little encyclopaedic value here. LibStar (talk) 04:24, 2 February 2012 (UTC)
 * Automated comment: This AfD was not correctly transcluded to the log (step 3). I have transcluded it to Articles for deletion/Log/2012 February 2.  Snotbot   t &bull; c &raquo;  04:34, 2 February 2012 (UTC)
 * Strong keep - You don't see any reasons to keep but you don't mention any for delete. You call this a directory? Is this the first list on Wikipedia you've ever seen? Because Wikipedia is full of such lists, there are thousands if not hundreds of thousands of them and we don't go around deleting them for no reason just because they are a list.--Avala (talk) 12:13, 2 February 2012 (UTC)
 * WP:OTHERSTUFFEXISTS is not a reason for keeping. Lists are kept if they offer encyclopedic value and contain many notable entries. This does not. LibStar (talk) 12:19, 2 February 2012 (UTC)
 * Haha this is not related to WP:OTHERSTUFFEXISTS because you are not listing this for its content but for being a list or as you say "this is simply a directory". That is why I can disagree with you based on the fact that lists are a normal thing on Wikipedia. And as to the content, this article has notable entries.--Avala (talk) 12:49, 2 February 2012 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Lists-related deletion discussions.  • Gene93k (talk) 13:03, 2 February 2012 (UTC)


 * Comment. As none of the microfluidics research groups themselves have articles, but nearly all of the universities or other institutions do, this is perhaps really a List of institutions with microfluidics research groups, or List of institutions that conduct research in microfluidics. If having such a research group is a significant fact about an institution, then the list may be appropriate. postdlf (talk) 15:12, 2 February 2012 (UTC)
 * Keep I don't understand the nominator's reason for deletion. The list is referenced, extensive, and seems to meet WP:LISTPURP.--Stvfetterly (talk) 15:22, 2 February 2012 (UTC)
 * we could also reference a list of mathematics schools in universities. LibStar (talk) 00:53, 3 February 2012 (UTC)
 * While virtually every school has a math program, microfluidics research is a little less common so your analogy is a bit lacking. If a user wanted to create a list of mathematics schools in universities that conformed to WP:LISTPURP that should be acceptable though.--Stvfetterly (talk) 13:41, 3 February 2012 (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.