Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of phone prefixes in Omaha, Nebraska


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The result was   delete. Ron Ritzman (talk) 23:19, 2 April 2011 (UTC)

List of phone prefixes in Omaha, Nebraska

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Violates WP:NOT, as it's just a directory of phone prefixes. There are no such lists for any other North American cities, and for good reason. TheCatalyst31 Reaction•Creation 18:57, 26 March 2011 (UTC)
 * Delete this sort of list could only be a reproduction of information taken from another source, and readers would be better served by checking the databases that actually cover that sort of thing. Night Gyr (talk/Oy) 19:21, 26 March 2011 (UTC)
 * Delete per not a directory and per failure of verifiability, since no source is provided for the claims. I could add "402-202 Dingledoofer Phone Co." to the list and it would be as reliably sourced as the other listings as is "402-294 TELEPORT COMMUNICATIONS GROUP - OMAHA." Edison (talk) 19:23, 26 March 2011 (UTC)
 * In addition to being unverifiable, it also seems to be inaccurate, or at least incredibly out of date. I just checked the list against the one external link there is, and half of the prefixes aren't assigned to the same company in the article and the link. TheCatalyst31 Reaction•Creation 23:36, 26 March 2011 (UTC)


 * Comment It's refreshing to see an article that literally violates the rule that "Wikipedia is not a directory". I'm not certain what purpose it would serve.  Dingledoofer went out of business, by the way-- for whatever reason, the Dingledoofer telephones didn't include a 3 on the keypad, just went 124567890.  The monthly plan was low and there was unlimited texting, except you couldn't use the letters D, E or F, very frustrating.  Mandsford 22:38, 26 March 2011 (UTC)
 * This was intntional, so customrs couldn't complain. Whn thy tri to typ th company's nam, it cam out Ingloor. Matchups 03:07, 29 March 2011 (UTC)
 * Ah-- txting on a ingloor cllphon I notic! Thos things wr so ucking uslss..Usr:Mansor 03:15, 29 March 2011
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