Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of postal codes in India


 * 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 Delete. —Quarl (talk) 2007-04-28 07:27Z

List of postal codes in India

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This article and all similar articles in Category:Postal codes of India do nothing but list hundreds (maybe even thousands) of Postal Index Numbers and their corresponding geographic areas. As Wikipedia is not a postal directory, I propose that these articles be deleted. Please note that a similar AfD discussion regarding postal codes in the United States (see here) was concluded on April 21 with a decision to "delete". The closing of that AfD discussion was challenged at deletion review here. -- Black Falcon (Talk) 00:28, 24 April 2007 (UTC)

I am also nominating the following related pages:






 * Strong delete. We are not a postal directory for India, either. -- Dennis The Tiger   (Rawr and stuff) 02:21, 24 April 2007 (UTC)


 * Delete Far better to have an article on the postal system of that nation with a link to their website, where one could find accurate and up to date postal codes. There is no merit in Wikipedia attempting to replicate every list to be found on the web, and then to try and keep them updated as they change. Edison


 * Keep - unless this AFD is expanded to include List of ZIP Codes in the United States and everything else beneath Category:Lists of postal codes. No reason to single out India here. Neier 04:24, 24 April 2007 (UTC)
 * See WP:OTHERSTUFFEXISTS and Articles for deletion/Lists of ZIP Codes in the United States by state. This is one step in many. MER-C 04:26, 24 April 2007 (UTC)
 * If it is one step in many, then, to deflate any claim of WP:BIAS, why start with India, France, and Austria? Why not the US, or any one of a number of English-speaking countries which are disproportionately represented here to begin with? Neier 04:28, 24 April 2007 (UTC)
 * We did start with the US, that's my point. MER-C 04:51, 24 April 2007 (UTC)
 * If all that was nominated here were the sub-lists List of XYZ PIN, then, I would agree with you. If the nominator wants to remove the parent List of postal codes in India from this nomination (or add List of ZIP Codes in the United States), then, I will vote delete.  Getting rid of the individual by-state lists, as mentioned at the top, is one thing; removing all of the country's info is another.  And, the two are not quite the same thing. Neier 06:28, 24 April 2007 (UTC)
 * I'll also mention that my dissent only applies to the main article. Technically I don't think it is a good idea to split a keep/delete vote in a mass deletion like this.  Thus, my Keep vote. Neier 09:52, 24 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Changing to delete as per Eldereft below. Neier 10:57, 24 April 2007 (UTC)


 * Delete all per nom. MER-C 04:26, 24 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Strong keep - What Neier said. It could useful. Perhaps move to Wikisource if it is from government documents. --Remi 07:34, 24 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete. Postal Index Number has an article describing the layout of the system, and individual states and union territories can detail the mailing addresses. While WP is my vehicle of choice for a lot of not quite encyclopedic information simply because it is better organized and easier to use than many "official" sites (no criticism of the Indian Post, just a comment), this falls pretty clearly under 'not a phonebook'. Eldereft 10:35, 24 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Strong delete all. WP:NOT covers this one fairly well, and if a list of postal code numbers is not a directory-style entry, I don't know what is.  Ark yan  &#149; (talk) 15:36, 24 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete All  per AFD precedent regarding United States Zip codes. Wikipedia is not a directory. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Cyrus Andiron (talk • contribs) 16:40, 24 April 2007 (UTC).
 * Delete all - this is about as directory as you get, and WP:USEFUL is no valid reason to keep information of no encyclopedic utility. Moreschi Talk 17:26, 24 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete. There should be a WP:OTHERCRAPUSEDTOEXIST, but I think Black Falcon already covered it, as the List of Zip Codes in the US was already deleted. Furthermore, WP ain't a directory. Rock star  ( T/C ) 17:51, 24 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete all As noted, WP:NOT covers this one fairly well. Also, delete any others you may find here. -- Jreferee 21:22, 24 April 2007 (UTC)
 * I'm fairly certain I've included all of the articles. There are a bunch of redirects, but I can just tag those for speedy deletion once this AfD closes (assuming it ends in deletion). -- Black Falcon (Talk) 21:32, 24 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete all: these are directory listings, and wikipedia is not a directory. Ohconfucius 05:34, 25 April 2007 (UTC)


 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Lists-related deletions.  -- Pax:Vobiscum 16:11, 26 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete all WP:NOT couldn't be more applicable. Pax:Vobiscum 17:11, 26 April 2007 (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.