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


 * 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. I completely agree with the WP:NOT argument, and was ready to go with the delete arguments on that basis. Normally, arguments based on "keep because we have article X" are not relevant. However, in this case, I find those arguments do hold sway. If we're going to have lists of many other country's postal codes, then there is no basis in the arguments to delete the postal codes from Nepal. Seems to me they should all go, but no basis for singling out only a single country. —Doug Bell talk 05:41, 26 February 2007 (UTC)

List of postal codes in Nepal

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I really feel bad about this, because somebody spent a lot of time creating this table. I just haven't seen this kind of list for other coutries in Wikipedia, and I don't think it belongs. YechielMan 19:46, 19 February 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete - WP:NOT WP:NOT. ConDem Talk 20:17, 19 February 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete - Wikipedia is not a directory; the WP:NOT policy was tailor-made for this situation. And if it makes the nominator feel any better, the comment on the first edit of the history log states that the info was copied from  so it probably wasn't a lot of back-breaking labor.   ◄ Zahakiel ►  20:50, 19 February 2007 (UTC)
 * Keep. Not seeing similar articles is not a reason to delete. Just take a look at this list of similar articles. Information is useful, and should be kept. See also: Category:ZIP codes of the United States by state.  auburn pilot  talk  21:39, 19 February 2007 (UTC)
 * These should all be deleted, IMO, per WP:NOT. And while some information is useful, WP:NOT. ConDem Talk 21:45, 19 February 2007 (UTC)
 * Comment - I would be right on the border for zip codes in the U.S. or England, since this is the English Wikipedia. But zip codes in China or Nepal just seem to be out of the question to me.  The information might be "useful" to some minuscule subset of those who search wikipedia for encyclopedia information, but that is not a reason to keep it (see WP:USEFUL - an essay, not a policy, but reasonable in its content) and so I don't think that warrants retaining it... and of course, similar articles are neither a reason to delete or to keep per "What about article x?".  The issue as I see it is the clear violation for this article of the WP:DIRECTORY policy.  ◄ Zahakiel ►  22:12, 19 February 2007 (UTC)
 * Well, as you say, this is the English Wikipedia; not the US or England Wikipedia. People around the world speak English, and as we are attempting to create the "sum of all knowledge", we shouldn't be limiting ourselves to information only relevant to US and England. Useful to a " minuscule subset of those who search wikipedia" is still useful. The article is sourced and meets the requirements for inclusion.  auburn pilot  talk  02:37, 20 February 2007 (UTC)
 * But just because something is useful, it doesn't mean it warrants being here. For example, how-to guides, or the phone book. WP:NOT and WP:NOT. This is an encylopedia, not an indiscriminate collection of information. ConDem Talk 02:47, 20 February 2007 (UTC)


 * Weak keep. I think it quite out of the question to delete this list and keep the lists for the USA and indeed all the others directly or indirectly linked from Postal code. It is clearly not NPOV, favouring some countries and not others. I suggest that this list be kept and a debate started somewhere about the value of all these lists. In such a debate, I might well favour deleting the lot of them, but I would like to see what the creators of them say. --Bduke 22:31, 19 February 2007 (UTC)
 * Keep per Auburn Pilot. --Selket Talk 22:33, 19 February 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete Weak Keep Unless we could transwiki it somewhere. WikiSource?? First we should dump all the major-nation postal codes, starting with the United States, because this can be found online. I can't find Nepal postal code information through Google. Noroton 02:49, 20 February 2007 (UTC)
 * I've changed my opinion to "Delete" because PrincessBrat (see her comment below) demonstrated that this information can be found on the Internet. I see no reason why Wikipedians should be maintaining something that's not especially encyclopedic and available elsewhere. I think all postal code lists should also be deleted. Noroton 18:53, 24 February 2007 (UTC)
 * Comment - Transwiki would be a reasonable alternative, having the info. available without it being in the main encyclopedia space. The article's original creator indicated that he obtained the data here: http://www.nepalpost.gov.np/download/hulakpincode.pdf.  ◄ Zahakiel ►  03:17, 20 February 2007 (UTC)
 * Interesting: My computer isn't set for whatever alphabet the Nepalese use, so maybe that's probably why my search didn't come up with this page, meaning this list could be useful to anybody wanting to get that letter or package off to just the right spot in Nepal. As it is right now, I can't read parts of that page, including the title. My original reason holds: This information is hard to find. I'd prefer to send it to WikiSource if they'd take it.Noroton 20:56, 20 February 2007 (UTC)


 * Keep This is he kind of thing that should be put on WikiSource maybe? LordFenix 03:20, 20 February 2007 (UTC)
 * I stuck a question at the Wikisource help page and maybe they'll come to the rescue. Noroton 21:18, 20 February 2007 (UTC)

Delete As an editor said above I suspected the list was obtained via a post office site or somethign and I did a google search to prove. Its really unnecessary - if I wanted a postcode I would not look for it via wikipedia, i would go to the Post office website and do it there. Better still, there are websites [] which do this for you as well and I think most people would go either of the two ways I listed to find a postcode. --PrincessBrat 13:17, 23 February 2007 (UTC)
 * Keep seems a reasonable beginning of an article; also we have the US example. Carlossuarez46 22:32, 20 February 2007 (UTC)
 * Keep, as per auburnpilot and US example; part of coverage of postal service. --Vsion 06:09, 21 February 2007 (UTC)
 * Keep. Since its founding Wikipedia has been declared a place for encylopedic and almanac-type information. This type of information is made available in many categories and lists for English-speaking countries. There is absolutely no reason the same should not be done in English for all countries. (PS Wikisource does not host this information.) Dovi 20:17, 21 February 2007 (UTC)
 * Comment Dovi is right, the Wikisource front desk tells me it doesn't fit there. I've left a message at the Wikibooks front desk. Noroton 23:24, 21 February 2007 (UTC)
 * Neutral "I just haven't seen this kind of list for other coutries in Wikipedia, and I don't think it belongs." See Lists of postal codes. There are many, and the "what links here" button is your friend. Salad Days 21:01, 25 February 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.