Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of price comparison services


 * 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. - Mailer Diablo 07:17, 27 August 2006 (UTC)

List of price comparison services
Fails: Wikipedia is not a mirror or a repository of links. And this is a repository of the worst kind -- the one that attracts linkspammers like flies and almost any e-commerce site could quality for this. --  Netsnipe  (Talk)  15:53, 22 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Strong keep - I created this article, and the Price comparison service article. I was advised to create the list as a pragmatic means both of protecting the main article from spam, and to stop it becoming a long list of links. I need to work on the formatting, and turn it into something more than just a repository of links, but please give me some time to do this. In the short term, I have been keeping a very close eye on who has been adding links to both pages, and removed any that could be considered unnotable. I do need some international help on knowing notable price comparison sites outside the UK, and have requested that on the main article page. Any further advice would be welcome, but please don't delete as price comparison is pretty important as a topic.Blowski 16:09, 22 August 2006 (UTC)
 * A little more explanation, to try to explain the encyclopaedic relevance. Price comparison is definitely of relevance (see main article for justification on that point). There are around 30 notable price comparison companies - some operate internationally (Kelkoo, Froogle), some are focussed on Europe, others on the US. In addition, some focus on a specific product area, some on a much wider range. My idea was to build two articles similar to Comparison of content management systems, one focusing on countries of operation, the other on services offered. That then keeps a long complicated grid out of the main article on price comparison. Please suggest any alternatives that will offer a visual comparison/explanation of the companies in this market. There must be other examples of this kind of list on Wikipedia?Blowski 16:37, 22 August 2006 (UTC)


 * Delete per Netsnipe. I don't see the encyclopedic relevance of a comprehensive list of pricing services. —Michael Hays 16:23, 22 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete per WP:NOT policy, as properly cited by Netsnipe. The external links in the list make it a flagrant violation of a basic policy.  If it included only internal links to notable articles, this might be debatable, but as a repository of external links it has to go away.  If you find other examples of lists of external links, please bring them here for deletion!  I assume there are some, and that the annti-spam patrols will find them sooner or later.  GRBerry 02:00, 23 August 2006 (UTC)
 * OK, I'm fairly new to Wikipedia, so please forgive me if I misunderstand the policy... I always bow to experience. So if I rebuild the page to include only internal links to price comparison sites featured on Wikipedia? That way, I can still provide a visual explanation of geographical areas covered and features offered, but only for the most notable sites. If that were the case, would you still vote for deletion?Blowski 05:47, 23 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Comment: I would change my vote. For example, I've always voted to delete lists of fictional thing here since they're often just pointless and offer the reader nothing to compare and contrast. We already have Category for that. The only list of fictional things that has ever impressed me so far is List of fictional United States Presidents because it offers usuable cross-referenced information at a glance, not just a list. --  Netsnipe  (Talk)  08:00, 23 August 2006 (UTC)
 * OK, then please hold off deleting the article for about a week while I rebuild the content. Is that possible? Blowski 10:09, 23 August 2006 (UTC)


 * Delete as list of mostly external links which directly contradicts WP:NOT. Price comparison service looks pretty good at first glance, though. - Mgm|(talk) 08:59, 23 August 2006 (UTC)


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