Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of states with cities larger than their capital city by population


 * 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__EXPECTED_UNCONNECTED_PAGE__. Liz Read! Talk! 07:50, 16 January 2024 (UTC)

List of states with cities larger than their capital city by population

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Article was proposed for deletion, but the author objected. Topic violates WP:NOTDIRECTORY as a non-encyclopedic cross-categorization. The list does not provide any substantial value that is not already being met by List of United States cities by population. Topic also fails WP:NLIST as it has not been discussed as a group or set by reliable sources. –– Formal Dude  (talk)  07:47, 9 January 2024 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Lists and United States of America. –– Formal Dude   (talk)  07:47, 9 January 2024 (UTC)
 * Delete per nom - also, "List of states" is incredibly US-centric; plenty of countries have 'states' that could fit this list. CoconutOctopus   talk  08:12, 9 January 2024 (UTC)
 * I see that we have a list of countries whose capital is not their largest city. That was in fact initially what I thought that the article was going to be about, from its title before I read further.  If we are doing states in federal countries, without qualification, then Goa would like a word with the article's author, for starters.  &#9786; Uncle G (talk) 08:42, 9 January 2024 (UTC)
 * Speedy delete This already exists at List of largest cities of U.S. states and territories by population, the creator didn't do enough searching before making this. Reywas92Talk 13:13, 9 January 2024 (UTC)
 * Delete. The list features 28 out of 50 U.S. states i.e. the capital city not being the largest city in a given state is very common, and doesn't seem to be specifically notable. Also, List of states and territories of the United States already lists capitals and largest cities. Cortador (talk) 13:18, 9 January 2024 (UTC)
 * Delete: Trivia perhaps and the list is largely duplicated by others on wiki giving population numbers. Oaktree b (talk) 15:43, 9 January 2024 (UTC)
 * Delete per nom and NLIST. Clarityfiend (talk) 16:12, 9 January 2024 (UTC)
 * Delete Already in List of largest cities of U.S. states and territories by population with its own demarcation.  Nate  • ( chatter ) 01:15, 10 January 2024 (UTC)


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