Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of sunniest places in the world


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The result was delete. Sr13 is almost  Singu  larity  04:01, 7 August 2007 (UTC)

List of sunniest places in the world

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Delete originally tagged speedy because the source was inaccurate, which is not a speedy criteria. I question the source, which I cannot access, but also whether a fully and propertly sourced list is encyclopedic, given the "sunniness" is susceptible to differing interpretations: is a minute of sunshine just before dusk = a minute at midday or said another way is the same time at the equator > than outside the tropics, and how cloud obscured must things be to no longer be "sunny". Carlossuarez46 02:31, 2 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Strong delete. List will be very hard to maintain -- how sunny is "sunniest"? Ten Pound Hammer  • (Broken clamshells•Otter chirps•Review?) 02:48, 2 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete, is there a List of darkest places in the world article too? God, I hope when I hit 'Save Page' that that link shows up in red. Jauerback 02:53, 2 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Whew. Jauerback 02:53, 2 August 2007 (UTC)


 * Delete as per nom Harlowraman 03:13, 2 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Snowball delete (no pun intended). "Sunniest" is undefinable, and the source is lame. Shalom Hello 03:32, 2 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Comment. Sunniness, or rather, average amount of cloud cover per year, is certainly definable and quantifiable.  Unfortunately the article doesn't do much to define it.RandomCritic 06:20, 2 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete hard to maintain list and how do determin what goes on the list? Oysterguitarist 06:06, 2 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete weakly and without prejudice to recreation. Sunniest is easily definable as noted by RandomCritic, and meteorological records are sourceable in principle and probably notable, but the article as it stands does a pretty poor job on both accounts and my quick attempt to Google better sources brings up no lists, but apparently Yuma, Arizona is the sunniest place, so the list is probably inaccurate. Iain99 09:32, 2 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Additional comment: all weather stations record hours of sunshine, so there is presumably an agreed standard for what counts as sunshine. The old fashioned way was to use a lens which focussed the sun's light on a piece of cardboard - if the cardboard got burned, it was defined as sunny. Not sure if there's a more mofern way nowadays. The topic is perfectly encyclopaedic, the problem is just that the current article is such a mess. Iain99 09:55, 2 August 2007 (UTC)


 * Delete - Precludes a just as worthless category, I presume. ALTON   .ıl  10:39, 2 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete This, my fellow Wikipedians, is classic listcruft. It is true that the number of sunshine hours, as defined by international standards, is being recorded on most weather stations but do we really want List of places that recieve the most hours of standardized sunshine hours per year? I doubt it. MartinDK 15:57, 2 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete. Absolutely pointless article. 345th 20:51, 2 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Weak move to List of places with the most hours of sunlight?!?!
 * Delete Why's Perth #1, and Yuma #2? Who made the list?  What's the criteria, least rainfall?  Fewest overcast days?  Everyone greets you with a big smile and they all have great tans?  A list of places that receive the most hours of standardized sunshine hours (???) would be of geographical interest, as with places with the most rainfall, but this is pretty worthless. Mandsford 23:32, 3 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete - Travelchannelcruft. BUT how about List of places where the sun does not shine?--WaltCip 15:23, 6 August 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.