Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of supermarket chains in Bahrain


 * 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.  Wikipedia is not a directory listing, nor an indiscriminate collection of information. Notability has not been established for the (otherwise arbitrary) intersection of subjects "supermarket chains" and "Bahrain". S HEFFIELD S TEEL TALK 15:35, 1 May 2009 (UTC)

List of supermarket chains in Bahrain

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A list of supermarket chains in a particular place is not notable. This isn't even a list of supermarkets, just chains. Other lists like this one are List of restaurant chains in Bahrain, List of parks and gardens in Bahrain, List of movie theatres in Bahrain, List of beaches in Bahrain, and List of hotels in Bahrain none of which appear notable. Mohummy (talk) 22:00, 22 April 2009 (UTC)
 * This is a very notable article because the people have the right to know the supermarket chains in the Kingdom of Bahrain. This article is very similar to List of supermarket chains in Belgium.Canadian (talk) 02:04, 23 April 2009 (UTC)


 * What is notable about a list of stores? Wikipedia doesn't recognize notability because something similar is an article, see WP:WAX. Frankly, the Belgium one looks equally non-notable and I've marked it as such. Mohummy (talk) 02:28, 23 April 2009 (UTC)
 * This AfD nomination was incomplete (missing step 3). It is listed now. DumbBOT (talk) 14:36, 23 April 2009 (UTC)


 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Lists-related deletion discussions.  --  J mundo 14:46, 23 April 2009 (UTC)


 * Delete, as this is a clear case of what Wikipedia is not. A list is relevant if it contains an encyclopedic article along with it. Wikipedia is not intended to be a catalog or phonebook. There are plenty of relevant places on the web for such things, but the rules of this site plainly state that this is not one of them. Perhaps if the page advised about the relevance of supermarkets in Bahrain, and how they are notable from a neutral point of view; then it would have a purpose here. JogCon (talk) 15:00, 23 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Keep or make the list a category. Ikip (talk) 15:44, 23 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete. The resulting list would be a shortened phone book directory which Wikipedia is not. I disagree that Lists of parks and beaches are similar because those are features of the city rather than businesses and a list of hotels could be useful for Wikitravel, if we've got the whole license thing sorted out. - Mgm|(talk) 08:12, 24 April 2009 (UTC)


 * Keep. is article does not in any way resemble a phonebook. It is a preliminary step toward creating articles for the chain themselves. Once this article is kept in wikipedia, it creates a base for further writing posts for the supermarket themselves. these things do take time and one cannot expect the articles on the markets to spring up over night. as i recall the supermarkets are relevant because as of now, one of the chains does have an article spinneys and Al Muntazah. this list is revelevant once again because it simplifies the experiance for users. it would not work as a category because the articles on the mentioned supermarkets will be written. it does take some time. Canadian (talk) 03:10, 25 April 2009 (UTC)


 * Keep. Looks pretty useful to me. This will make the wikipedia community become more aware of the structures and the businesses located in Bahrain. MacGyverMagic pointed out that a list of parks would be useful for Wikitravel, but one can also argue that a list of supermarkets would be equally important. If with more research, one can add articles for the supermarkets themselves, then wikipedia would become more complete. Chicagocubsfan (talk) 21:55, 29 April 2009 (UTC) — Chicagocubsfan (talk • contribs) has made few or no other edits outside this topic.


 * User:Chicagocubsfan is a new user who appears to be a follower of User:Canadian, is this an independent opinion? Mohummy (talk) 23:23, 29 April 2009 (UTC)


 * Also, wikipedia is an encyclopedia, not a list and items in wikipedia must be notable and verifiable. Nothing in this article indicates these stores are notable. Mohummy (talk) 23:27, 29 April 2009 (UTC)


 * Opinion Mohummy, first wikipedia is full of lists. list of airlines, car makers, gdps, goes on and on. second, this list of supermarkets for a particular country is nothing new, there are lists from belgium, bulgaria and country X and Y. This article is wholly relevant. Canadian (talk) 01:51, 30 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete, Wikipedia is not a directory. Stifle (talk) 08:42, 1 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete as a directory listing. This currently contains no encyclopedic material, and of the chains listed only one currently makes an assertation of notability. There's nothing saying why Bahrain is so special of a place for supermarket chains, and I can't find any reliable sources to add to the zero that we have to claim it does.  Them  From  Space  08:48, 1 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so consensus may be reached. Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Nja 247 09:47, 1 May 2009 (UTC)


 * Delete This list is more appropriate for a Bahrain telephone directory, not an encyclopedia. Pastor Theo (talk) 11:07, 1 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Comment Get ready for 200 of these articles. At the bottom of the article in question is a template.  Soon there will be a list or article on supermarket chains in every country in the world. Drawn Some (talk) 14:42, 1 May 2009 (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.