Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of tallest buildings in 2020


 * 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 – the article topic is too speculative and clearly contrary to WP:CRYSTAL. Jamie  S93  16:50, 25 July 2009 (UTC)

List of tallest buildings in 2020

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This is clearly a violation of WP:NOTCRYSTAL. Too much assuming and speculation for this article to exist. Killiondude (talk) 21:02, 19 July 2009 (UTC) Disclosure: I'll be gone for the better portion of this week, but I will be back a few days before this discussion ends. Killiondude (talk) 21:04, 19 July 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete. I dare say that there could be an article where much of this information would validly belong, but this is not it. ClickRick (talk) 21:06, 19 July 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete. WP:CRYSTAL; what else is there to say? THE AMERICAN METROSEXUAL 23:14, 19 July 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete - the construction business is way too volatile for this list to be maintainable in any sensible manner. (for example: just one of the proposed buildings has had its planned height changed five times, its location changed three times, and its name changed three times as well).  This is a maintenance nightmare waiting to happen which also fails WP:CRYSTAL. Astronaut (talk) 00:46, 20 July 2009 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Architecture-related deletion discussions.  -- – Juliancolton  &#124; Talk 00:49, 20 July 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete Let's wait till they're built - tallest buildings I can imagine isn't a very encyclopaedic list. --Joopercoopers (talk) 00:50, 20 July 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete per WP:CRYSTAL. Life happens, which is why we need to stick with the facts and what has already happened. Speculation has its place, but that place isn't here. Eauhomme (talk) 01:45, 20 July 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete definite crystal ball.--Paul McDonald (talk) 03:03, 20 July 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete per Eauhomme and Paul McDonald. -- timsdad  (talk) 07:21, 20 July 2009 (UTC)
 * Keep I have mentioned in this artile that it includes only those supertall skyscrapers, which are currently under construction, and there is reliable source(Emporis) about all these skyscraper, which confirms that they wilol be built.CTBUH have also the same list so plz check it before taking an action.However CTBUH have also mewntioned some of the proposed skyscrapers, but here is have created a separate list for proposed skyscrapers, and i dont think that it violates WP:CRYSTAL. Nabil rais2008 (talk) 10:45, 20 July 2009 (UTC)
 * Even so, I don't think everything the CTBUH has on their website needs a Wikipedia article. I feel this hardly passes for Notability, although I'm not much of an expert on that. This might be a bit off topic, but lately you've been creating a lot of articles with loads of information gathered from the CTBUH site (see History of the tallest buildings in the world). -- timsdad  (talk) 10:50, 20 July 2009 (UTC)
 * But, even if all of these are built, how do you know that they will be the tallest buildings in 2020? There may well be other taller buildings built by 2020 that nobody has yet even thought about building (I'm sure it's quite possible for a supertall skyscraper to go from first proposal to completion in under ten years), and it's by no means certain that all of the buildings listed will be completed. At the very least, the article title is wrong, as it is very definitely crystal-balling to say that these will be the tallest buildings in 2020. We already have Proposed tall buildings and structures which is the best place for the information in this article, but without the rankings which are crystal-ballery. Phil Bridger (talk) 17:53, 20 July 2009 (UTC)
 * If the information on CTBUH, which give us informative facts about skyscrapers then, its article must be created in Wikipedia.
 * I know that the list i have created is based on speculation, but CTBUH and some other sources suggest this point, that the current situation of Economic crises(which are not going to be stabilize until 2012-2014), no supertall skyscraper(taller than 600 meters) could be built until 2020, see this. and this.
 * The CTBUH also states that there could be other proposed buildings in coming years, but their status in currently unknown.
 * However, in my point of view we can change the titile of this article, as it violates WP Policy
 * Suppose the global economic crises lasts until 2014, then any supertall skyscraper was Approved for its construction which leads to its construction.Construction could begin in 2015, then how it will be completed before 2020 ?? it will take atleast 6-7 years to built(if its height will equivelant to Burj Dubai ot Greater)......
 * As Burj Dubai has taken almost 6 years but even it is not completed yet.

Nabil rais2008 (talk) 08:38, 22 July 2009 (UTC)


 * Delete. A cool list that is well-formatted, but it still flunks WP:CRYSTAL  young  american  (wtf?) 12:16, 20 July 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete list is based purely on speculation, thus failing WP:CRYSTAL. --Jimbo[online] 13:35, 20 July 2009 (UTC)


 * [[Image:Symbol delete vote.svg|15px]] Delete — per WP:CRYSTAL.  Dspradau   → talk   16:25, 20 July 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete - pure science fiction. Note that today's featured article is the Rampart Dam.  Most of these will never be built. Bearian (talk) 21:28, 20 July 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete too much WP:Crystal. Also what is special about 2020, will we also have a list for 2021, 2022 etc. Martin 4 5 1  (talk) 19:49, 21 July 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete per WP:CRYSTAL. Niteshift36 (talk) 05:57, 22 July 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.