Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of tallest buildings in the world by country


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The result was   no consensus. Stifle (talk) 11:36, 21 January 2012 (UTC)

List of tallest buildings in the world by country

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Not really "by country", and redundant to List of tallest buildings and structures in the world, List of tallest freestanding structures in the world, List of tallest structures in the world, List of tallest structures in the world by country.  Rcsprinter  (converse)  16:43, 13 January 2012 (UTC)


 * Redirect to List of tallest structures in the world by country though that there's four or five lists all regarding the same thing seems like splitting hairs, something for the talkpages I suppose. tutterMouse (talk) 17:33, 13 January 2012 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Architecture-related deletion discussions.  • Gene93k (talk) 20:45, 13 January 2012 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Lists-related deletion discussions.  • Gene93k (talk) 20:45, 13 January 2012 (UTC)


 * Redirect instead to List of tallest buildings in the world. "Buildings" must be habitable to a certain extent, and this is what separates them from the broader category of "structures", which also includes freestanding towers, transmitters, etc.  The hairsplitting is a reflection of classification in reliable sources, not a peculiarity of Wikipedia editing, so it should be maintained (see, e.g., Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat, discussion of definitions at List of tallest buildings and structures in the world), and it is more than just some pedantic nonsense because builders actually respond to these classifications and standards out of concern for the status of their project.  This list in this AFD contributes nothing that I can see, however.  It fully overlaps with the more comprehensive List of tallest buildings in the world without adding anything new, as it isn't really "by country" in the way that List of tallest structures in the world by country actually lists those within each country.  postdlf (talk) 22:00, 13 January 2012 (UTC)
 * Striking due to comment below. postdlf (talk) 01:49, 15 January 2012 (UTC)
 * Strong delete due to probable misinformation. --99.163.124.116 (talk) 01:17, 14 January 2012 (UTC)
 * Strong keep, but consider to Rename to List of countries by tallest buildings. Building, structure and freestanding structure are simply different things, thus this article (even incomplete) is not redundant to any existing article. --Jklamo (talk) 21:13, 14 January 2012 (UTC)
 * Maybe I'm missing something, but not only is it redundant in scope to List of tallest buildings in the world, but it's also woefully incomplete compared to that other list, missing many entries. postdlf (talk) 22:53, 14 January 2012 (UTC)
 * Nope, list that you link is listing all tallest buildings regardless of country (with criterion 250 tallest). List we discuss about is listing only one tallest building per country (thus can be complete with app. 200 records). --Jklamo (talk) 00:35, 15 January 2012 (UTC)
 * Oh, so it's basically "list of every country's tallest building". Well that could have been made more clear; I looked at that list several times and didn't get that was what it was going for, not from the title, not from the table itself.  Hmm.  I don't think your proposed rename clarifies that sufficiently either, though dropping "in the world" would at least remove some confusion.  postdlf (talk) 01:49, 15 January 2012 (UTC)
 * Feel free to propose better name, mine was just very fast suggestion. And of course feel free to write better article lead, so the scope of the list will be clear from the first look. If article will be kept, i will try to expand and rewrite table section (i think that rank column may be removed, country column switched to first place and sort the list by country name rather then height of building). --Jklamo (talk) 02:20, 21 January 2012 (UTC)
 * Keep as suggested by Jklamo. Thisis not redundant, but a different organization, equally useful.  DGG ( talk ) 01:36, 21 January 2012 (UTC)
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