Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of the highest roads in Scotland


 * 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! 06:28, 23 June 2023 (UTC)

List of the highest roads in Scotland

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WP:INDISCRIMINATE. Also, 1276 feet / 389m is not that high. Rschen7754 04:19, 16 June 2023 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Transportation and Scotland. Rschen7754 04:19, 16 June 2023 (UTC)
 * Delete. Not even 670m is impressively high. Note that none of these roads get mentioned at List of highest paved roads in Europe, an indication of how high a road needs to be to be worth mentioning. Once we start, where do we stop -- List of highest roads in The Netherlands? Athel cb (talk) 11:41, 16 June 2023 (UTC)
 * Comment: The roads being "not that high" or not "impressive" is basically WP:IDONTLIKEIT. I do not see very strong sourcing in the article, which is a valid criticism, but it being dumb is not. jp×g 18:04, 16 June 2023 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Lists-related deletion discussions.  Spiderone (Talk to Spider) 18:12, 16 June 2023 (UTC)
 * Delete the UK is a low-altitude nation overall. The list starts at a very low 380 meters and doesn’t even make it onto the list if highest roads in Europe. Every road in Denver is higher than this list. We should focus on global or regional superlative lists, not lists for superlatives of small countries (especially non-independent ones), because logically we would have to start making list pages for every country and territory like the aforementioned “Netherlands” list as well as stuff like “deepest lakes in Mali” and “largest settlements in the Pitcairn Islands.” Dronebogus (talk) 08:04, 17 June 2023 (UTC)
 * "O ye'll tak' the [not so] high road, and I'll tak' the low road, And I'll be in Scotland afore ye". Clarityfiend (talk) 21:22, 17 June 2023 (UTC)


 * Keep — this user is attempting to delete multiple UK-related pages at the moment, seemingly largely unsuccessfully from the discussions. WP:BEFORE is recommended. —Jonathan Bowen (talk) 23:34, 21 June 2023 (UTC)
 * Ignoring the obvious ad hominem, I simply believe that we should be consistent in our coverage of roads worldwide. In some cases, that means keeping articles about important roads that others want to delete. In others, that does sadly mean cutting back in regions where they have gone too far. Rschen7754 00:08, 22 June 2023 (UTC)


 * Delete - while there seems to be sources about the highest roads in the UK, there's none that specifically talk about Scotland. The only one I can find is https://www.dangerousroads.org/europe/scotland/10563-highest-roads-of-scotland.html but that source doesn't look to be reliable or significant enough to keep the article. What matters is if this article meets WP:NLIST which it does not. Onegreatjoke (talk) 17:11, 22 June 2023 (UTC)


 * Weak delete. Interestingly, the article itself got a passing mention in a now-defunct publication. Not a reason to keep, but interesting. "List of the highest roads in Scotland" is one of those carefully collected and curated pages of odd information that make our British articles sort of endearing.
 * Nevertheless, my heart may say "keep", but when I see that the only other country in Europe that has such an article is Switzerland, I have to admit this one should probably go. (List of the highest roads in Wales never got off the ground.) Even though it's mostly harmless, I just don't see any utility for our readers in keeping "List of the highest roads in Scotland".
 * -- A. B. (talk • contribs • global count) 03:48, 23 June 2023 (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.