Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of universities in Somalia


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The result was   keep. Tone 15:50, 28 August 2010 (UTC)

List of universities in Somalia

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Seems to be a list. Isn't Wikipedia a directory? I don't think so. みんな空の下 (トーク) 18:55, 22 August 2010 (UTC)

Keep while WP:DIRECTORY is true in many cases, that particular policy usually only refers to things such as sales catalogues and contacts. Useful reference lists of this nature however are common on Wikipedia and are in line with policy. Take List of waterfalls in India for instance. In saying that, the page could do with a bit of cleanup, but that's not a reason to delete it.--Dripping oil (talk) 20:04, 22 August 2010 (UTC)
 * Comment Point of personal information: Is it this list of universities in a country, in particular, that you think should be deleted or also the many others, such as List of universities in Canada, List of universities in England or List of universities in Australia? Abby Kelleyite (talk) 20:11, 22 August 2010 (UTC)
 * That's what I'm saying. Such lists do not actually violate WP:DIRECTORY because they are not sales catalogues, non-encyclopedic cross categorizations etc. That is why these lists exist on Wikipedia.--Dripping oil (talk) 20:19, 22 August 2010 (UTC)
 * Comment Just to be clear, my question is directed at the nominator. Abby Kelleyite (talk) 20:32, 22 August 2010 (UTC)

Keep per Dripping oil. The universities are obviously notable. The page could use a cleanup though. Middayexpress (talk) 21:54, 22 August 2010 (UTC)
 * Maybe not the WP:DIRECTORY reason. Maybe this page needs cleanup; I see too may red links, which are supposed to be external links or to be removed per external links policy. みんな空の下 (トーク) 21:00, 22 August 2010 (UTC)
 * Keep No, Wikipedia isn't supposed to be a directory, but it is supposed to be an encyclopedia which people would consult to find out information, and this article has the potential to be far more than a list of blue links. Higher education and Somalia are both encyclopedic topics.  Africa and the rest of the Third World are underrepresented, even on Wikipedia, which still does better than the rest of the internet.  I would like to see the red links lead to external links rather than being deleted.  Mandsford 13:50, 23 August 2010 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Schools-related deletion discussions.  —• Gene93k (talk) 14:45, 23 August 2010 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Somalia-related deletion discussions.  -- • Gene93k (talk) 14:46, 23 August 2010 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Lists-related deletion discussions.  -- • Gene93k (talk) 14:46, 23 August 2010 (UTC)
 * Keep completable, reasonable, encyclopedic list. Needs cleanup, not deletion. Jclemens (talk) 14:48, 23 August 2010 (UTC)
 * Keep - I think this was a good faith nomination but the nominator may not be aware of various standards at Wikipedia. Can I recommend a perusal of WP:CLT? That's a good introduction to what kinds of list are generally deemed appropriate - and to what extent Wikipedia sometimes does resemble a directory! TheGrappler (talk) 02:50, 24 August 2010 (UTC)


 * Keep per Dripping oil.--Caravan train (talk) 19:06, 27 August 2010 (UTC)
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