Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of web directories


 * 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 Keep, it's a list of wikipedia articles, not a web directory on itself. - Bobet 21:23, 21 July 2006 (UTC)

List of web directories
If WP:NOT a web directory, is it a directory of web directories? Just zis Guy you know? 14:06, 15 July 2006 (UTC)


 * Keep. Wikipedia is not a web directory, but it includes many legitimate articles about web directories. This list article just links to those articles, the way all the other list articles link to articles on other topics. Haakon 15:18, 15 July 2006 (UTC)


 * Neutral. Not so sure I'd want to delete it, but it does look like an invite to spam. DaturaS 16:35, 15 July 2006 (UTC)


 * Keep. Being "an invitation to spam" is not a reason to delete, since almost every article here about any commercial subject could be considered such an invitation. The article is well-maintained and useful, and it is not an attempt to turn the Wikipedia into a directory any more than any other useful list in the Wikipedia does. Rray 17:28, 15 July 2006 (UTC)
 * Merge and redirect to Web directory. There's plenty of room. There is no obvious reason to break it out. Merging it into Web directory will help keep it under the oversight of editors interested in and knowledgeable about web directories, and able to judge importance of individual entries. Dpbsmith (talk) 21:04, 15 July 2006 (UTC)
 * Editors interested in and knowledgeable about web directories are already overseeing this list. If that weren't so, then the list wouldn't exist in its current format. Having separate lists and articles on a topic isn't unusual at all here. It wouldn't make much sense to merge List of casinos with Casino, either, to give one example.Rray 00:18, 16 July 2006 (UTC)


 * Keep. It's a list of related articles that is useful. There would be nothing to be gained by deleting this.  Why would we have an article on web directories but not allow people an easy way to find the web directories with articles?  I wouldn't merge it.  It's linked as it should be, like many other articles. 2005 00:30, 16 July 2006 (UTC)
 * Keep It is important to have such a list; we cannot trust web directories to be accurate in listing their competitors. Let's not be dogmatic. Some mentions on there have historical value. Galaxy was the first web directory ever. Smkatz 03:31, 17 July 2006 (UTC) (Disclosure: I have edited this page.)
 * Keep As one who keeps an eye on this page for spam, it does serve a purpose. This page is not a directory, it lists directories which have articles on Wikipedia. StuffOfInterest 20:36, 17 July 2006 (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.