Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Nokia 6256i


 * 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. for the keep voters, especially Hansonc see WP:ABOUTEVERYTHING This is a Secret account 02:18, 8 November 2007 (UTC)

Nokia 6256i

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Non-notable cellular phone. This product isn't notable; it's just another incarnation of a common object with no discerning features, no sustaining influence on the market or design, and little longevity. Doesn't meet WP:PRODUCT. Article is unlikely to be repaired because of the lack of substantial sources for this product.

Expried prod was removed by User: with the comment "decline prod, all the other Nokia phones seem to have articles; take to afd instead". This acknowledges the problem that Wikipedia is becoming a product catalog, though several Nokia phone articles have been deleted by the prod and AfD processes. Mikeblas 15:27, 1 November 2007 (UTC) Delete kind of looks like spam also if you allow this that means every cell phone ever made and sold should have it's own page. Yourname 01:30, 2 November 2007 (UTC)
 * Tough one. On the one side we have a rake of articles about phones, not only Nokia ones. On the other side, I looked at a random selection and quite a few of them are littered with original research, ad spam, and so on. I think overall, it's a delete with a caveat that this isn't to be a binding precedent. Stifle (talk) 16:44, 1 November 2007 (UTC)
 * keep Unless there is a policy about deleting every article about every product ever made. Probably a cleanup candidate unless someone wants to merge all Nokia phone articles into one hugantic article.  Hansonc 16:49, 1 November 2007 (UTC)
 * do you feel the same way about iphone? or Google_phone which doesn't even exist by the way. The same arguement can be made for Toyota_Prius or HP-35.  One product article can't be viewed any differently than others.  Personally I couldn't care less about this article in general, I'll never look for it but I do believe Wikipedia should be about creation and not pointless destruction.  Don't like the article?  Fix it don't just delete it because you don't like it. Hansonc 15:49, 2 November 2007 (UTC)


 * Delete as per nom. Bobby1011 07:07, 2 November 2007 (UTC)
 * Keep and close discussion. We should not consider similar articles on a case by case basis because this leads to inconsistent results.  Most Nokia phones have articles and they generally (but don't always) survive AfD.  This one has about 500K google hits but only 1 article - it's clearly a real, substantial product, but only one of a line.Creating holes in the coverage through occasional random deletions hurts the reliability and encyclopedic coverage of Wikipedia far more than it helps.  If necessary, redirect and merge if it is simply a variant of a more popular model.  If not, close and re-nominate in a group with all the other Nokia phones and possibly other brands (or bring this up as a policy discussion, not wily nilly Afd).  Wikidemo 22:14, 5 November 2007 (UTC)
 * Comment. Keeping because other stuff exists isn't a valid reason. Batch AfDs have the problem of either fully succeeding or fully failing -- they almost always result in other editors asking for re-listing as individual AfDs. "Holes in coverage" exist around products in a "line" that aren't notable; fact is, none of the products should be listed because Wikipedia isn't a Nokia catalog. -- Mikeblas 09:22, 6 November 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete per nom. --Fang Aili talk 16:09, 7 November 2007 (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.