Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/43228

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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.  (aeropagitica)   (talk)  10:43, 28 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] 43228

Non-notable Zip code in Columbus, Ohio (even 90210 doesn't have an article). The author has already created articles with unsupported commentary on each of the linked neighborhoods MrFizyx 16:03, 23 August 2006 (UTC)

  • Take a look at The03era15strong (talk | contrib) regarding the author. -MrFizyx 16:05, 23 August 2006 (UTC)
  • Delete - nothing remarkable about this or any other zip code that deserves an article. -- Whpq 17:05, 23 August 2006 (UTC)
  • Redirect to List of ZIP Codes in Ohio. Zagalejo 17:23, 23 August 2006 (UTC)
    • I realize that redirects are cheap, but why do this when no other zip codes link there? Should we make every zip code a redirect? -MrFizyx 17:29, 23 August 2006 (UTC)
      • Oh, I didn't realize that. Meh...I guess you could delete it then. I was thinking that someone might be curious what region was covered by this particular ZIP code and then type the number into the search bar... although, come to think of it, I can't imagine any situation where someone would have a ZIP code and not know any other information. Yeah, I've convinced myself. Delete. :) By the way, how much do redirects cost, anyway? I always hear people say "Redirects are cheap..." Zagalejo 17:47, 23 August 2006 (UTC)
        • I also think there are better places on the internet to look up zip codes (google, USPS, etc.). The cost? I dunno--how much do you have on you? The little saying comes from here: WP:RFD#The_guiding_principles_of_RfD. -MrFizyx 18:03, 23 August 2006 (UTC)
  • Delete per nom and Whpq: non-notable zip code. Srose (talk) 18:05, 23 August 2006 (UTC)
  • Delete it's a zip code... ST47 18:22, 23 August 2006 (UTC)
  • Delete per above. Leuko 20:15, 23 August 2006 (UTC)
  • Delete per precedent set at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/99775. NawlinWiki 20:49, 23 August 2006 (UTC)

as i put on the talk page......... why delete it. it doesnt hurt anything having it on here, its all factual, so why not have it just in case... its all true stuff, it is notable with 50 thousand people, and if small towns such as east rutherford new jersey get a page, which have not even a fifth of the population as this ZIP Code, why not have this page? doesnt hurt anything, its there just in case, thats it

- i also saw your comment about 90210 not even having a page, and so i searched it. i found links to beverly hills, but more importantly i found a definition stating that 90210 is the number ninety thousand two hundred and ten. so what your saying, is that the zip code 43228, a major area in Columbus, Ohio, with a population of just under 50 thousand people, is "non-notable", but point out that 90210 is the number ninety thousand two hundred and ten is? if the numerical definition of 90210 stays around, why should true information on a region?

May I also point out a page titled: "1976 Indianapolis 500" which has only the results of the race and a bit of information on a rain delay. But noooooooooo.... this is notable. Because you know thousands of people will be looking up who finished 14th in the 1976 indi 500. however if a present day geographical location pops up, it isnt notable. why? because some random person said it isnt, and because of that, his/her opinion should be forced onto everyone. ive ran into many problems with people nominating articles for deletion, while keeping other seemingly ludicrous ones. but i dont propose they be deleted. why? because it doesnt hurt anyone to have them around. ive actually been experimenting with this site for a while, and it started out just as an experiment on sites this large being open to the public to edit. but i have now decided to focus on the prejudice of the administrators. i will continue to experiment here, and if the results are drastic enough i plan to have them published. this is just one more example —Preceding unsigned comment added by The03era15strong (talk • contribs)

  • I see that by talk page you mean the talk page for this discussion not the one for the article. The point is, no zip code is notable enough for an article this has been determined time and agian. Even 90210 is a disambiguation page (which is not the same as an article). And I am not one random person deciding anything, the community is voting and I was kind enough to go to your talk page to invite you here to discuss it. Your claim that the above is an attack is ridiculous and makes reference to articles that I don't even know anything about. -MrFizyx 14:14, 24 August 2006 (UTC)
  • Isn't there an article that lists all the zip codes?--Taida 17:02, 24 August 2006 (UTC)
    • Yep, see List of ZIP Codes in the United States, there are also lists for individual states. No articles on individual zip codes though. -MrFizyx 17:09, 24 August 2006 (UTC)

Exactly, no articles on individual ZIP Codes. That's something I think is needed. If there was information covered on most of them here, that would be great. While you all apparently think of a ZIP Code as just post office related, I think of it as a small geographical area. In ZIP Codes right next to eachother, average income may differ by 50% or more, crime may differ greatly, education, school districts, politics, which is why I think that these pages should be allowed. I encourage others to follow and create pages about different areas as I am. Most of my pages are about neighborhoods, and other areas. If someone wants to know about West Hollywood, they can easily find information on it. However, if someone hears of a place called Whatever, Minneapolis, Minnesota, which isn't famous to the whole world, they can't as easily find things on it. That is why some of these smaller less known areas I am trying to create articles on. If this article is deleted, I will still create neighborhood, ZIP Code, small town, and township articles. If there is anyone who takes my intentions the wrong way, I apologize. I would especially like to clear the tension between myself and a certain MrFizyx. I still disagree with the majority of you, but do what you please.- The03Era15Strong

    • Response This user, true to his/her statement above, has created 43119, which I have just posted for AFD. Perhaps this user should read Wikipedia:Consensus before he/she gets blocked for disruption. NawlinWiki 18:38, 25 August 2006 (UTC)
  • Delete per nom - Blood red sandman 12:58, 25 August 2006 (UTC)
  • Delete per precedent; turning all articles about 5-digit numbers into ZIP code articles is not the most effective use of these titles. Also, WP:NOT an indiscriminate collection of information about every single ZIP code. --Kinu t/c 05:00, 26 August 2006 (UTC)
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