Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Photo sharing sites

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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. WP:NOT#DIR. ChrisO 22:25, 4 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Photo sharing sites

Photo sharing sites (edit|talk|history|links|watch|logs) – (View log)

Originally placed for Speedy, but does not quite make the cut. Page is covered only in external links. Jimmi Hugh 12:46, 25 June 2007 (UTC)

  • Keep only the items with Wikipedia articles on the list; no spam, please. Regarding the relevance of the article topic, it's about the same as List of social networking sites, a high-profile article on the wiki. Shalom Hello 14:11, 25 June 2007 (UTC)
  • Delete, Wikipedia is not a web directory. If an article can be written on the topic of photo sharing sites, this is not it. Arkyan • (talk) 15:04, 25 June 2007 (UTC)
  • Note: This debate has been included in the list of Internet-related deletions. -- John Vandenberg 15:22, 25 June 2007 (UTC)
  • Keep and rewrite for tone. (e.g. change X lets you.... to more encyclopedic wording ) Limit to ones with WP pages--a few more of them could probably justify such pages by now. Then would be as encyclopedic as many other lists. DGG 16:01, 25 June 2007 (UTC)
  • Delete Wikipedia is not a directory. This is essentially an index, and is more than appropriate for a category. Agent 86 18:05, 25 June 2007 (UTC)
  • Delete Reads like an ad. The creator needs to read WP:ADVERT! Jonjonbt96 18:24, 25 June 2007 (UTC)
  • Keep and make it to a table like here. Limit to sites with articles. Jacek Kendysz 21:30, 25 June 2007 (UTC)*
  • Delete. WP:NOT Wikipedia is not a directory. Could be changed, however would need restructuring, moving to List of Photo Sharing Sites, and limiting to sites with articles. Matt/TheFearow (Talk) (Contribs) (Bot) 23:01, 25 June 2007 (UTC)
  • Delete. Spam. Piperdown 01:22, 26 June 2007 (UTC)
  • Keep, if the tone of the piece is unacceptable, it can be changed (you can do that with a wiki). The site descriptions came directly from each link's parent site. The point behind Wikipedia is to provide a medium for the free exchange of information, proving readers a means through which to become aware of new content is vital to that goal and why lists are appropriate in certain instances (such as this one). There are a number of other entries which also assume list format. If this one is removed than they should be too.Rick Kenney 01:42, 26 June 2007 (UTC)
  • Delete Link farm, spam, directory. All things that Wikipedia is not. Resolute 03:47, 26 June 2007 (UTC)
  • Keep notable entries, making it to a useful comparison table. --A3 nm 11:45, 26 June 2007 (UTC)
  • Delete Notable sites with Wikipedia articles can be organized by a category. A list of external links is not a suitable encyclopedia article. PCock 20:03, 26 June 2007 (UTC)
  • Delete or dramatically cut and rewrite - Wouldn't hurt to have a comparison article like those found in Category:Software comparisons or Photo gallery comparison, but the current linkfarm reads like something you'd see on dmoz. MrZaiustalk 19:38, 27 June 2007 (UTC)
  • Delete - Per NOT a directory in WP:NOT This would just lead to massive spammage as people try to promote their sites. We'd have to be subjective on what criteria for inclusion be since this cant be an endless/unmaintable list Corpx 06:16, 1 July 2007 (UTC)
  • Delete per WP:NOT a directory. {{empty}} allows the speedy d of articles consisting only of links elsewhere (CSD A3). --Evb-wiki 12:43, 2 July 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.